The holiday was initially held on on February 22, to honor the birth of George Washington, the nation's first president.

Across 190 members of the United Nations we analyzed, the typical country will observe 13 public holidays in 2026.

While federal employees annually wonder whether the president will give them a full or half day off for Christmas Eve, which is not a federal holiday, there’s a possibility that they could get a bonus ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day, ...

Billie Holiday ("Lady Day") is considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz singers. In a tragically abbreviated singing career that lasted less than three decades, her evocative phrasing and ...

Mayor Westlund’s claim that “nobody had heard of (Juneteenth) until five years ago” is demonstrably false; it has been celebrated by many since 1865 and was recognized as a Texas state holiday in 1980 ...