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What Is Juneteenth? Everything You Need to Know about This Important Piece of American History
Blavity via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoAs of 2021, Juneteenth is officially celebrated nationally on June the 19th. However, this day of...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open and closed on Wednesday for the federal holiday
FOX 7 Austin· 9 hours agoThe U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden...
What does the name 'Juneteenth' mean? When is Juneteenth? All about the federal holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 day agoTexas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTexas was the first to make Juneteenth a state holiday in 1980, but it wasn't until June 17, 2021,...
Juneteenth is on a Wednesday this year. Here's what will be open and closed on the holiday
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoWhen is it observed these days? It is still observed on June 19 every year. Is it a national holiday...
Juneteenth: 5 events on the South Shore. Music, food, history and games
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoJuneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Why is Juneteenth important? It is a lesser-known fact that the Emancipation ...
Kentucky lawmakers announce new push to make Juneteenth a statewide holiday
WKYT Lexington· 1 hour agoAhead of the 2025 legislative session, one state representative has already announced plans to file...
Memphis celebrating Juneteenth since ‘before it was cool’
WREG articles via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoMEMPHIS, Tenn. — This weekend kicks off a celebration of freedom with Juneteenth. The day was...
What is Juneteenth?
Branson Tri-Lakes News· 4 hours agoThe Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which was signed into law in 2021, made Juneteenth a federal holiday ...
Lexington Democrat will attempt to make Juneteenth a state holiday (again)
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoKentucky Rep. George Brown, D-Lexington, says he will file legislation in 2025 to try and establish ...