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US SENATORS VOTES TO MAKE JUNETEENTH I.E. 19 JUNE A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
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• Juneteenth which marks 19 June 1865 the day when black people in Texas who were being treated as slaves had learned they had been freed
• On the other hand, senator Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, who had previously objected to this measure di...
TRUMP CANCELS TULSA RALLY ON JUNETEENTH, JUNE 19th: LEADING COMPANIES DECLARE THE DAY AS COMPANY HOLIDAY
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Juneteenth is a day of historical importance for the US
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June 19th celebrates the end of slavery