June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers liberated Texas slaves, came to be known as "Juneteenth," the oldest nationally celebrated ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has announced it will waive day use fees at its more than 2,600 USACE-operated recreation areas nationwide in observance of the USACE’s founding day, June 16, ...

Asbury Park and Neptune Township will celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday, June 21, beginning with a parade at noon that starts at Midtown Commons Park and moves down West Lake and Springwood Avenue to ...

Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19 is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Here's a look at the local events taking place here in Central Georgia. 2nd Annual Jr. Debutante Presentation is the first Juneteenth event happening in Macon. Witness the remarka ...

Juneteenth celebrations will include a multitude of activities to include something for everyone, according to coordinator Eric McCarter, with E&M Productions. The weekend will kick off with a comedy ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County, in partnership with the City of Asheville, has planned the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration with the intended outcomes of a diverse ...

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The NAACP held its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday in Bethlehem. It was at the Cathedral Church of the Nativity. This year's theme was "Stony the Road We Trod." The day included a ...

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the ...

On June 8, 1967, the USS Liberty, an intelligence ship sailing in international waters off Egypt, was attacked by Israeli jet ...