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Emancipation Proclamation

Took place on September 22, 1862

164

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The 165th anniversary falls on September 22, 2027, in 332 days.

The Emancipation Proclamation, officially Proclamation 95, was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States president Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War.

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