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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 days agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
The Origins of Juneteenth and Why It Falls on June 19th
Time via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 days agoGalveston, so the word would spread,” says Tommie Boudreaux,Galveston Historical Foundation's Chair...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoHere's what each element of the flag represents: The star: It represents Texas, the last state where enslaved people were freed, but it also symbolizes...
What to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoDespite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans...
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThat banner with a bursting star in the middle...Juneteenth Flag, a symbolic representation of the...
Photos: Tropical Storm Alberto brings heavy flooding to Texas after making landfall in Mexico
Yahoo News· 4 days agoSouthern parts of the United States have already experienced flooding this hurricane season....
Is the stock market open or closed on Juneteenth 2024? See full holiday schedule
USA TODAY via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 6 days agoJuneteenth...commemorates the day when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas in 1865 with 2,000 Union troops to proclaim that more than ...
Tropical Rainstorm Alberto pushes inland over Mexico, US impacts ease
AccuWeather via Yahoo News Singapore· 6 days agoDespite being downgraded later Thursday, the system continues to bring torrential downpours over...
OneUnited Bank CEO: Ending slavery is the best economic decision America ever made
Fortune via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 5 days agoThe decision to end slavery ultimately had the profound impact of making America the strongest...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
