KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Dec 6, 1865, the 13th Amendment was ratified, ending slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.

(WDBJ) - The 13th amendment was ratified in America after Georgia became the 27th state to endorse the change. This very amendment abolished slavery across the country. Gray Media, parent company of ...

December 18 marks the anniversary of a pivotal moment in American history—one that decisively reshaped the nation. On this date in 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward issued a formal ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The United States abolished slavery except as a punishment of a crime in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment. Nevada‘s Constitution also still includes that ...

January 8, 1861. Just weeks before Kansas was officially admitted to the Union, President James Buchanan delivered his final message to Congress defending the use of federal troops in the Kansas ...