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DC Emancipation Day: How to celebrate
WDVM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Although D.C. Emancipation Day officially is April 16, the District said it will mark the occasion with a number of...
Celebrating DC Emancipation Day at Freedom Plaza
WDVM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) –On Sunday, Mayor Bowser kicked off DC Emancipation Day festivities. DC Emancipation Day honors the day President Lincoln signed...
DC Emancipation Day road closures announced
WDVM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — D.C. is holding its Emancipation Day Celebration on Sunday, and roads throughout the city will be closed for the event. D.C....
How to spend a week in the heart of American democracy
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThree destinations, one week of adventure Washington.org Got a week to enjoy America’s capital city,...
Biden commemorates 160th anniversary of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPresident Joe Biden this week commemorated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s...
On This Day, June 19: Deadly Hurricane Agnes makes landfall in Florida
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOn June 19, 1972, Hurricane Agnes made landfall in the Florida Panhandle, going on to kill 128...
Where to celebrate Juneteenth in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WDVM via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News) — Juneteenth is a time for family, friends and community to celebrate the end...
Juneteenth Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere is a look at Juneteenth, the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. On June 19, 1865, over two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved ...
The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely...
EXPLAINER: What is Juneteenth?
KNWA Fayetteville via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Juneteenth celebrates its third birthday as a federally recognized holiday this year. However, Juneteenth is not three...
