Jul 4,is in 184 days. On July 4th 1776 the United States of America proclaimed its independence from England List of Holidays in Texas in 2024 DayDateHoliday NameTypeComments MondayJan 01New Year's DayFederal Holiday MondayJan 15Martin Luther King Jr. DayFederal Holiday3rd Monday in January ...
This holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 when a Union general named Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved African Americans that they were freed. This puts the Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln in 1863 into effect. Texas was the first state to celebrate June...
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. It is observed with community gatherings, educational events, and reflections on African American history and culture. ...
Juneteenth has been a paid state holiday in Texas since 1980. In 2020, corporations like Best Buy, Nike, and Target took the lead in making Juneteenth a paid holiday for their employees, and a growing list of other companies are following their lead. The governmental and corporate change ...
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"Juneteenth was not embraced as a national Black holiday for a long, long time," Gates said. "But it was kept alive by Black people in Texas. And that's what's so sweet about it. Our people have been hungry for holidays. Hungry for traditions. Hungry for stories about Black history...
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President Joe Biden signed legislation last year making June 19 the nation’s 12th federal holiday. June 19, 1865, was the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to order freedom for the enslaved Black people in the state. It was two months after the Confederacy had surrend...
13, 2024 Trump Tariffs: Who Wins? Who Loses? A record-breaking 119 million people are expected to travel this holiday season, causing delays on the roads and congestion in airports and transit stations. Alan KronenbergDec. 13, 2024 Holiday Travel Set to Break Reco...