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The holiday is considered the "longest-running African-American holiday" [12] and has been called "America's second Independence Day." [13] [14] Juneteenth falls on June 19 and has often been celebrated on the third Saturday in June. Historian Mitch Kachun considers that celebrations of the end of slavery have three goals: "to celebrate, to ...
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February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Washington's Birthday (reincluded because the holiday is not listed under the Florida government holidays) March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday; April 2 – Pascua Florida Day; April 26 – Confederate Memorial Day; June 3 – birthday of Jefferson Davis; June 14 – Flag Day
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The advocacy group seeks to expand cities’ official marking of the federal holiday across California’s 58 counties, focusing on cities with populations of 100,000 or more. “To have a law ...
June 13 to 19: National Nursing Assistants Week June 16 to 22: Lightning Safety Awareness Week, National Roller Coaster Week June 17 to 23: Animal Rights Awareness Week, Pollinator Week
Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in June 1865, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. The name is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth [38] [39] and has been a federal holiday since 2021. Some states and cities have additional holidays honoring ...
Here's to the biggest holiday that you didn't know you were supposed to celebrate. ... June 14, 2015, Flag Day. ... Quality time is the most popular love language in America—here's how the ...