Juneteenth is fast approaching on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture ...

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 newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is next week and it falls during the middle of the week. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday including when it is, what will be closed and ...

Texas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit in subsequent years. It became a holiday in Ohio when the day received federal recognition in 2021.

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. When is Juneteenth 2024 ...

A federal holiday is coming up on Thursday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth, first declared a federal holiday in 2021, has a history stretching back to Civil War ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

President Donald Trump did not issue any official statement on Juneteenth but posted on Truth Social about "non-working holidays." ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former ...

All federal employees get a paid day off for the holiday. Juneteenth is also a state holiday in Kentucky, after Gov. Andy Beshear declared it an Executive Branch holiday in 2024.

Myers, the founder of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, traveled back and forth to Washington, D.C., for over 20 years, asking lawmakers to consider making Juneteenth a federal holiday.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, when the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law. All federal employees get a paid day off for the holiday. Juneteenth is ...