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Jan. 2025 holiday schedule: MLK Jr. Day, Inauguration Day, day of mourning, National Days When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? Martin Luther King Jr. Day occurs on Monday, Jan. 20.
Held since 1785, the Bristol Fourth of July Parade in Bristol, Rhode Island, is the oldest continuous Independence Day celebration in the United States. [38] Since 1868, Seward, Nebraska, has held a celebration on the same town square. In 1979 Seward was designated "America's Official Fourth of July City-Small Town USA" by resolution of Congress.
July 4 (Fixed date) Independence Day: 1870 (unpaid holiday for federal employees) 1938 (federal holiday) Celebrates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule. Parades, picnics, and cookouts are held during the day and fireworks are set off at night. On the day before this holiday, the stock market trading session ...
July 4 is the 185th day of the year ... the 50-star flag of the United States debuts in Philadelphia, ... This page was last edited on 6 January 2025, ...
The first annual commemoration of Independence Day happened on July 4, 1777, in Philadelphia. ... Many people love to celebrate Independence Day with a bang! 4th of July sparklers ... In Other News.
The major federal holiday celebrated in July is Independence Day, which is held annually on July 4. Independence Day is also commonly referred to as The 4th of July, the Fourth of July, and July ...
The commission has announced it is preparing a time capsule for burial in Philadelphia on July 4, 2026, which will be scheduled for unearthing on July 4, 2276, the 500th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. [21] In 2016, city planners announced "Vision 2026", a plan to redevelop Old City in preparation for the semiquincentennial. [22]
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1 Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15