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What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," in honor of June 19, 1865 – the day that...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 2 days agoStates learned they were free. The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in...
Juneteenth 2024: Are banks, post offices and stock markets open? What to know
Gannett via AOL· 6 hours agoJuneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation and ending slavery in the United...
Juneteenth celebrated in Las Vegas: ‘This is an American holiday’
Las Vegas Review-Journal· 6 hours agoHistory & Culture. This was nearly two years after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect....
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 2 days agoholiday by way of the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, led by Sen. Ed Markey of...
Hundreds of residents take part in Enterprise’s Annual Juneteenth Parade
WDHN Dothan via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDHN) — Hundreds of residents were battling the heat participating in and watching...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
Juneteenth 2024: Celebrate in Knoxville with parade, exhibits, stories of emancipation
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJuneteenth ‒ also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and Freedom Day ‒ falls on a Wednesday this...
Juneteenth: Where to celebrate in the Historic Triangle
Daily Press· 19 hours agoThere are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in the Historic Triangle starting today and into...
Community members come together to celebrate Juneteenth with concert at Levitt Pavilion
WHIO via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoJuneteenth has only been a federal holiday since 2021. It marks the day the last slaves learned of...