The Austin Police Department reported 39 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) over the Independence Day holiday ...

We recently celebrated the birth of American independence. July 4th may be over, but the fireworks are not. People are still ...

During Sheboygan's July 4 parade, VFW Post 9156 was removed for slowing down while distributing flags. Community members expressed shock while the police chief explained the necessity of the decision.

In the House, the measure passed by a vote of 415 to 14, with all of the opposition coming from Republicans, some of whom argued that calling the new holiday Juneteenth Independence Day, echoing ...

It goes by many names. Whether you call it Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or the country's second Independence Day, Juneteenth is one of the most important anniversaries in our nation's history. On ...

Juneteenth is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," in honor of the day that Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.

* July 4: America’s first Independence Day, some “four score and seven years” before President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Each of these anniversaries has its celebrants today.

5 minute read A Juneteenth flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. MARK FELIX/AFP—Getty Images ...

What does ‘Juneteenth’ mean? The term Juneteenth is a blend of the words June and nineteenth. The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day.

WASHINGTON — President Biden signed legislation on Thursday to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, enshrining June 19 as the national day to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.