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The City of Washington held a Juneteenth celebration on June 21st and June 22nd. The theme this year was, “A Celebration of ...
Juneteenth celebrates the end of the slavery in the United States. But when was the holiday created, and how did it get its name?
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed HB 1016 on May 13, 2021, making Juneteenth a state holiday. The law took effect on July 25, 2021, according to the Washington State Legislature.
Juneteenth weather in DC includes PM storms and high humidity, followed by a heatwave with temperatures expected to hit ...
More than 1,000 people watched Lake County’s inaugural Juneteenth parade, and over 3,500 participated in the Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth events at Booker T. Washington National Monument detail the life of the famous author and orator who was freed in ...
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they ...
Juneteenth is a national holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, which is the day that Union troops entered Galveston, Texas, and declared that all the slaves in that state were at last free. That date ...
Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...
From the Idaho border all the way to the Pacific Ocean, people in Washington spent the day celebrating Juneteenth, a day to ...