June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the ...

Therefore, it took until June 19, 1865, for slaves in Texas to be freed. Slavery in America was formally abolished with the 13th Amendment, which was ratified Dec. 6, 1865.

Most national banks, federal offices and the United States Postal Service were closed in honor of Juneteenth, which commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, when the last Black slaves of the ...

It was first celebrated on June 19, 1866, to mark the abolition of slavery in Texas. Trump previously recognized Juneteenth in his first presidential administration.

Because June 19 falls on a Saturday this year, most federal employees will observe the holiday on Friday, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced in a tweet.

President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday on Juneteenth, a federal holiday, to criticize the number of “non-working holidays” in the United States.

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.

Juneteenth was officially designated a federal holiday in 2021 under President Joe Biden. The White House, however, appeared to downplay the significance of the holiday, The Independent reports.

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War.

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the president kept silent.

We are working 24/7 right now.” Juneteenth marks the end of slavery, with the date chosen because June 19, 1865 was when Union troops informed Black people in Galveston, Texas of their freedom.

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, although it is not universally observed. Oklahoma County observes it, despite a rage-enducing error.