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The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
This is a list of military clothing camouflage patterns used for battledress. Military camouflage is the use of camouflage by armed forces to protect personnel and equipment from observation by enemy forces. Textile patterns for uniforms have multiple functions, including camouflage, identifying friend from foe, and esprit de corps. [1]
October:National Down Syndrome Awareness Month; November: National Entrepreneurship Month [52] November: Military Family Month; November: National Bone Marrow Donor Awareness Month; November: National Hospice Month; November: National Adoption Month; November: National Family Caregivers Month; November: National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month
White Cane Safety Day: Calls upon the people of the U.S. to celebrate the achievements of people who are blind or visually impaired and the important symbol of blindness and tool of independence, the white cane. 36 U.S.C. § 142: November 11 (Fixed) Veterans Day
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. [9]
The 2009 Fiesta. Fiesta San Antonio (or simply Fiesta) has been since its 1891 inception an annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas.It is the city's signature event, along with some events held in the neighboring cities: Boerne, Schertz, Windcrest, Balcones Heights, and Alamo Heights).
But for Democrats and their allies, Jan. 20, 2025 is a dreaded date coming off a bruising 2024 presidential election. And they're not sure about attending the time-honored transfer of power in person.
Robert E. Lee Day is a state holiday in parts of the Southern US, commemorating the Confederate general Robert E. Lee. [1] It is rooted in the rise of the Lost Cause myth prevalent throughout the Southern United States, as Lee was a central figure in Lost Cause mythology due to his social status, military exploits, and personality.