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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoWhat is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, 1865 -- when federal soldiers...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 2 days agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday recognized by the U.S. government, commemorates the day...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
KEYT 3 Santa Barbara· 9 hours agoThe anniversary is celebrated much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family and friends. Juneteenth is also referred to...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 4 days agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
Pensacola Juneteenth celebrations include festivals, concerts and 'family reunion.'
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoPresident Abraham Lincoln delivered the Emancipation Proclamation ending legal slavery in the United States two years earlier. Enforcement of the
Episode 322: Jubilee Day
WJFW Rhinelander· 17 hours agoMilwaukee is home to one of the oldest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. But it's been a long road to where we are now from the day in 1863 when
Lake Land College to host Juneteenth celebration
Journal Gazette & Times-Courier· 18 hours agoThe event is open to students, staff, faculty and community members to celebrate the ongoing history of liberation, resilience and overcoming in...
Book excerpt: "Roctogenarians" by Mo Rocca and Jonathan Greenberg
CBS News via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoOne thing everyone in this book has in common: a belief that late life is no time to surrender....
Busy time for Goose Creek NAACP
The Post and Courier· 14 hours agoThe branch is planning efforts to get out the vote in an election year, clearing up confusion with Medicare and Medicaid and planning the celebration to...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,...
