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What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoHere's what you need to know about the nation's newest federal holiday, including when it is and the...
Are banks and the post office open on Juneteenth 2024?
NBC Washington· 6 hours agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTexas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 3 days agoThe holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day...
For the first time, Juneteenth is a free entry day at national parks
USA Today· 11 hours agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but it hasn't been a free entry day at national parks...
Jeff Landry declares Juneteenth a state holiday, closes state government
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 7 hours agoState offices will be closed for Juneteenth Day on Wednesday after Gov. Jeff Landry declared it a...
When is Juneteenth? Did the holiday start in Texas? Here’s everything you need to know
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoEmancipation Park in Houston was purchased by a group of former slaves to become the official...
Juneteenth observance far from uniform among state’s top employers | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 5 hours agoThree years after its designation as a national holiday, Juneteenth's observance as a paid day off,...
Gov. Jeff Landry gives state workers Wednesday off to observe Juneteenth
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoGov. Jeff Landry will close state offices Wednesday in observance of Juneteenth, a holiday...
Gonzales proclaims Juneteenth holiday in city
The Advocate· 8 hours agoInterim Gonzales Mayor Ryland Percy signed a proclamation Monday commemorating June 19 as Juneteenth in the City of Gonzales. Juneteenth is a federal <...