These eleven federal holidays of 2023 are days when the majority of Americans would expect not to have to go to work. That being said, if you’re a private business, you’re not legally required to give your staff the day off. Whatever your approach to federal holidays, it’s worth bei...
Army throughout it, but slavery remained legal in all 13 colonies except Vermont, when the inaugural Independence Day happened a year later on July 4, 1777. Where did Juneteenth get its name? The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, a U....
Army throughout it, but slavery remained legal in all 13 colonies except Vermont, when the inaugural Independence Day happened a year later on July 4, 1777. Where did Juneteenth get its name? The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, a U....
“Although there were enslavers who were aware of the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that it was actually enforced [by] the Union Army,” wroteMary Elliott, curator of American slavery at the Smithsonian’sNational Museum of African...
Myanmar has been under military rule since Feb. 1, 2021, when its army ousted Suu Kyi's elected government. The takeover was met with massive nonviolent resistance, which has since become a widespread armed struggle. Urban guerrillas are active in major cities, and the loosely ...
Fastjet (Fastjet.com)(Dar es Salaam), Africa’s low-cost airline, has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with local South African investment company Blockbuster, with the objective of Fastjet operating services in South Africa by the end of May 2013. ...
Army throughout it, but slavery remained legal in all 13 colonies except Vermont, when the inaugural Independence Day happened a year later on July 4, 1777. Where did Juneteenth get its name? The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, a U....
Army throughout it, but slavery remained legal in all 13 colonies except Vermont, when the inaugural Independence Day happened a year later on July 4, 1777. Where did Juneteenth get its name? The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, a U....
Army officer and Union General during the Civil War, issued an order in Galveston, Texas, announcing that all slaves were free under the Emancipation Proclamation. About 250,000 Black people enslaved in Texas were the last in the country to receive notice of the proclamation, which President ...
The origins of Juneteenth date back to June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, a U.S. Army officer and Union General during the Civil War, issued an order in Galveston, Texas, announcing that all slaves were free under the Emancipation Proclamation. About 250,000 Black people ensl...