House approves bill marking Juneteenth a federal holiday, sending it to Biden's desk

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that aims to establish June 19th, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday.

The vote passed 415-14, with all dissenting votes coming from Republican members of the chamber.

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH? THE HISTORY BEHIND THE OLDEST COMMEMORATION OF THE ABOLISHMENT OF SLAVERY IN THE US Juneteenth celebrates June 19, 1865, which was when the last slaves in the U.S. learned they were free following the Civil War. Federal troops arrived in Texas on the date to ensure that slaves were given their freedom.

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