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Juneteenth will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, it's unknown if it will be a state holiday this year.
A federal holiday means a change in mail schedules. Juneteenth traces its origins back to Galveston, Texas where on June 19, 1865 Union soldiers, led by Major Gen. Gordon Granger landed in the ...
June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the ...
In June 2021, the Senate and the House passed legislation establishing the day as a national federal holiday. Biden signed the bill into law on June 17, 2021, officially designating June 19 as ...
June 19 is celebrated as “Juneteenth,” in honor of one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S. This year, June 19 falls on a Sunday, so the federal holiday – established in ...
Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.
On June 19, Americans will observe the nation's youngest federal holiday – Juneteenth, which became officially recognized in 2021 by President Joe Biden. Juneteenth came to national prominence ...
Today is Juneteenth. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago.
Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, many banks and offices will be closed. Here is a list of some of the places and services that'll be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025: The U.S. Post Office ...
On the flip side, if a state does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday, state government-mandated institutions, like city hall or the DMV, may remain open on June 19, even though federal ...
"Juneteenth" — June 19 — was unanimously voted a federal holiday by the Senate on Tuesday. The measure to pass a Juneteenth National Independence Day passed the House by a large margin Wednesday.
June 19 is celebrated as “Juneteenth,” in honor of one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S. This year, June 19 falls on a Sunday, so the federal holiday – established in ...