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May 15 (Fixed) Peace Officers Memorial Day: In honor of federal, state, and local officers killed or disabled in the line of duty, Congress directs government officials to display the American flag at half-staff and calls upon the people of the U.S. to commemorate the day, including displaying the flag at half-staff. 36 U.S.C. § 136: May 15–21
October 6: German-American Day; 2nd Monday in October: Columbus Day [16] October 9: Leif Erikson Day; October 11: General Pulaski Memorial Day; October 15: White Cane Safety Day; October 24: United Nations Day; November 9: World Freedom Day; November 11: Veterans Day [17] November 15: National Philanthropy Day [18] [19] November 15: America ...
1919 – Malcolm Ross, American captain, balloonist, and physicist (d. 1985) 1919 – Chuck Stevenson, American race car driver (d. 1995) 1920 – Chris Economaki, American sportscaster and actor (d. 2012) 1920 – Patricia Jessel, Hong Kong-English actress (d. 1968) 1920 – Peter Koch, American industrial engineer and wood scientist (d. 1998 ...
The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of ... Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15. Presidents ... October 14. Veterans Day: Monday, November 11.
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May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day [9] May 22 - National Maritime Day [10] last Mon. in May - Memorial Day [11] June 14 - Flag Day [12] June 14-July 4 - Honor America Days [13] 3rd Sun. in June - Father's Day [14] July 27 - National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day (expired 2003) [15] 4th Sun. in July - Parent's Day [16] August 19 - National ...
Highlights of this day in history: Convicted Nazi war criminal Herman Goering commits suicide behind bars; World War I spy Mata Hari executed; Nikita Khrushchev ousted as Soviet Union's leader; 'I ...
The holiday is observed on the second Monday in October, and is one of two federal holidays where stock market trading is permitted. November 11 (Fixed date) Veterans Day: 1938 Honors all veterans of the United States armed forces. It is observed on November 11 due to its origins as Armistice Day, recalling the end of World War I on that date ...