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GoLocalProv | Food | “Taste of Juneteenth” Being Held in Providence on First Year of State Holiday
GoLocalProv· 1 day agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last slaves were freed in Texas, two and a half...
Honoring the nation’s fallen servicemen is true meaning of holiday | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 14 hours agoSince 1971, Americans have observed Memorial Day as a legal federal holiday occurring on the last...
What’s open and closed on Memorial Day | Texarkana Gazette
Texarkana Gazette· 14 hours agoIn what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America's fallen soldiers, Memorial Day...
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters –...
KION 46 Salinas· 6 days agoMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has again authorized Juneteenth as a state holiday...
Kentucky governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
WRIC 8 News Richmond· 4 days agoKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers on...
What's open and closed on Memorial Day in Connecticut
The News-Times· 1 day agoMemorial Day has been observed since just after the Civil War, as a way to honor military personnel...
The Fed's favored inflation gauge highlights shortened trading week: What to know this week
Yahoo Finance· 24 hours agoThis is one of several reasons Chadha sees "upside risks" to his...Calendar Monday Markets are...
Beshear makes Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday, protects natural hair in state workplaces
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGov. Andy Beshear on Thursday signed executive orders making Juneteenth an executive branch holiday...
Memorial Day was created because Civil War veterans fought for it
Bangor Daily News· 6 hours ago“You can honestly say that if there was not a Grand Army of the Republic, we would not have had...
Gov. Andy Beshear signs Juneteenth and CROWN Act executive orders
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“Recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday honors the legacy and contributions of African...