Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

Most federal offices, such as the US Postal Service, are closed during Juneteenth. Markets like the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange don't trade during the holiday, either.

Though Trump didn't explicitly mention Juneteenth, the post was interpreted as a criticism of the day's federal holiday status. It became a federal holiday under former President Joe Biden in 2021.

Yes, the Federal Reserve System and the New York Stock Exchange have added Juneteenth to their list of observed holidays and will be closed on Monday, June 20, because June 19 falls on a Sunday.

President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday. “I hope this is the beginning of a change in the way we deal ...

How did Juneteenth become a federal holiday? Juneteenth marks the day Union Army Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger went to Galveston, Texas, to tell slaves they were free in 1865.

President Joe Biden signed a bill Thursday that was passed by Congress to set aside Juneteenth, or June 19th, as a federal holiday. “I hope this is the beginning of a change in the way we deal ...

Mail deliveries may be impacted on Juneteenth, the holiday in which Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.

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WASHINGTON — President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. He even claimed once to have made it “famous.” ...

Gov. J.B Pritzker signed a bill Thursday to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Illinois, beginning next year. In December, Cook County made Juneteenth one of 14 government holidays, so county ...