Juneteenth in the US 

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• US President Joe Biden signed a law-making June 19, or “Juneteenth”, a national holiday, commemorating the end of slavery after the American Civil War (1861-65). 

• A bill to establish Juneteenth National Independence Day received bipartisan support in both houses of the US Congress and approved by the White House to become law. 

• Juneteenth is the first new federal holiday created in almost four decades. 

• Juneteenth, a combination of June and nineteenth, is observed on June 19 every year. It is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in America. It is also known as Emancipation Day or Juneteenth Independence Day.