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Juneteenth is Wednesday but N.J.’s state holiday is Friday. Here’s why.
NJ.com· 6 days agoNew Jersey is celebrating Juneteenth for the third time this year, but once again, it will differ...
Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 6 days agoThe Alaska Legislature earlier this year passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, a June 19th...
Juneteenth 2024: What is open, closed on the holiday
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 6 days agoJuneteenth will be celebrated Wednesday. Federal and state government agencies will be closed.
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 4 days agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops ...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 5 days agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state, when Maj. Gen....
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. If he approves the measure, it...
How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 5 days agoJuneteenth, it would go on to be called, started with small celebrations in the Lone Star State, the first steps in a long journey to earning a...
Mississippi does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday
WLBT 3· 3 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) -Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. The holiday is observed by...
Happy Juneteenth: How the city of Alexandria is honoring the federal holiday
WTTG via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNational Park Service. Market Square now serves as home to Alexandria’s City Hall, a lively farmer’s market, and a gathering locale for annual holiday traditions. Alexandria ...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...