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4 Holidays and observances. 5 References. 6 External links. Toggle the table of contents. June 3. 199 languages. ... June 3 is the 154th day of the year (155th in ...
By 1916, ten states celebrated it, on June 3, the birthday of CSA President Jefferson Davis. [25] Other states chose late April dates, or May 10, commemorating Davis' capture. [25] Historians have pointed out that the holiday's official recognition by states often coincided with the height of Jim Crow racism around the United States.
Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S. holidays, [1] and other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities celebrate their own Patron Saint Festivals (fiestas patronales in Spanish), as well as festivals honoring cultural icons like bomba y plena, danza, salsa, hamacas (hammocks), and popular crops such as plantains and coffee.
June 16 to 22: Lightning Safety Awareness Week, National Roller Coaster Week June 17 to 23: Animal Rights Awareness Week, Pollinator Week June 17 to 21: Waste and Recycling Workers Week
Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas in June 1865, and more generally the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. The name is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth [38] [39] and has been a federal holiday since 2021. Some states and cities have additional holidays honoring ...
On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the law that made June 19th a federal holiday. Officially designated as " Juneteenth National Independence Day ", Juneteenth commemorates the belated June 19, 1865, announcement that enslaved people in the Confederate states had been freed by President Abraham Lincoln as of January 1, 1863.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) wants President Donald Trump’s birthday to be a federal holiday. ... Trump, who was born on June 14, 1946, shares the day with Flag Day, which celebrates the ...
[3] 16 February: Archbishop Janani Luwum Day: 8 March: Women's Day: 1 May: Labour Day: 3 June: Uganda Martyrs' Day: Honors 45 Christians who were martyred between 1885 and 1887. 9 June: National Heroes' Day: Begun in 2001, this holiday honours people who fought on both sides of the Ugandan Bush War.