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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 5 days agoAlso known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, Juneteenth...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJuneteenth recognizes the struggles of our past and looks with hope to the future. Matthew Goss was...
Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Hours for Juneteenth.
Barrons.com· 4 days agoInvestors may be enjoying a mid-week pause thanks to Juneteenth. The last few months of 2024 have...
Is there mail on Juneteenth? Post Office, UPS, FedEx open hours
Newsweek· 6 days agoJust days before the 2021 celebration, on June 16, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThat brought new attention to the date’s significance, and since then Juneteenth has been celebrated...
Opinion: We need to celebrate Juneteenth — together
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 7 days ago(Having grown up in one of the southern states that still observe Confederate Memorial Day, I was shocked to find...Somewhat ironically, it was Cox who,...
What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Connecticut
Stamford Advocate· 7 days agoJuneteenth, on June 19, celebrates the date in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas. According to the...Proclamation ended the practice of...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 6 days agoJuneteenth is the newest federal holiday and the first one established since Martin Luther King Jr....
Juneteenth stock-market pause precedes potential end-of-week trading flurry. What investors need to...
Morningstar· 6 days agoThe New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq are closed on Wednesday, June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States, as are U.S. bond markets. Juneteenth ...
Celebrating Juneteenth
The Weatherford Democrat· 6 days agoIn 2021, President Joseph Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to commemorate the end of...