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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· 20 hours agoIt is one of 11 permanent federal holidays observed in the U.S. The 10 other federal holidays...
What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoTexas Republican Gov. William Clements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went...
Inside Biden’s Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn a packed East Room, President Biden calls the class of recipients ‘incredible people’ whose...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
The Today Show via AOL· 4 days agoDay Act. Since Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, many schools, businesses and government...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 5 days agoOn that date in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free. To commemorate the end of slavery, a new& ...
19 Get the Presidential Medal of Freedom Today
newser· 2 days agoBiden will honor politicians, activists, athletes, and more
As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia
San Francisco Chronicle· 19 minutes agoJust a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia's leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 1 day agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a nationalholiday as he conferred the nation’s...
50 Juneteenth quotes that capture the true meaning of the holiday
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoWashington “When day comes we step out of the shade / Aflame and unafraid / The new dawn blooms as...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 2 days ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...