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Are banks, post offices and grocery stores closed for Juneteenth? Here’s what to know
Dallas Morning News· 42 minutes agoAmericans will celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, which means banks, post offices and other...
Juneteenth Independence Day: What will be open and closed in and around Springfield
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 9 hours agoTexas was the western-most Confederate state. Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 and it took effect on Jan.
Festivals, concerts, workshops and more: How the tri-state is celebrating Juneteenth
NBC New York· 2 hours agoJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been...
Navy project brings promise of cloud to the middle of the ocean
Federal News Network· 6 hours agoThe project is called Flank Speed Edge, an extension of Flank Speed, the Navy’s broader cloud...
LIST: East Texas Juneteenth celebrations 2024
KETK Tyler via Yahoo News· 3 days agoTYLER, Texas (KETK) – Next Wednesday is June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a day that commemorates Black people being freed from slavery after the Civil...
Juneteenth: What is it; what to know about the holiday that celebrates slavery’s end
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 6 hours agoFor more than 150 years, June 19 has been a day to celebrate the end of slavery in the United...
Library of Congress launches new 'Collecting Memories' exhibit in a bid to draw more tourists
Associated Press via AOL· 7 days ago“Collecting Memories” — which opens to the public on June 13 — is an intensely curated exhibit that...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoOn Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which effectively...
Waterfront Park pays $5,000 to replace bronze hat stolen from Abraham Lincoln statue
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 6 days agoThe statue of Abraham Lincoln at Waterfront Park in Louisville has been restored to its original...
Juneteenth scholarship winners reflect on the holiday, challenges ahead
Newsday· 9 hours agoThe celebration marks June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to tell enslaved...