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County, local, and school observances for Juneteenth 2024
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoClosings also will occur across a range of days, not only on the historical date of June 19. In...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIs Flag Day a national holiday? Flag Day isn't a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated for...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoAre banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, you can expect your local banks and credit...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 19 hours ago"Juneteenth is a unifying holiday. It is the completion of the celebration of freedom in America,"...
What is Flag Day?
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 34 minutes agoThirty-three years later, President Harry S. Truman signed the formal observance of celebration into law, per PBS News. Now, 139 years later, Cigrand and...
On this day in history, June 14, 1777, Congress adopts 'Stars and Stripes' flag, the 'new...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 11 hours agoOn this day in history, June 14, 1777, the nation adopted the U.S. flag. Here's more on the history...
Star-spangled banner still waves boldly as always, Flag Day reminds Americans
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoPresident Harry Truman in 1949 signed into law a bill making Flag Day a day of "national observance...
Flag Day has its roots in this Midwestern town
FOX 26 Houston· 3 hours agoJune 14, known as Flag Day, marks the day when the Continental Congress in 1777 adopted the United States’ first "American flag," which consisted of...
RIPTA service to run holiday schedule in observance of Juneteenth | ABC6
ABC 6 Providence· 2 hours agoRIPTA bus. (WLNE)PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will...
Elks Lodge 411 to mark Flag Day today
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJun. 14—After the 80th observance of D-Day, which was observed this past week, comes Flag Day, which is being marked this coming Friday by Morgantown Elks Lodge 411. This ...