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93-year-old veteran remembers celebrating Juneteenth
KLFY Lafayette via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoLAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – 93-year-old veteran Samuel Gatlin, a medic in Korea and the National Guard shares his memories of Juneteenth. A young man in...
MSU students call for Juneteenth holiday pay - The State News
The State News· 5 hours agoThe holiday occurs on June 19 of each year, and honors the day the last enslaved African Americans...
Stock market holidays in 2024: US markets are closed on these days
Bankrate via AOL· 19 hours agoMarket holidays 2024: When is the stock market closed? Below is the schedule for 2024 stock market ...
Opal Lee's annual Walk for Freedom is just the beginning, Grandmother of Juneteenth says
CBS News· 7 hours agoThe Grandmother of Juneteenth is sharing the love this year: the annual Opal's Walk for Freedom...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 23 hours agoWhen is Juneteenth 2024? Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is ...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth anational holiday visits New Jersey
The Times of Northwest Indiana· 21 hours agoDr. Opal Lee, 97, was instrumental in getting Juneteenth declared a national holiday in 2021.
Greece heatwave latest: Girlfriend of missing American tourist ‘disgusted’ with authorities’ search...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoIn a forecast published days before the heatwave, the National Bank of Greece said tourism is up 24...
The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 17 hours agoFor the first time since Juneteenth was federally recognized, the National Park Service is making entry into all sites free on the holiday For more than...
Juneteenth celebrated through hike and tour of Monocacy National Battlefield
The Frederick News-Post· 4 hours agoThe National Park Service held a tour and 1-mile hike at Monocacy National Battlefield Wednesday in...
Juneteenth holiday: An important moment to contemplate our nation’s past and present
Utah News Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoWhat in the world could they have been thinking? That’s one of the questions (or, at least, one...