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Is Juneteenth a holiday in Florida? What is closed on Juneteenth 2024?
Gannett via AOL· 6 days agoUnion Gen. Edward M. McCook announced the Emancipation Proclamation in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, a little more than a month after Gen. Robert E. < ...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 5 days agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
This Year, Juneteenth Is a Free-Entry Day at National Parks
Houston Chronicle· 7 days agoIn justifying the necessity of a National Park System, Teddy Roosevelt stressed the need for...
Looking Back: The connection between John P. Hale’s Daughter and Abraham Lincoln’s assassin
New Hampshire Union Leader· 21 hours agoIn the last months of his third term as a U.S. senator in 1864 and early 1865, Dover’s John P. Hale...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
The Arizona Republic· 5 days agoIn essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation...
The 5300 block of Riverside Drive: Dazzling nature and architecture, in a series of curves
Richmond Times-Dispatch· 2 days agoEditor’s note: This is an installment in the “Top Blocks” series, which looks at individual city...
Faith Community Notes
The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star· 3 days agoA roundup of news and notices from Fredericksburg-area places of worship.
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn approximation, since it would take 2½½ more years of carnage unparalleled in U.S. history. And even when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Juneteenth is a second Independence Day for America
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 5 days agoAn approximation, since it would take 2½½ more years of carnage unparalleled in U.S. history. And even when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered ...
Mark your calendar: Upcoming events in the Lynchburg area
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 3 days agoAn emergency preparedness exercise will be conducted using Amateur Radio to communicate with other...
