Nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with news for the state’s enslaved population: They were free. More ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Participants ride a parade float during the 2026 Juneteenth Parade in Houston, June 13, 2026. Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle ...

June 19 marks the day in 1865 that Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery. Former President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. But only 31 states ...

On June 19, 1865, crowds of slaves gathered in Galveston, Texas to hear an announcement from Union Army General Gordon Granger. “The people of Texas,” said Granger, “are informed that in accordance ...

It's Juneteenth — the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — but many may not know its history. Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 and has been celebrated ...

Juneteenth, which is a national holiday, will be Friday, June 19. The name Juneteenth is short for "June Nineteenth," and it commemorates the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, ...

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Americans will celebrate Juneteenth on Friday, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of ...

United States stock markets will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Juneteenth, known as America's Second Independence Day, has been commemorated as a federally-recognized ...

Juneteenth is not a recent invention. It was born June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas, when Union Major General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3: “The people of Texas are informed that, in ...

If you want to celebrate Juneteenth 2026 in the Chicago area, you've got plenty of choices. Events to mark the federal holiday are being held Thursday and through the weekend. The Millennium Park ...