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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, 1865 -- when federal soldiers...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday recognized by the U.S. government, commemorates the day...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 7 hours agoThe anniversary is celebrated much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Juneteenth is also referred to...
Pensacola Juneteenth celebrations include festivals, concerts and 'family reunion.'
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation ending legal slavery in the United States two years earlier. Enforcement of the
Busy time for Goose Creek NAACP
The Post and Courier· 11 hours agoThe branch is planning efforts to get out the vote in an election year, clearing up confusion with Medicare and Medicaid and planning the celebration to...
Lake Land College to host Juneteenth celebration
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 15 hours agoThe event is open to students, staff, faculty and community members to celebrate the ongoing history of liberation, resilience and overcoming in...
Book excerpt: "Roctogenarians" by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg
CBS News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoOne thing everyone in this book has in common: a belief that late life is no time to surrender....
Open Record: Jubilee Day
Fox local via AOL· 14 hours agoBut it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when President Lincoln first issued his Emancipation Proclamation, the beginning of the ...
Six-day Juneteenth celebration in Toledo
WTVG 13 Action News· 1 day agoWe are two weeks out from Juneteenth, Freedom Day, marking our country’s second independence day to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United...
Celebrations, exhibits, & Frederick Douglass: Commemorate Juneteenth in Fall River
The Herald News via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoJuneteenth is being marked with a celebration at Kennedy Park, an exhibit at Heritage State Park, &...
