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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.
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
With this reckoning came a renewed interest in Juneteenth, a holiday that has long been celebrated by Black Americans for more than 150 years, as it commemorates the end of slavery in the United ...
Juneteenth (June 19) Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. In its second year of federal observance, 30% of private employers offered paid time off. [12]
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 celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery system in the United States." [ 9 ] President Biden's annual proclamation in 2024 began, "On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came for the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas.
Juneteenth isn't just a day off work, it represents an important chapter in American history. ... which takes place for the 27th year from noon to 11 p.m. on June 15-16 in Genoa Park, 303 W. Broad ...
June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) ... Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States. ... Saudi Arabian long jumper ...