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captpackrat 06/18/23 11:20:13 AM #1: | Do you get Juneteenth as a holiday?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Deriving its name from combining June and nineteenth, it is celebrated on the anniversary of the order, issued two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation by Major General Gordon Granger on June 19, 1865, proclaiming freedom for slaves in Texas. --- Minutus cantorum, minutus balorum, Minutus carborata descendum pantorum. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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