Lafayette to host a number of celebrations and ceremonies related to Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery ...

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Juneteenth is one important federal occasion this June 19. Here's all about its significance along with some warm messages ...

It was the last letter that Jefferson ... Congress established Independence Day as a holiday in 1870, and in 1938 Congress reaffirmed it as a paid holiday for federal employees.