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How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 days agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 3 days agoJuneteenth National Independence Day was launched to celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.—but...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
FBI says Northeast Ohio serial rapist killed two female hikers in Shenandoah National Park
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 2 hours agoInvestigators are examining whether Walter "Leo" Jackson, Sr., who died in 2018, committed other...
Juneteenth events celebrate the end of slavery in the United States
United Press International via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth holiday events across the nation celebrate and memorialize June 19 in 1865, when 250,000...
Juneteenth 2024: Are banks, post offices and stock markets open? What to know
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoIn Ohio, Butler County, Warren County and...Clermont County offices will be closed. Federal offices:...
Downtown Akron Partnership to host free Juneteenth celebration Saturday
The Cleveland Plain Dealer· 1 day agoAdmission is free for the event, which commemorates Juneteenth National Independence Day. Juneteenth...
The history and significance of Juneteenth
WAVY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom.
What's open, closed Juneteenth 2024 in Columbus? Starbucks, Target, Costco and more
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoThe Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will also...
Brutal Juneteenth holiday heat wave scorches Midwest and Northeast
NBC NEWS· 2 days agoCities across the region issued heat advisories warning residents to remain indoors and avoid...