Definition. A consonant is a speech sound that's not a vowel. The sound of a consonant is produced by a partial or complete obstruction of the air stream by a constriction of the speech organs. In writing, a consonant is any letter of the alphabet except a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y.
Tater Day is an annual festival held on the first Monday in April. The celebration is over 100 years old.
This historic moment came on June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to issue General Order No. 3, officially freeing Americaâs final slaves. This date, known as Juneteenth, has since been celebrated as Black Independence Day by African Americans across the nation.