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August 16: National Airborne Day; August 26: Women's Equality Day; 1st Monday in September: Labor Day; 1st Sunday after Labor Day: National Grandparents' Day; weekend before September 11: National Days of Prayer and Remembrance; September 11: Patriot Day; September 11: Emergency Number Day [15] 3rd Friday in September National POW/MIA ...
United States federal observances are days, weeks, months, or other periods designated by the United States Congress for the commemoration or other observance of various events, activities, or topics. These observances differ from federal holidays in that federal employees only receive a day free from work on holidays, not observances.
National Water Balloon Day. August 6. Farmworker Appreciation Day. Fiesta de San Salvador. National Disc Golf Day. National Mustard Day. National Root Beer Float Day. Sandcastle Day. Tisha B’Av.
African-American Music Appreciation Month [30] [31] ALS Awareness Month (Canada) Caribbean-American Heritage Month [32] LGBTQ Pride Month; National PTSD Awareness Day [33] National Safety Month [34] National Smile Month (United Kingdom, May and June) Devotion to the Sacred Heart; Men's Mental Health Awareness
August 8 World Lion Day [102] August 10 World Elephant Day: August 12 World Hirola Day [103] August 12 International Wolf Day [104] [105] August 13 National Honey Bee Day (US only) August 15 World Orangutan Day [106] August 19 World Mosquito Day: August 20 World African Wild Dog Day [107] August 26 International Whale Shark Day [108] [109 ...
On April 30, 1999, Congress designated National Military Appreciation Month as a month-long observance. [7] [8] Congress chose May because many military related observances such as Memorial Day and Loyalty Day are celebrated and observed on that date. Congress recognized the month after a unanimous vote of 93–0 in April of that year.
Independence Day: 3 August: 1960 France: Effective date of the agreement with France signed on 11 July. [15] Nigeria: Independence Day: 1 October: 1960 United Kingdom North Macedonia: Republic Day: 2 August: 1903 Ottoman Empire: Republic Day: Recognition of the establishment of the short-lived Kruševo Republic during the Ilinden Uprising.
In honor of National Vagina Appreciation Day on April 23, ob-gyns are breaking down a few fascinating facts about vaginas. (Photo: Getty Images) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)