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When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Is there mail delivery? All about the federal holiday
Gannett via AOL· 1 day agos what to know. What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, 1865 -- when federal...
Juneteenth falls on a Wednesday this year. Do feds get the day off?
Federal Times· 3 hours agoJuneteenth, the newest federal holiday recognized by the U.S. government, commemorates the day...
Here are 12 Juneteenth events around South Jersey
Courier Post via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation ...
10 Days of Juneteenth Jubilee returns to Corpus Christi for seventh year
KIII Corpus Christi· 1 day agoJuneteenth is an important day, not only in America's history, but also in Texas history. Back in...
When is Juneteenth observed in 2024? Here's when the US commemorates the end of slavery
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoDeclared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves held in Confederate ...
Read Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech in its entirety
Mountain View Telegraph· 3 days agoCivil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial in...
Supervisors hail June 19 as Juneteenth Day in Solano
Fairfield-Suisun Daily Republic· 4 hours agoFAIRFIELD — Two-thousand Union troops arrived at Galveston Bay, Texas, on June 19, 1865 to inform 250,000 enslaved Black individuals – and those who...
When is Juneteenth? When does NJ celebrate the holiday?
The Record· 5 days agoIt marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas,...
What and when is Juneteenth? A beginner's guide to the holiday
Gannett via AOL· 2 days agoHowever, the federal holiday is observed on June 19. What is Juneteenth? The history of the holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 — two and a half years after the Emancipation ...
Delaware's oldest Juneteenth organization kicks off observance with flag-raising ceremony
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 1 day agoAccording to Lewis-Harris, the enslaved people of Texas learned about their freedom — two years...