Congress Approves Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday

Joe Biden makes Juneteenth a national holiday - what is it and why is it important?

JOE BIDEN has made Juneteenth - June 19 - a federal holiday in the USA to commemorate the end of slavery. But what is Juneteenth and why is it celebrated?

Biden signs Bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Biden signs Bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Juneteenth: what is closed for the new holiday?

On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill declaring Juneteenth, or June 19, as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.In recognition of the new holiday, many federal and state agencies will be closed.The U.S. Office of Personnel Management stated "most federal employees" would observe the holiday on Friday." However, mail services will continue to run on both Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19."Unfortunately, it is not possib…

Biden proclaims Juneteenth new holiday to mark end of slavery

President Biden urged Americans to “learn from our history” as he made June 19 — a day known as “Juneteenth”, marking the end of slavery in the US — a federal holiday.Most US states recognise and

Most feds off Friday as Biden set to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

With President Biden scheduled today to sign the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, most federal employees will have the day off tomorrow.

With Juneteenth now a federal holiday, Illinois offices to be closed on Friday

Illinois government offices will be closed Friday in a nod to a new federal law, making Juneteenth an official holiday, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday.