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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, closed today? Banks, mail, post office, more
The Post-Standard· 3 days agoThe term “Juneteenth” is a blend of the words June and nineteenth; the holiday has also been called...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThis took place two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, according to...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt was first celebrated in Texas on June 19th, 1866 to commemorate the end of slavery and enslaved...
Juneteenth: Black Congress members from Ohio discuss progress and problems since holiday’s...
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 4 days agoIt took more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation for...
Are banks, post offices and grocery stores closed for Juneteenth? Here’s what to know
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, which means banks, post offices and other...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 3 days agoFOX 5 NY's Christal Young has more on the federal holiday. NEW YORK - June nineteenth is Juneteenth,...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 3 days agoAfter 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious ...
Is Publix open for Juneteenth? Is there mail delivery on the federal holiday? What to know
Palm Beach Post via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJuneteeth is a day that commemorates when slavery finally ended in the United States, 2½½ years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation ...
Topeka organizers hope to pass down Juneteenth history to the next generation
WIBW Topeka· 3 days agoYears later that dream became a reality, where Juneteenth events from walks to festivals happen...
A Juneteenth history lesson, remembrance at Civil War soldier's grave site in Riverhead
Newsday· 6 days agoThe Emancipation Proclamation, which liberated the enslaved in rebelling states, had gone into...