Juneteenth National Independence Day Holiday observed on Wednesday 19th June in 2025 Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is usually celebrated in June and commemorates the end of slavery. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously pas...
The news took time to reach each enslaved person, and it took until June 19th before Union soldiers brought the news to the slaves in Galveston, Texas – over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln. Juneteenth has only been celebrated as a federal holiday ...
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The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, and has been celebrated by communities across the country for more than a century. But Juneteenth didn't become federally-recognized until 2021, when President Biden signed legislation adding it to the govern...
Federal law establishes these public holidays for federal employees. When a holiday falls on a weekend, the holiday usually is observed on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday).1 State Laws ...
The holiday, observed on June 19, is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, and has been celebrated by communities across the country for more than a century. But Juneteenth didn't become federally-recognized until 2021, when President Biden signed legislation adding it to the govern...
This is the first year Juneteenth is being widely recognized as a federal holiday, which means many offices and businesses will be closed. Here’s a look at what will be open and closed on Monday, June 20, 2022, since the holiday fell on a weekend: Mail delivery Post offices will be...
Federal Holiday Observed Date Day of Week New Year's Day January 1, 2021 Friday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 18, 2021 Monday George Washington's Day February 15, 2021 Monday Memorial Day May 31, 2021 Monday Juneteenth June 18, 2021 Friday Independence Day July 5, 2021 Monday Labo...
Regarding the Federal Holiday next week Wednesday, June 19 -- or "Juneteenth", to commemorate the ending of slavery.Cash Treasury market and stock exchanges are closed June 19, along with open outcry pits in Chicago but equity and rate futures will be op
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is now officially a federal holiday. President Biden signed into law on Thursday a bill passed by Congress designating June 19th as Juneteenth National Independence Day. ...