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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· 2 days agoThe holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. The day has come to symbolize freedom...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 1 day agoStates learned they were free. The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in...
When is Juneteenth observed in NJ? It varies. And you don't have to have off from work
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoAfterward...Union Army and Navy progress in the war. New Jersey law states that Juneteenth is observed...June 21 this year, by all state employees. The holiday< ...
Juneteenth events 2024: Where to go to celebrate the holiday over the weekend
WSB Radio· 46 minutes agoJune 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the...
What is Juneteenth? Here's why we celebrate the federal holiday in South Carolina
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoCelebrations...music, food and dancing. Why is June 19 a federalholiday? Though it has long been...
Juneteenth 2024: Nine ways to celebrate around Chicagoland
WGN Chicago via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoCHICAGO — A military honors ceremony and the raising of the Juneteenth flag on Friday kicked off a...
What is Juneteenth?
Branson Tri-Lakes News· 22 hours agoJuneteenth, short for June nineteenth, celebrates the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas freeing all enslaved people. Also known as Freedom
Juneteenth 2024 in Fort Myers: Recognizing "a great milestone"
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDay. The holiday traces its origin to Galveston, Texas where Union soldiers arrived...a combination...
8 days of Juneteenth celebrations to kick off Saturday in Akron
Gannett via AOL· 23 hours agoTuesday, June 18: 3-7 p.m. at Maple...: Let's Celebrate Juneteenth, presented by the New Generation...
Juneteenth 2024: Here's when and where you can celebrate the holiday across Oklahoma
The Oklahoman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe celebration began after U.S. Army...Abraham Lincoln issued the Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation...