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Firefighters are pictured beyond a burned structure as they work hot spots on the Black Forest wildfire north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Monday, June 17, 2013. Over 470 homes burned in the wildfire that started last Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
Neighbors: Couple killed waited for order to leaveNeighbors say Colorado couple killed in wildfire were waiting for evacuation orders
The Associated Press21 minutes ago
A law enforcement official from the FBI measures an area in Oakland Township, Mich., Tuesday, June 18, 2013 where officials continue the search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975.   The search follows claims made in February by reputed Mafia captain Tony Zerilli, who told Detroit TV station WDIV that he knew where Hoffa was buried. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
FBI hunt for Jimmy Hoffa's remains enters 3rd dayFBI digs a 3rd day in search for remains of ex-Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa in suburban Detroit
The Associated Press22 minutes ago
The final stretch of asphalt is laid down Tuesday , June 18, 2013 on the north side of the south-bound lane of the temporary span of the Skagit River Bridge in Mount Vernon, Wash. The Skagit River Bridge will reopen early Wednesday morning with a temporary span, restoring Interstate 5 traffic less than a month after part of the bridge collapsed May 23 when it was struck by a truck with an oversize load. (AP Photo/Skagit Valley Herald, Frank Varga)
Traffic returns to Wash. bridge that collapsedTraffic returns to I-5 Skagit River bridge in Wash.; temporary span replaces collapsed section
The Associated Press47 minutes ago
Garrett Tomblin operates a remote control that controls the fire in the mine disaster training area of the Running Right Leadership Academy in Julian, Va., Tuesday, June 11, 2013.  Alpha Natural Resources safety training center that grew out of its $210 million non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to trainInside the new W.Va. mine safety lab _ fire, flood, roof falls help miners train for disaster
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Today in History

On June 19, 1953,

Julius Rosenberg, 35, and his wife, Ethel, 37, convicted of conspiring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union, were executed at Sing Sing Prison in Ossining, N.Y.

In 1862,

Congress passed, and President Abraham Lincoln signed, a measure abolishing slavery in U.S. territories.

In 1865,

Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was over, and that all remaining slaves in Texas were free.