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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.
The holiday was recognized by the federal government in 2021.
The 1979 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The following federal holidays are observed by the majority of private businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day (January 1) [11] Memorial Day (May 25–31, floating Monday) Independence Day (July 4) Labor Day (September 1–7, floating Monday) Thanksgiving (November 22–28, floating Thursday ...
Juneteenth commemorates the day -- June 19, ... 2024. Unlike other federal holidays, such as Memorial Day and Labor Day, that are observed on a specific day of the week, Juneteenth is celebrated ...
All federal holidays except Columbus Day; November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – General Election Day (even numbered years only) November 23–29 (floating Friday) – Day after Thanksgiving; December 24 – Christmas Eve (if Christmas Eve falls on Sunday as it does in 2023, December 22 is the observed holiday)
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15
Susan B. Anthony Day: The holiday was proposed by Carolyn Maloney in H.R. 655 on February 11, 2011, [37] and was not enacted. It would have fallen on the same day as Washington's Birthday. March 10 (Fixed date) Harriet Tubman Day: The holiday was proposed by Representative Brendan Boyle in H.R. 7013 in March 2022. [38] March 25–31 (last Monday)
Texas refused to celebrate the U.S. Thanksgiving. But Texans refused to go along. November has five Thursdays this year. That’s how it was in 1944, 1945, 1950, 1951 and 1956.