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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· 33 minutes agoThis year, the holiday falls on Monday, May 27. Looking ahead at graduation season...Here's the...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoHere's what you should know about the meaning of Juneteenth and the history of the holiday. When is ...
Juneteenth activist Opal Lee receives Presidential Medal of Freedom at White House
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 19 hours agoThe Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. President Joe Biden named...
About This Alabama Bill To Make Workers Choose Between Celebrating Juneteenth OR Jefferson Davis’...
Black America Web· 1 day agoHB 367, sponsored by Chris Sells, R...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 9 hours agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a national holiday as he conferred the...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoJune 19 marks a crucial moment in our nation's history. On that date in 1865, federal troops arrived...
Presidential Medal of Freedom: Biden honours activists, astronauts and Olympians
BBC via Yahoo News· 10 hours ago"History will remember you as the greatest Speaker," Mr Biden told her in brief remarks. ...Getty...
Alabama bill proposes workers choose between celebrating Juneteenth or Confederate president
The Daily Dot· 3 days agoJuneteenth and Jefferson Davis’ birthday to be state holidays in which employees would get the day...
‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ among Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients
WSB Radio· 9 hours agoNineteen people were awarded the highest civilian honor in the country.
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 20 hours agoIt is the nation’s highest civilian honor, given to people who have made exemplary contributions to...