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What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJune 19 marks a crucial moment in our nation's history. On that date in 1865, federal troops arrived...
Teen punches shark to escape attack at popular beach: ‘Just instinct’
WJW via Yahoo News· 5 days agoGALVESTON, Texas (WJW) – A teenager has a long recovery ahead after her encounter with a shark, but...
Juneteenth events in Tri-Cities honor end of slavery, celebrate Black freedom
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 23 minutes agoJuneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Federal, state and city facilities and...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoSlaves in Galveston, Texas were the last to learn they were free when Major General Gordon Granger...
20-year-old Dickinson woman drowns at Galveston beach while swimming near jetty, beach patrol says
KHOU 11 Houston· 6 days agoBeach patrol said the Galveston Police Department found the woman floating face down on the east...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth is a commemoration for the end of U.S. slavery. It officially took...
All-Galveston County softball player of the year: Speedster leads Clear Springs to another strong...
Galveston County Daily News· 10 hours agoIn a Galveston County softball scene packed with talent, Clear Springs Chargers senior center...
What is Juneteenth?
Branson Tri-Lakes News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth, short for June nineteenth, celebrates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas freeing all enslaved people. Also known ...
LIST: Check out these Juneteenth events in Houston, Galveston
FOX 26 Houston· 2 days agoWith Juneteenth right around the corner, we have found a variety of events for you to celebrate this...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's celebrations happening in Nashville and what is open and closed
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth, which derives from June nineteenth, marks the day in 1865 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed enslaved people across the ...