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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
WAAY-TV Huntsville· 3 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New Hampshire holiday; House said no.
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 4 days agoRebecca Perkins Kwoka, D-Portsmouth, introduced Senate Bill 481 to instead establish June 19, ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoEnjoy Juneteenth, the latest celebration to join New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...
Celebrating Juneteenth And A Conversation With WVPB’s First Eastern Panhandle Reporter, This West...
West Virginia Public Broadcasting· 14 hours agoOn this West Virginia Morning, Wednesday was the federal holiday Juneteenth, which celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
What's Juneteenth and what's open, closed? Here's what Savannah residents need to know
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor 2024, it happens to be on a Wednesday. Stranger things in Georgia: Videodrome in Atlanta is one...
Juneteenth is now just another holiday – you can tell by the merch
Oklahoma Voice via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAn online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos,...
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 ...
Juneteenth advances as state holiday despite enduring opposition
Axios· 3 days agoJuneteenth, the once-obscure day commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas, has...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 3 days agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however. ...