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In June 2019, Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in the state. [97] In the yearlong aftermath of the murder of George Floyd that occurred on May 25, 2020, nine states designated Juneteenth a paid holiday, [ 98 ] including New York, Washington, and Virginia. [ 99 ]
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
Pages in category "June 2019 in the United States" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
June 9 is the 160th day of the year ... 2019 – Bushwick Bill, Jamaican-American rapper (b. 1966) ... Holidays and observances
June 19 is the 170th day of the year ... Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States. ... 2019 – Etika, American YouTuber and streamer ...
June 1 is the 152nd day of the year ... American actor (d. 2019) [48] 1940 – Katerina Gogou, ... Holidays and observances
Pages in category "June 2019 events in the United States" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Disasters and accidents Twenty-nine people are injured in a fire at a center used as temporary accommodation for about 500 migrants in the northwestern Bosnian town of Velika Kladusa. (Reuters) An explosion at a Russian Military high-explosive production and storage facility in the city of Dzerzhinsk injures 79 people. (BBC News) Six earthquakes, the first 5.3 M w, in a two-hour period near ...