President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill today establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign a bill on Thursday establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day, a US federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
The President and Vice President Kamala Harris are expected to deliver remarks at the White House on the creation of the federal holiday.LIVE UPDATES: Juneteenth to become federal holidayThe holiday will be the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, and will become at least the eleventh federal holiday recognized by the US federal government.
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