(It runs through Mexico, the Bahamas, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, India and southern China. * At lower latitudes daylight hours are shorter but the sun reaches a higher point in the sky.
)The summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere occurs at the same moment the winter solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere.Today will have 24 hours just like any other. EMANCIPATION DAY Let go of the past behind you. Birmingham will have nine hours, 55 minutes and 48 seconds of daylight on Dec. 21; Huntsville gets only nine hours, 49 minutes and 34 seconds.The day of the summer solstice has one of the earliest sunrises of the year (but not necessarily the earliest).For example, Birmingham, saw its earliest sunrises (at 5:36 a.m.) starting on June 8 and lasting until June 16.
Whereas, June 19, 1865, was the date when General Robert [sic] S. Granger, who had command of the Military District of Texas, issued a proclamation notifying the Negroes of Texas that they were free; and Everyone loves to receive a new month greeting.
195, sponsored by Activists are pushing Congress to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday.In 2020, state governors of Virginia and New York signed an executive order recognizing Juneteenth as a paid day of leave for state employees.Since the 1980s and 1990s, the holiday has been more widely celebrated among African-American communities and has seen increasing mainstream attention in the US.The holiday has gained mainstream awareness outside African-American communities through depictions in entertainment media, such as episodes of TV series Recognition of Juneteenth varies across the United States. * Besides being the longest day of the year, the summer solstice also marks the beginning of summer by some standards. Happy New Month. Here's how sunlight falls on the Earth during (from left to right and top to bottom) the winter solstice, the spring equinox, the summer solstice and the fall equinox.Today is the day many consider the “official” first day of summer — the summer solstice.Why is the solstice worth paying attention to? From 1890 to 1908, Texas and all former Confederate states passed new constitutions or amendments that effectively Whereas, the Negroes in the State of Texas observe June 19 as the official day for the celebration of Emancipation from slavery; and
in Texas, and do urge all members of the Negro race in Texas to observe the day in a manner appropriate to its importance to them.Seventy thousand people attended a "Juneteenth Jamboree" in 1951.In 1996, the first legislation to recognize "Juneteenth Independence Day" was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, H.J.
That marks the lowest latitude at which the sun remains above the horizon for a full 24 hours during summer solstice and below the horizon for a full 24 hours during winter solstice in December.Nearly one-third of Alaska lies above the Arctic Circle, according to the Alaska Public Lands Information Center.The Northern Hemisphere is tilted more toward the sun during the summer months.The days begin to shrink by seconds each day from Saturday, June 22, until the winter solstice, which this year falls on Saturday, Dec. 21, at 10:19 p.m. CST.On that day there will be only 10 hours, nine minutes and 39 seconds of daylight in Mobile.The farther north you go, the shorter the day length.
And talking … By 2002, eight states officially recognized JuneteenthThe only three states yet to legally recognize Juneteenth as either a state or ceremonial holiday are Hawaii, North Dakota, and South Dakota.Some cities and counties have recognized Juneteenth through proclamation. *** Wishing you a fantastic new month, Filled with exciting experiences and great opportunities!