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Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 6 days agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
June 19 is a Federal holiday - all banks, state and Federal buildings closed today
WFMJ Youngstown· 15 hours agoJuneteenth was made a National holiday in 2021.
Local leaders pushing to make Juneteenth a state-recognized holiday in Florida
ABC Action News Tampa Bay· 15 hours agoJuneteenth is the celebration of the day the Union Army finally made it all the way to Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865, to set free the remaining African American enslaved ...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News via Yahoo News· 1 day agoFederal recognition came in 2021. A bill to solidify Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal...
Juneteenth is here. What's open? What's closed? Why we celebrate the holiday
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPresident Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman ...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 14 hours agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 3 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 2024: What’s open and what’s closed in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WTTG via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoGen. Gordon Granger and 2,0000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas to free more than 200,000 slaves who didn’t know that two and a half years earlier on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham ...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed today (June 19, 2024)? Walmart, Target, grocery stores
Birmingham News· 1 day agoJune 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. Major retailers will remain open, however. ...
Museums, libraries and more: What's open and closed on Juneteenth in Chicago?
NBC Chicago· 1 day agoJuneteenth, which was designated a federal and state holiday just four years ago. Juneteenth marks...