This came roughly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863. The order outlawed slavery in all the Confederate states. In 2021, Joe ...

Americans are set to observe Juneteenth on Thursday, a federal holiday since 2021, commemorating the end of slavery. While ...

Is the stock market closed today, June 19, for Juneteenth 2025? That’s the big question on every investor’s mind. As the ...

U.S. stock markets are closed for Juneteenth on June 19. See the full 2025 holiday schedule and what to expect when trading ...

Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after ...

NYC has many ways to celebrate Juneteenth this year. Here's everything you need to know about the federal holiday.

The June 19 holiday marks the day in 1865 on which federal troops came to Galveston, Texas, to free enslaved Black people in ...

This all occurred against the backdrop of tensions in the Middle East.Here’s what investors should know about trading hours ...

Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce the Civil War was over, ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth falls on Thursday and will mean a number of closures for certain businesses.

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