Juneteenth: What to know about the historical celebration that's now a federal holiday On June 19, 1865 slaves in Galveston, Texas were given the news that they were freed by President Abraham ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

As a federal holiday, the U.S. Postal Service is closed that day, and there will be no mail delivered. FedEx pickup and delivery services will be available on June 19, according to the company's ...

The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is on Wednesday, June 19. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday, including what will be closed and why we celebrate.

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. In 2024, the holiday is on a Wednesday. Are banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in ...

The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is next week and it falls during the middle of the week. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday including when it is, what will be closed and ...

Wednesday, June 19th is a federal holiday, meaning government offices will be closed and mail will not run. Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday and the first one established since Martin ...

All federal employees get a paid day off for the holiday. Juneteenth is also a state holiday in Kentucky, after Gov. Andy Beshear declared it an Executive Branch holiday in 2024.

The U.S. government was slow to embrace the occasion — it was only in 2021 that President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday.

Texas was the first state to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday in 1980. Other states followed suit in subsequent years. It became a holiday in Ohio when the day received federal recognition in 2021.

Juneteenth is the nation's youngest federal holiday, recognized in 2021 by President Joe Biden. But the day has long been a special holiday.

Update: This story was updated to correct that Indiana's state government offices will be open June 19. The newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, is next week and it falls during the middle of the week.