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Bluffton celebrates Juneteenth with proclamation Town of Bluffton Mayor Larry Toomer presented a Juneteenth proclamation to Angela Douglas during the town's June 11 meeting.
Grand prize for Wednesday's drawing, which falls the day before the federal holiday Juneteenth, would be $101 million or a one-time lump sum option of $45.7 million, according to Powerball online.
Feeling lucky? Maybe there'll be a $118 million Powerball winner just after the Juneteenth or “Freedom Day” federal holiday, which was June 19, 2025.
The grand prize for Wednesday's draw, which fell the day before the federal holiday Juneteenth, was $101 million. The jackpot then jumped to $118 million for Saturday, June 21, with a one-time lump ...
This week, the nation celebrates its youngest federal holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when ...
Juneteenth marks the freedom of enslaved African Americans in Texas. Union troops arrived in Galveston on June 19, 1865, announcing emancipation. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Celebrations ...