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NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 4 days agoFOX 5 NY's Christal Young has more on the federal holiday. NEW YORK - June nineteenth is Juneteenth,...
Here is how Juneteenth came to be and why it's so important
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 5 days agoIt was the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. Biden...
What's open, what's closed on Juneteenth
Rome Sentinel· 6 days agoJuneteenth, the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day, marks the anniversary of when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to.
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC· 4 days agoIt's Juneteenth 2022 and I am uncomfortable on a New York City beach. When President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday ...
Editorial: Juneteenth is an observation worth honoring
The Yuma Sun· 4 days agoToday, June 19, we observe our nation’s newest federal holiday: Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in Texas at the end of the Civil War. The celebration dates back to ...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 6 days agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
President Joe Biden Proclaims Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Day of Observance – Says, “The...
Sierra Sun Times· 4 days agoPresident Joe Biden Proclaims Wednesday, June 19, 2024, as Juneteenth Day of Observance – Says, “The Army Arrived In Texas To Enforce What Had Already Been The Law Of The ...
New York Juneteenth weather update
Newsweek· 4 days agoNew Yorkers can expect hot weather today as they mark Juneteenth, with a high of 83 degrees Fahrenheit. The low will be around 73 F, and the evening will...
Are banks and the post office open on Juneteenth 2024?
NBC Washington· 6 days agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
