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What is Juneteenth? The history and meaning behind the federal holiday
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoTexas Republican Gov. William Clements signed the bill in June 1979 and the bill officially went...
The history of Memorial Day and when the holiday is observed in 2024
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 13 hours agoIt is one of 11 permanent federal holidays observed in the U.S. The 10 other federal holidays...
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
AOL· 4 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& ...
Juneteenth is here — here's how to celebrate with family and friends
TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDay Act. Since Juneteenth is now a federal holiday, many schools, businesses and government...
Inside Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony honoring Black luminaries, including the...
theGrio· 4 hours agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from...
“Grandmother Of Juneteenth” Opal Lee To Receieve Presidential Medal Of Freedom | Essence
Essence· 1 day agoDr. Opal Lee will add a new accomplishment to her resume Friday when she is awarded the Presidential...
Bailey’s Rate-Cut Plan Is Set to Differ From Powell’s
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- The Bank of England may offer a clearer signal in the coming week on whether it plans...
President Joe Biden honors Opal Lee for her mission to ‘make history, not erase it’
Dallas Morning News· 22 hours agoBiden hailed Lee’s relentless push to make Juneteenth a nationalholiday as he conferred the nation’s...
Biden awarding Medal of Freedom to Fort Worth's Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"
CBS News· 1 day ago"These nineteen Americans built teams, coalitions, movements, organizations, and businesses that...
Why Some Social Security Recipients Will Get 2 Payments in May
The State· 2 days agoDue to a quirk in the system, some Social Security beneficiaries get two payments in May (and none in June).