America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's ...

Democratic legislators have proposed an ordinance that would add June 19 to the county's list of official holidays.

The federal holiday commemorates the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, which changed the legal status of 3.5 million enslaved African Americans to free.

Federal employees will have a paid day off on June 19, banks and government offices will be closed, and trash collection will be unavailable, but most private businesses will remain open and COTA ...

Juneteenth is being observed in the middle of a workweek this time, impacting several government offices around the US.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday, which was a federal holiday celebrating Juneteenth and the emancipation of slaves ...

Originally issued by Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863, the proclamation declared enslaved people in the Confederate ...

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Wednesday evening to ban travel from several countries to the US, citing security risks. The ban will fully restrict entry of nationals from 12 ...

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that enslaved people within areas rebelling against the Union during the American Civil War were free, according ...

In 1863, President Abraham ... The Emancipation Proclamation was issued on Jan. 1, 1863, according to the National Archives. ... Thanksgiving, Nov. 27; Christmas, Dec. 25; What is closed on ...