Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

Juneteenth will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, it's unknown if it will be a state holiday this year.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

Juneteenth is coming up, and many are wondering if it’s considered a federal holiday. It is an official federal holiday, and this is the fifth year it has been recognized as one. For more than ...

In 2021, Juneteenth was made a federal holiday by Congress, with President Joe Biden signing the holiday into law on June 17. "Last year, ...

The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.

The law makes Juneteenth the 12 th federal holiday. Usually, federal employees have 10 paid holidays, with Inauguration Day serving as the 11 th paid day off.

The law makes Juneteenth the 12 th federal holiday. Usually, federal employees have 10 paid holidays, with Inauguration Day serving as the 11 th paid day off.

For the first time since 1983, a new federal holiday has been created. After passing the House and Senate earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill designating ...

Biden signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Here’s what the holiday means, when it goes into effect and what will be closed for 2021. Skip to content. Main Navigation.