Published 3 years ago

Federal government to observe Juneteenth holiday on Friday

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Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the abolition of slavery and end of the Civil War. Biden will sign the bill passed by Congress at 3:30 p.m., two days before June 19, the date of the new national holiday.

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Yahoo News

Biden to sign Juneteenth bill, creating holiday marking U.S. slavery's end

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Thursday afternoon to make June 19 a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans. The bill, which was passed overwhelmingly by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday after a unanimous vote in the Senate, marks the day in 1865 when a Union general informed a group of enslaved people in Texas that they had been made free two years earlier by Presid…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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USA Today

Biden to sign Juneteenth bill today, creating federal holiday observing end of slavery in US

President Biden will sign a bill making Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the US, a federal holiday.

3 years ago·United States

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Global News

Biden signs bill making Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday - National | Globalnews.ca

The House voted 415-14 on Wednesday to make Juneteenth, or June 19th, the 12th U.S. federal holiday,

3 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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CNN

Biden signs Juneteenth bill

President Biden will sign a bill today to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Follow here for the latest.

3 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Washington Times

Federal employees to get Friday off for new ‘Juneteenth’ holiday

Federal employees will get an immediate day off on Friday to mark the new Juneteenth federal holiday, just hours after President Biden signs it into law.

3 years ago·United States

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The Washington Post

Federal employees to get Friday off as Biden signs legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday

The president is facing a raft of domestic challenges after returning from his first overseas trip, including ongoing negotiations on infrastructure legislation.

3 years ago

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