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CORRECTS TO CLARIFY CHARGES Susan Gensiak, 59, of Taylor, Pa., is lead by a police officer to arraignment, Wednesday, June 19, 2013 in Scranton, Pa. Gensiak and her two daughters have been charged with third-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter and neglect of care for a dependent person. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Michael J. Mullen)  WILKES BARRE TIMES-LEADER OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
Cops: Disabled Pa. man dies after gruesome neglectPa. man with Down syndrome weighed 69 lbs at death from neglect; mother, sisters charged
The Associated Press34 minutes ago
This undated photo released by the Department of Justice shows Daniel Brown. Authorities in Ohio have arrested three people, including Brown, on charges of enslaving a mentally disabled young mother and her daughter over a two-year period. Federal agents and Ashland police said Tuesday, June 18, 2013 the trio forced the woman to do housework, threatened her and the girl with violence and fed their pets better than the victims.(AP Photo/Department of Justice)
Ohio woman, allegedly enslaved, spent time in jailOhio woman who reported enslavement was jailed for hurting girl; attorney says she was forced
The Associated Press11 minutes ago
People shout out against the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act in the hall outside the House Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 18, 2013. The committee in the Republican-led House is preparing to cast its first votes on immigration this year, on a tough enforcement-focused measure that Democrats and immigrant groups are protesting loudly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Compromise among senators eyed on border securityNegotiations among senators accelerate on border security issue as part of immigration debate
The Associated Press1 hour ago
Jeff Andrews, right, assistant fire management officer for the Prescott National Forest, speaks to the media regarding the status of the Doce wildfire, on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Prescott, Ariz.  (AP Photo/Matt Hinshaw/The Daily Courier)
New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homesResidents ordered to evacuate because of new wildfire burning in foothills southwest of Denver
The Associated Press1 hour ago

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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.