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Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2] [3] It is observed on the last Monday of May. Memorial Day is also considered the unofficial beginning of summer in the ...
A federal consumer agency is warning All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) riders to take precautions this Memorial Day weekend, traditionally one of the deadliest of the year. For the four-day period ...
This year, Memorial Day falls on May 27, 2024. ... Memorial Day marks a fun-filled long weekend and the unofficial start of summer. ... The date was selected so that the spring flowers would be in ...
If you spend $100 or more, you will get free shipping. Expires May 31, 2010. The Limited has a handful of Memorial Day 2010 deals, including $5 flat shipping online through June 2, 2010. Spend $65 ...
International year of natural fibres 2010 International year of biodiversity 2011 International year of forest 2012 International year of cooperative (Also celebrated as National year of horticulture) 2013 International year of water cooperation 2014 International year of family farming 2015 International year of soil and Light 2016
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
The year 2010 is pronounced either "twenty-ten" or "two thousand (and) ten". [2] 2010 was the first year to have a wide variation in pronunciation, because the years 2000 to 2009 were generally pronounced "two thousand (and) one, two, three, etc." as opposed to the less common "twenty-oh-_".
The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target , the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006.