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In 2000, the Council of the District of Columbia made April 16 a private holiday (i.e. one on which city employees are not given a free day off) and on July 9, 2004, council member Vincent Orange proposed making the day a public holiday. [23] The District of Columbia first celebrated Emancipation Day as an official city holiday in 2005. [24]
As the federal government observes the holiday, it causes the federal and all state tax deadlines to be moved to 18 April if Emancipation Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday and to 17 April if Emancipation Day falls on a Monday. [55] Each year, activities are now held during this observed holiday, including the traditional Emancipation Day parade.
Patriots' Grave in the Old Burying Ground cemetery, Arlington, Massachusetts Patriots' Day (Patriot's Day in Maine) [1] is an annual event, formalized as a legal holiday or a special observance day in six U.S. states, commemorating the battles of Lexington, Concord, and Menotomy, the inaugural battles of the American Revolutionary War.
Daily holidays and observances in April 2024 April 1. April Fools’ Day. International Pillow Fight Day. National Fun Day. ... April 16. Good Deeds Day. National Eggs Benedict Day.
Events. 1862 - American Civil War: Battle at Lee's Mills in Virginia.; 1862 - American Civil War: A bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia became law.; 1863 - American Civil War: Siege of Vicksburg – ships led by Union Admiral David Dixon Porter move through heavy Confederate artillery fire on approach to Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Typically, the federal tax-filing deadline falls on April 15. This year, though, you get an extra three days until April 18.. That’s because a local holiday in Washington, D.C., closes all ...
The District observes all federal holidays and also celebrates Emancipation Day on April 16, which commemorates the end of slavery in the District. [16] The flag of the District of Columbia was adopted in 1938 and is a variation on George Washington's family coat of arms. [17]
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