Congress declared Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. You might find some institutions are closed Monday.
Monday is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the day in 1865 when the last remaining slaves in the U.S. were freed.
The federal government designates June 19 as “Juneteenth National Independence Day.” According to Pew Research, 28 states also recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday. In most of those states, state offices will close. Texas was the only state to permanently recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday prior to 2020. The state adopted it as a holiday starting in 1980.
Examples of nonessential offices closed on Monday include the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service.
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