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The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoMemorial Day is observed annually on the last Monday in May. This year, the holiday falls on Monday,...
When is Memorial Day this year? Everything to know about the day of remembrance
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 days agoFlags are then raised to the top of the staff until sunset, according to History.com. Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Register. Reach her at kkealey@registermedia.com or ...
When is Mother's Day? See the date, holiday's origins
The News-Press via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJarvis launched lawsuits against florists, greeting card manufacturers and other industries before...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoTheir website notes that UPS Store® locations will be open. Fedex will also be open for business....
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJim Thorpe won gold for Pentathlon and Decathlon in 1912 [Getty Images] One of the activists...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 15 others
San Francisco Chronicle· 1 day agoPresident Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
AOL· 4 days agoJuneteenth marks one of the most important moments in American history: the end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 ...
Biden awards Medal of Freedom to 19 people including Nancy Pelosi, Al Gore and Michelle Yeoh
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 day ago(AFP via Getty Images) Medgar Evers, the late civil rights leader, also received the award...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoNational Independence Day Act. Since Juneteenth is now a federalholiday, many schools, businesses...