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Meet one of the founders of Minnesota's first Juneteenth celebration
CBS News· 6 hours agoCelebrations commemorating the end of slavery are spreading nationwide since Juneteenth became a...
What is open and closed on Juneteenth in Florida? Holiday is on a Wednesday this year
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHere's everything you need to know about the holiday, as well what will be closed and open in...
Is there mail service on Juneteenth? Here’s what’s open, closed on the holiday
NBC Chicago· 13 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed legislation into law in 2021 that made Juneteenth, observed each year on...
Flag Day is Friday: Here's the symbolism and history behind the US flag
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe Society of Colonial Dames successfully passed a resolution to display the flag at all public...
Flag Day is June 14. What is the meaning? Is it a federal holiday? How to display U.S. flag
IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoFlag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our...
Americans celebrate Flag Day every year, a holiday born in Wisconsin
Los Angeles Times· 15 hours agoFlag Day commemorates June 14, 1777, when the Continental Congress determined the composition of the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“Today, we consecrate Juneteenth for what it ought to be, what it must be: a national holiday,”...
Juneteenth to be marked at Ogden festival, Salt Lake flag-raising ceremony
KSL Salt Lake City· 1 day agoThe United States' newest federal holiday, marking the end of slavery, is just 3 years old....
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoJuneteenth quickly gained traction across the country, with 59 percent of American adults reporting that they knew “a lot” or “some” about the ...
Perspective | Talk to kids about Juneteenth, and let food guide the conversation
Washington Post· 16 hours agoJuneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021, 156 years after Union Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in Galveston, ...