Each planet in our solar system is unique, but they all have a few things in common, too. For example, every planet has a north and a south pole. These points are in the center of the planet at its ends.
Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22nd, 1862. It stipulated that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect.
Emancipation Day 2017 and 2018. D.C. Emancipation Day celebrates President Abraham Lincolnâs signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act on 16 April 1862. In 2018, Emancipation Day falls on a Monday. The Compensated Emancipation Act freed over 3,000 slaves in the District of Columbia.