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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday - East Idaho News
EastIdahoNews.com· 2 days agoIn 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 4 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Juneteenth could become a paid state holiday next year
Anchorage Daily News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, a June 19th commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S., a paid state holiday, but...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 7 hours agoAdditionally, thousands of people all over the country will have the day off of work. In 2020, less...
What Is Juneteenth? How Did It Become a US Holiday?
Bloomberg· 4 days agoWhat Is Juneteenth? How Did It Become a US Holiday? Have a confidential tip for our reporters? Juneteenth is a celebration ...
Understanding history of Juneteenth; federal holiday since 2021
WITI via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMILWAUKEE - The federal holiday Juneteenth will be celebrated on June 19. The holiday observes the...
Juneteenth: What to know about newest federal holiday and if mail comes Wednesday
Axios· 2 days agoThe growth of Juneteenth as a paid day off for private companies has severely slowed three years after it became a federal holiday, according to a survey ...
Juneteenth: What's open, what's closed? Will you get mail delivery, trash pickup Wednesday?
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth not a state holiday in SC: Confederate Memorial Day in SC: What to know about 'holiday,'...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 2 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 ...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...