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Attendees dance as Charley and his wife Kisha perform at the 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Nations Tobin Park in Northeast El Paso, TX, on Saturday, June 15, 2024.
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery. On this day in 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free.
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.
The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Yes. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. Are banks closed on Juneteenth?
The Juneteenth celebration culminates in the annual ceremony at the African Burying Ground in Portsmouth on Wednesday, June 19 at 11 a.m. Titled “A Time To Praise, A Time To Honor, A Time To ...
The Pop Out: Ken & Friends was a one-off concert by American rapper Kendrick Lamar.It was held at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on June 19, 2024.The Juneteenth and Black Music Month celebration marked Lamar's first major performance following his highly publicized feud with Canadian rapper Drake.
2024 Mexican general election. Mexicans elect a new president and legislature, eight governors, the mayor of Mexico City, and around 20,000 other positions in federal and local elections. Claudia Sheinbaum wins the presidential election. She will begin her term as Mexico's first female president on October 1. 2024 Iranian presidential election
Stillwater's 2024 Juneteenth Picnic. When and where: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 15, ... The multi-day event will open with a prayer breakfast and close with the Juneteenth Unity Event and Gospel ...