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This holiday is held every year on October 11 by Presidential Proclamation, to commemorate his death from wounds suffered at the siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779, and to honor the heritage of Polish Americans. The observance was established in 1929 when Congress passed a resolution (Public Resolution 16 of 1929) designating October 11 as ...
Welcome to the new year. Though 2025 has just begun, calendars are already being marked with holiday observances.. The Office of Personnel Management lists 12 federal holidays across 11 days. The ...
Here's a list of all the October 2024 national holidays and observances, like Halloween, International Coffee Day, World Smile Day and many more fun holidays.
[9] [10] (Colorado replaced Columbus Day with Frances Xavier Cabrini Day in 2020, though that holiday is observed a week earlier.) [11] For the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's voyage in 1892, following the lynchings of 11 Italian immigrants by a mob in New Orleans , President Benjamin Harrison declared Columbus Day as a one-time ...
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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
last Sunday in September: Gold Star Mother's Day; 1st Monday in October: Child Health Day; 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 ...
Oct. 21—AUSTIN — On Nov. 3, visitors will get free day-use entry at all Texas State Parks in honor of Texas State Parks Day, a tradition born from 2023's centennial celebration. "Any day in a ...