June 16, 2021 House approves bill marking Juneteenth a federal holiday, sending it to Biden's desk The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that aims to establish June 19th, or Juneteenth, a federal holiday.
June 15, 2021 Senate approves Juneteenth as federal holiday after Sen. Johnson drops objection Senate lawmakers approved a bill Tuesday that would establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said he would drop his objection to the measure.
September 25, 2020 President Trump to push for Juneteenth to become national holiday: report President Trump will reportedly push toward the creation of a federal holiday for Juneteenth.
July 7, 2020 GOP Sen. Ron Johnson backtracks on proposal to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth Sen. Ron Johnson withdrew a proposal to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth for federal employees, saying he does “not support efforts to erase” America’s history, but was instead, attempting to save taxpayer dollars and avoid putting the U.S. “further in debt.”
July 1, 2020 GOP senators propose replacing Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a federal holiday Republican Sens. Ron Johnson and James Lankford on Wednesday introduced an amendment proposing to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a new federal holiday to avoid putting the U.S. “further in debt.”
June 22, 2020 From George Washington to Ulysses S. Grant: Statues, monuments vandalized extend beyond Confederates amid Black Lives Matter protests Historic monuments and statues have become the targets of anger and vandalism during Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's police custody death at the end of May.
June 21, 2020 North Carolina governor orders Confederate statues removed from state capital, cites public safety After protesters pulled down two statues on Friday, the governor cited public safety as a reason to remove others.
June 20, 2020 Ulysses S. Grant statue toppled in San Francisco A statue of former President Ulysses S. Grant-- the Union general who led his army to victory against the Confederacy during the Civil War-- was toppled on Friday as hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate Juneteenth.
June 20, 2020 Beyoncé drops surprise single 'Black Parade' on Juneteenth Beyoncé did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises — a new single called “Black Parade.”
June 20, 2020 DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital and set it on fire Friday night.
