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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTheWrap offers a brief history lesson on Freedom Day, which commemorates the nation's full abolition of slavery and became a federal holiday just three...
Are banks open today? Federal bank holidays in 2024
Bankrate via AOL· 4 days agoHere are the Federal Reserve System bank holidays for 2024: Bank holidays 2024 New Year’s Day Jan. 1 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Jan. 15 Presidents’ Day...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 2 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
Wednesday is a federal holiday. What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024)
Birmingham News· 3 days agoWednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThree years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? - The...
The Morning Sun· 3 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Yes, Juneteenth is a federal holiday
WLTX-TV Columbia· 4 days agoAlthough the holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” has long been celebrated in the Black American community, the...
Why are state offices closed in New Jersey today? There's an explanation
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoAdditionally, thousands of people all over the country will have the day off of work. In 2020, less...
Meet Opal Lee, the 'grandmother of the movement' to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
Good Morning America via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhen President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday commemorating the end of...