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In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by the U.S. House and Senate recognizing Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. Joyce Henderson sings during the 2022 Juneteenth on East in Oklahoma ...
A blend of the words June and nineteenth, it marks June 19, 1865: the day that Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, proclaiming that the ...
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.
Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held significance for many Black Americans for ...
When is Juneteenth 2024? D.Wright, DeShawn Wright, sings during Juneteenth on East in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June, 18, 2022. The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, June 19 ...
Gannett. Alexia Aston, The Oklahoman. June 14, 2024 at 12:10 PM. Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 commemorating the final end of slavery in the rebelling states just after the end of ...
The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is on Wednesday, June 19. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday, including what will be closed and why we celebrate. When is Juneteenth 2024?
TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM. 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 ...