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Juneteenth: What to Know About the Freedom Holiday
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 1 day 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...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
Lexington Clipper-Herald· 1 day agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what’s open and closed on ...
Juneteenth Box Office: ‘Inside Out 2’ Scores Record $30M Wednesday
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 32 minutes agoPixa’s Inside Out 2 continues to sizzle at the box office, where it earned a record $30 million on...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
Channel 8 San Diego· 2 days agoSince it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized...
How Juneteenth became a family holiday for us
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJohn Curtis). National Spaghetti Day. You get the idea. On June 19, the newsletter shoutout will be for Juneteenth. But Juneteenth isn’t just another...
History behind Juneteenth, how and why it became a federal holiday
KOAA5· 16 hours agoJuneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States and stems from an event in the immediate aftermath of the American Civil War. On June 19, 1865, 2,000 Union troops ...
When, why the US federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated
KCPQ via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFollowing the House's decision, President Biden enacted the legislation the subsequent day. When did...
Alabama lawmaker to push for permanent Juneteenth state holiday again
WBRC Fox 6 Birmingham· 13 hours agoWhile Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and Gov. Kay Ivey proclaimed it a state holiday...
Alexandria Historian Connects Juneteenth to Thurgood Marshall's Local Victory
KLAX-TV· 20 hours agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law as ...
