That answer made it plain that in Maine, at least, Emancipation Day (April 16) carried a historical weight that the Texan ...

Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, ...

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.

Juneteenth falls on Thursday, June 19 in 2025. Here's what to know about whether banks, post offices and shipping services will be open.