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Federal government employees in all states are covered by the federal holiday. Texas was the first state to recognize the date by enacted law, in 1980. By 2002, eight states officially recognized Juneteenth [93] and four years later 15 states recognized the holiday. [50] By 2008, just over half of the states recognized Juneteenth in some way. [94]
In 1979, Texas became the first to declare Juneteenth a state holiday. After Fort Worth’s own Opal Lee walked 1,400 miles to Washington D.C to get nationwide recognition of Juneteenth, President ...
Josiah P. (1801–1845) and Mathias Wilbarger, brothers and early settlers; Josiah became a mythical figure for living 11 years after being scalped 12,522: 971 sq mi (2,515 km 2) Willacy County: 489: Raymondville: 1911: Cameron County and Hidalgo County: John G. Willacy, Texas state senator who was the author of the bill that established the ...
These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays. Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses.
This is a list of host cities of the Olympic Games, both summer and winter, since the modern Olympics began in 1896. Since then, summer and winter games have usually celebrated a four-year period known as an Olympiad. From the inaugural Winter Games in 1924 until 1992, winter and summer Games were held in the same year.
Holiday Date Comments New Year's Day: 1 January John Chilembwe Day [2] 15 January Honours the Reverend Chilembwe who led the first nationalist uprising in 1914-1915 protesting against forced labour and African involvement in World War I. [3] Martyrs' Day: 3 March Honours the political heroes who gave their lives in the struggle against British ...
Category. : Texas state holidays. This is a collection of articles about public holidays observed only, or primarily, by the U.S. State of Texas. For more widely celebrated holidays, see Category:Federal holidays in the United States .
October 6 –. United States federal judge Robert L. Pitman issues an order to block the Texas Heartbeat Act. [4] Four people are wounded as a gunman opens fire at a high school in Arlington, Texas after a fight. The suspected attacker escaped from the scene, but was arrested several hours later.