WASHINGTON (AP)-The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the nation. The House voted 415-14 Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th federal holiday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law. ...
Juneteenth becomes a Federal Holiday Juneteenth is officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day. It was first celebrated in Galveston, Texas, in 1866, and it quickly spread across many States in the nation, to become an annual celebration. Statue of the Texas State Legislator Al...
In 1979,Texas became the first stateto make Juneteenth an official holiday; several others followed suit over the years. In June 2021, Congress passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; President Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021. ...
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 passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act,[86] establishing Juneteenth as a...
Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. watch now VIDEO02:46 President Biden signs bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a bill establishing Juneteenth, the date commemorating the...
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...
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Before Juneteenth became an official federal holiday, it was already observed as a state or ceremonial holiday in 48 U.S. states as well as D.C. For decades, Juneteenth was declared a state holiday only in Texas, but then Maine, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia all passed laws in ...
that Juneteenth — a commemoration of the date when Union General Gordon Granger and his troops traveled to Galveston, Texas to issue General Order No. 3, just three years after the Emancipation Proclamation, began the process of ending slavery — should be recognized as a federal holiday. ...
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