legal holiday
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And only in 1879 was his birthday formally made into a legal holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia.
From Seattle Times
City Council members voted unanimously in March 2022 to solidify Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Juneteenth as city holidays, expanding efforts to establish both as legal holidays for city employees and as parking holidays.
From Seattle Times
Washington could become the first state in the U.S. to make Lunar New Year a paid legal holiday.
From Seattle Times
A year after Juneteenth became a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, most states have yet to enact Juneteenth legal holidays.
From Seattle Times
Tuesday’s bill expanded recent efforts to establish Indigenous Peoples Day as a legal holiday for more city employees and as a parking holiday.
From Seattle Times
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