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Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada, [faɛ̯t dzy kanadɑ]), formerly known as Dominion Day (French: Fête du Dominion), is the national day of Canada.A federal statutory holiday, it celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867, with the passing of the British North America Act, 1867, when the three separate colonies of the United Canadas, Nova Scotia ...
TERRY TANG. June 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM. For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...
People watch fireworks over Ashbridges Bay during Canada Day festivities on July 1, 2019 in Toronto. - Cole Burston/Getty Images It wasn’t until 1982 that Dominion Day officially became Canada Day.
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year ... a date now celebrated as Ketikoti in independent Suriname. ... The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
While Americans celebrate their independence on the Fourth of July, Canadians celebrate their national day a few days earlier. Canada Day, on July 1, is the national holiday when Canucks from ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 November 2024. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
Starting in 1969, National Doctor's Day has been celebrated, as per legislative decree, [11] on July 14 to commemorate the day the College of Physicians of El Salvador was founded (July 14, 1943). [12] India: July 1: All across the country [13] National Doctors' Day is celebrated on July 1 in memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, physician and the ...
Cameroon gained independence on 1 January 1960, but does not celebrate that date. Instead, it celebrates the National Day on 20 May commemorating the 1972 Cameroonian constitutional referendum. [28] Canada: Canada Day: 1 July: 1867 United Kingdom: Canada Day on 1 July commemorates the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867. [29] Cape Verde