Juneteenth will be marked on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Unlike other federal holidays, such as Memorial Day and Labor Day, that are observed on a specific day of the week, Juneteenth is celebrated ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — In June 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, the first holiday to gain federal observance since 1983, when Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.

The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is on Wednesday, June 19. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday, including what will be closed and why we celebrate. When is Juneteenth 2024?

When is Juneteenth 2024? The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, ... Juneteenth became a federal holiday when President Joe Biden signed a bill on June 17, 2021.

What you should know about Juneteenth (June 19, 2024) ... Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and the first one established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983.