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Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.
Jun 19, 2023 · In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. With Juneteenth now a national holiday, many public...
Aug 5, 2024 · Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. Legislation establishing the holiday was passed by Congress on June 16, 2021, and signed into law by U.S. President Joe Biden the following day.
Jun 9, 2023 · President Joe Biden signed the legislation that made Juneteenth a federal holiday in June 2021. Every state has at some point passed a resolution recognizing Juneteenth at least as a day of observance – even those that do not count Juneteenth among their official public holidays.
Jun 18, 2021 · Juneteenth, the holiday commemorating the end of slavery by marking the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, is now a federal holiday. The move comes after growing support ...
1 day ago · In June 2021, Congress and President Joe Biden passed Lee’s bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. During the bill signing ceremony, Lee was honored as a guest at the White House as the 94 ...
Jun 18, 2024 · One of my proudest moments as President was signing into law Juneteenth as a new Federal holiday — the first Federal holiday to be established since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day four decades...
Jun 17, 2021 · WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law Thursday, officially making June 19 a federal holiday and giving national recognition to a day...
Jan 13, 2022 · Juneteenth National Independence Day: A New Federal Holiday. Updated January 13, 2022. On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act (P.L. 117-17) into law. It had passed the Senate on June 15 and the House of Representatives on June 16.
Jun 15, 2023 · What is Juneteenth and who helped make it a federal holiday? When did the last enslaved people in the United States learn they were free?
