Banks aren't required to close for Federal Reserve holidays, but they often do. Transactions made during these holidays won't be posted until the next business day.

Enslaved Tennesseans weren't freed on the Eighth of August. So why do we celebrate it? Cal Johnson was born into slavery in 1844.

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Do we really want Juneteenth to devolve into “St. Blacktrick’s Day” or “Negro de Mayo?” Lord knows, there are enough Black stereotypes to keep Michael Che and Colin Jost busy every ...

This weekend celebrates not only the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Army with a military parade in Washington, D.C., but also the adoption of the American flag. Here's what to know about ...

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