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Why Do We Have Federal Holidays?
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Why Do We Have Federal Holidays?
By
Simon Kaufman
By
Simon Kaufman
June 17, 2022
June 17, 2022
A brief history of U.S. holiday observations.
Why do we have federal holidays? We give a brief, lyrical history of U.S. observations.
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