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Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 2 hours agoJuneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free....
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor more information, visit thecojp.com. Events will continue throughout the weekend and through...
Old flags spark New Hampshire protests
New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester via Yahoo News· 6 days agoJun. 11—Some of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, carried flags from a time before we were even a nation, reading "Don't Tread on Me" and "An Appeal to Heaven." Others ...
Americans celebrate Flag Day every year, a holiday born in Wisconsin
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoEach June, the people of Waubeka venerate perhaps the nation’s most enduring symbol, celebrating ...
Young people's declining perception of the president: What Trump taught Gen Z
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 days agoCapitol on her living room television caught her eye. While on a Zoom call for her Honors U.S. History and Government class, Pecora, then 17, watched as rioters fought with ...
8 days of Juneteenth celebrations to kick off Saturday in Akron
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoTuesday, June 18: 3-7 p.m...s Celebrate Juneteenth, presented by the New Generation Drill Team and ...
End AP African American Studies? I don’t know how much more Black people in SC can take. | Opinion
The State via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIt...a Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in exchange for a Confederate Memorial Day and refers to it as...
Remembering the 54th Massachusetts on Flag Day | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 5 days agoWilliam Carney heard a familiar voice roar, “Forward 54th!” Dashing up a steep slope with sand...
Supreme Court’s Civil War callback: Justice is denied with historic Trump delay
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBut on February 15, 1869, the prosecution walked into a Richmond, Virginia court and asked to have...
Military Book Review Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South
Strategy Page· 3 days agoIn this new volume, she gives us a ground-breaking, compelling, balanced, and altogether remarkable look at what she calls “the most remarkable political about-face in American history ...