Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday. Here's a breakdown of what's open or closed on Juneteenth. Like with most federal holidays,

Juneteenth celebrates when Union soldiers arrived to Galveston to announce to over 250,000 enslaved people they were freed in 1865.

Juneteenth is being celebrated around central Ohio in multiple ways. Here is your guide to celebrating America's second Independence Day.

Juneteenth celebrates the end of the slavery in the United States. But when was the holiday created, and how did it get its name?

Here's what to know about the holiday in South Carolina.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19. Here's what to know about the holiday's origins and how it became known as the nation's "second Independence Day."

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history commemorating the end of slave. Here's how to celebrate in Delaware.

A recent addition to the list of national holidays, Juneteenth National Independence Day won’t stop the money from flowing. So Publix, Walmart, Target, CVS and South Florida shopping malls will be open for business on Thursday. Costco is even open — and if Costco is open on a holiday, everybody is open.

As a federal holiday, many businesses and organizations will be closed for the observance of Juneteenth, but not all. Here is a guide of what is open and what is closed on Juneteenth in Rhode Island. All state, local and federal offices will close to observe Juneteenth, including the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation, which puts on the event.