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What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News· 3 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 3 days 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...
Sen. Tim Scott and Dr. Ben Carson host Juneteenth commemoration
KGNS Laredo TX· 4 days agoWASHINGTON (Gray DC) -[ANCHOR] Juneteenth is a holiday marking the end of slavery in America. To...
Is the post office closed on Juneteenth? Here's what's open on Wednesday.
WTHR Indianapolis· 5 days agoCities across the nation will celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day this week, which gained...
Emancipation Proclamation to go on permanent display at National Archives in 2026
NBC Washington· 2 days agoThe National Archives has put a date to last year's announcement that the Emancipation Proclamation...
Juneteenth: How the US holiday is being celebrated
BBC via AOL· 3 days agoIt is a varied picture. Similarly, celebrations and traditions differ across the...inequality. Why is Juneteenth important? The ending of slavery did not...
NYC Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed, things to do
FOX 5 New York· 3 days agoMany Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in...
What is Juneteenth and why do we celebrate it?
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoOn Wednesday, Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and what’s closed in DC, Maryland and Virginia
FOX 5 Washington D.C.· 3 days agoJune 19 — Juneteenth — commemorates the day that Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and 2,0000 Union troops...on Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation ...
How are federal holidays created?
CBS News· 4 days agoJuneteenth, it would go on to be called, started with small celebrations...Star State, the first steps in a long journey to earning a relatively...
