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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 2 hours agoMany Americans have celebrated it annually for more than a century, even though the holiday was not...
Marking Juneteenth in N.H. after lawmakers voted against making it astate holiday - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 33 minutes agoFor generations, Black Americans have celebrated with parades, festivals, music, and cookouts. The...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 1 hour agoSo what is the origin of Juneteenth, how did it become a holiday and how can you celebrate it? What is Juneteenth? On 19 June...General ...
The Juneteenth National Holiday is a Time to Remember
Native News Online via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoPresident Joe Biden signed the legislation into law three years that makes Juneteenth a national ...
Michigan marks its 1st Juneteenth as an official state holiday
Michigan Advance via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoWednesday will not be the first observance of Juneteenth in Michigan, but it will be the first time...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 5 hours agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 2 days agoWhy is it called Juneteenth? Juneteenth combines the words June, (the month when.... Is Juneteenth a...
Juneteenth recognized in all 50 states - KYMA
KYMA· 20 minutes agoIn 2021, Congress passed legislation making June 19 a federal holiday. President Joe Biden later signed the bill into law declaring Juneteenth as "
Juneteenth events 2024: What’s happening on the day of the celebration
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoOn Wednesday, Americans celebrate June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day. It’s an...