The day marks the end of slavery in the US, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. On June 19, 1865, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free.

Roughly 60 demonstrators were arrested on Friday outside the U.S. Capitol after breaching a police line of bike racks and running toward steps leading to the Capitol Rotunda.

From Silver Spring and Bethesda and Gaithersburg in Maryland, to Fairfax and Falls Church and Arlington in Virginia, people throughout the region came out for “ No Kings Day of Defiiance ” protests. (There was not a “No Kings” protest in DC itself, but there was a march from Logan Circle to the White House organized by Refuse Fascism .)

WASHINGTON (7News) — A military parade celebrated the Army's 250th in Washington D.C., with thousands of people in attendance. Aside from the parade, there was also concert and fireworks as part of the celebration. The celebration also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday, National Flag Day, and the Army’s 250th anniversary.

NWS issues a Flood Watch for DC, Maryland, and Virginia due to potential flash flooding from expected heavy rainfall.

DONALD Trump’s massive military parade celebrations kicked off in style on Saturday – as police used tear gas on “No Kings” protesters in Los Angeles. Dozens of anti-Trump

The Executive Branch — co-founded by Donald Trump Jr. and Omeed Malik — is part of a mission to “invest in the parallel economy,” Malik told The Post.

WASHINGTON — A stationary front will bisect the D.C. area Saturday. Showers and storms will develop along this front Saturday afternoon through much of Saturday night.