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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoOn what date was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? President Abraham Lincoln issued the...
What is Juneteenth, and how did it become a state and federal holiday?
The Republican· 2 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger and soldiers from...
Abraham Lincoln bolstered by big innings in win over St. Albert
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 1 day agoTwo big innings for Abraham Lincoln carried the Lynx in a 9-3 win over in-city rivals St. Albert in...
Juneteenth celebrations follow tradition of newly freed Black people | Lawanda Lyons-Pruitt
Santa Maria Times· 7 hours agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President, signed the Emancipation...
Abraham Lincoln forfeits win to Lewis Central due to exceeding pitch count
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 3 days agoAbraham Lincoln’s win over Lewis Central on May 31 has been retroactively awarded to the Titans...
Mpact hosting Juneteenth Festival June 15
Palestine Herald-Press, Texas via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates and celebrates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. In Galveston on June 19, 1865, Gen. Gordon Granger announced all slaves were free, two and a half ...
Lincoln-signed statehood document sold at auction to WV buyer
The Charleston Gazette· 5 days agoA West Virginian was the successful bidder in last week’s online auction of an 1861 document signed...
Evanston’s reparations program, meant to attack discrimination, accused of being discriminatory
The Mining Journal· 1 day agoAmericans have a long tradition of offering reparations for slavery, only to see them clawed back....
The power of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
U-T San Diego· 18 hours agoAlmost eight decades after the end of the Revolutionary War (1776-1783), there erupted another war (1861-1865). Mostly known today as the Civil War, the conflict seared our national consciousness ...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 4 days agoOn June 19, 1865, troops came to Galveston two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln...
