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Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Thursday, June 19, the 170th day of 2025. There are 195 days left in the year. Today is Juneteenth.

⛈️ Today’s weather: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m.. Increasing clouds, with a high near 94 degrees. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.


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It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its recognition beyond Black America.


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Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 84 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around six mph in the afternoon. Mostly clear tonight, with a low of around 62 degrees. Southeast wind 3 to 5 mph.


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Along with Pride Month celebrations, the City of Alexandria is also hosting a series of events celebrating Juneteenth, the annual holiday on June 19 that observes the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and officially proclaimed freedom for the remaining enslaved people in the state.


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The Office of Historic Alexandria is going all out for Juneteenth this year with four events, a storytelling event, and more around the city.

Juneteenth, celebrated June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States.


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For Alexandria, Juneteenth is a day for rejoicing and reflection.

June 19 recognizes the emancipation of slaves in the United States, and the country’s second Independence Day is now a federal holiday. All City government offices will be closed on Monday (June 21) in observance of Juneteenth.


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Along with the grand opening for the Freedom House Museum, there are a whole host of events scheduled around Alexandria later this month to recognize Juneteenth.

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.