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Juneteenth became one of five date-specific federal holidays along with New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25). Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986.
COVID-19 put many Juneteenth plans on pause for the last few years, but 2023 is set to be the year that celebrations happen in full force (aka, WE OUTSIDE). This year, June 19 is a Monday, so the ...
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 ...
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held significance for many Black Americans for ...
Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 commemorating the final end of slavery in the rebelling states just after the end of the Civil War.. As celebrations commence across the country, here ...
But let’s look at Juneteenth as the best of America. It is America correcting itself.” ... Last year, a Mercer study found 39% of employers have made Juneteenth a paid holiday, up from 33% in ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but was voted down by NH lawmakers as a holiday. NH was last state to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a holiday. Sen. Perkins Kwoka tried to make Juneteenth a New ...
It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by President Joe Biden. Long a regional holiday in the South, Juneteenth rose in prominence across the country following ...