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The Florida Fellowship Super Choir performs during Juneteenth Community Day at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida on June 17, 2023. Juneteenth falls on June 19 every year. For ...
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances. During his campaign for president in June 2020, Joe Biden publicly celebrated the holiday. [ 125]
Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses. These include: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15–21, floating Monday) Washington's Birthday (February 15–21, floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal ...
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
June 18, 2024 at 1:35 PM. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with 2,000 Union troops with a message for the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people there ...
June holidays and observances in 2024 include Father's Day, Juneteenth, Flag Day, and Eid al-Adha. See a calendar of the special June days worth celebrating.
This is a list of presidential trips made by Joe Biden during 2024 and early 2025, the fourth and final year of his presidency as the 46th president of the United States. This list excludes trips made within Washington, D.C. , the U.S. federal capital in which the White House , the official residence and principal workplace of the president, is ...
St. Croix. January 1–2. President Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, their daughter Ashley Biden, their granddaughter Natalie and their grandson Hunter continued their vacation in St. Croix for New Year's Holiday. On Sunday, President Biden attended Mass at Holy Cross Catholic Church. [ 1] Kentucky. Covington. January 4.