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Here are the dates of 2025 federal holidays, according to the Office of Personnel Management: Wednesday, Jan. 1: New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 20: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Check out the 2025 calendar dates for holidays, big games, movie releases, award shows and more. ... Monday, Feb. 17Memorial Day - Monday, May 26 Juneteenth ... Head over to IMDB for more movie ...
Juneteenth became one of five date-specific federal holidays along with New Year's Day (January 1), Independence Day (July 4), Veterans Day (November 11), and Christmas Day (December 25). Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was declared a holiday in 1986.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...
Observed on the last Monday preceding May 25th. [6] June 19: Juneteenth: Emancipation Day: United States: Commemorates the end of slavery in Texas as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation. [7] July 4: Fourth of July: Independence Day: United States: Commemorates the United States' adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 ...
Date Name Number of Municipalities curating First celebrated Municipalities Celebrating Remarks July 1: Liberation and Freedom Day: 1: 2019: Charlottesville, Virginia (2019) [15] Emancipation of slaves in Charlottesville September 24: Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival: 1: 1987: Annapolis, Maryland (1987) [16] The arrival of Kunta Kinte
Cumberland County will have multiple Juneteenth celebrations this month. From art and lectures to fashion and festivals, here's how to celebrate. Festivals and more: Here's your guide to ...