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How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, it would go on to be called, started with small celebrations in the Lone Star State, the first steps in a long journey to earning a...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
Juneteenth: A holiday for our forgetfulness
Dallas Morning News· 6 days agoJuneteenth, only solidified as an American federal holiday three years ago, remembers the effective “end” of slavery in our own state, when Maj. Gen....
Here’s what’s open (and closed) on Juneteenth 2024
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday just three years ago, so there’s still a lot of confusion about its impact on people’s day-to-day lives. If you’re...
Juneteenth celebrations, block parties and more in Philadelphia, New Jersey
CBS News· 6 days agoJuneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and officially became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021. Here...
Juneteenth celebrations continue in Charleston for the official holiday - WV MetroNews
WV MetroNews· 5 days agoJuneteenth Committee Chair in Charleston Ray Whiting says that for many Americans, June 19th marks a...
On Juneteenth, Gov. Dunleavy weighs adding a new legal holiday for Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 5 days agoDunleavy has until early July to make a decision on Senate Bill 22. If he approves the measure, it...
June 19 is a Federal holiday - all banks, state and Federal buildings closed today
WFMJ Youngstown· 5 days agoJuneteenth was made a National holiday in 2021.
Juneteenth 2024: Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 7 days agoThe nation's newest federal holiday - Juneteenth - lands in the middle of the workweek next week. Here's everything you need to know about the ...
At Alabama Juneteenth event, holiday seen as an opening day for ‘voting season’
Birmingham News· 5 days agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for the past three years and commemorates the ending of...