Juneteenth, US Holiday
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Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's schedule? The complete guide to Thursday, June 19, 2025
Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day,” honors the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston,
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Axios on MSNHouston's Juneteenth 2025 event guideThis year's Juneteenth gatherings in Houston offer an array of opportunities to learn, experience and celebrate Black history and excellence. Why it matters: The Bayou City is home to several celebrations for Juneteenth,
Juneteenth is on June 19th, is it a federal holiday? Here's what to know about Juneteenth and what businesses or services will be closed and open
One Covington and Future Leaders of Louisiana will present “Rooted in Freedom, Rising in Power,” Covington’s Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration on June 21 in the city's Rev. Peter Atkins Park.
This Thursday is Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States, located in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. The news came on June 19, 1865, about two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday Thursday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced.
Letter writers discuss the Juneteenth holiday, origins of ‘due process’ and President Donald Trump’s spending bill.