President Joe Biden signs bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
just made it official ... there's now a federal holiday marking a milestone in the abolishment of slavery in the United States.
Biden put pen to paper Thursday, signing a landmark bill establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day. It's a huge deal, and not only because it's the first new federal holiday established since 1983 withJuneteenth is the oldest celebration in America commemorating the end of slavery. Prior to Biden signing the bill, the day was marked as a state holiday or observance in 47 states and Washington D.C.
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