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Independence Day: 15 September: 1821 Spanish Empire: Act of Independence of Central America. [citation needed] Guinea: Independence Day: 2 October: 1958 France Guinea-Bissau: Independence Day: 24 September: 1973 Portugal Guyana: Independence Day: 26 May: 1966 United Kingdom Haiti: Independence Day: 1 January: 1804 France Spain: Haitian ...
September 24 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Constitution Day (Cambodia) Earliest day on which Maple Leaf Day can fall, while September 30 is the latest; celebrated on the last Wednesday in September. (Canada) Heritage Day (South Africa) Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Guinea-Bissau from Portugal in 1973. Mahidol Day
An 1825 invitation to an Independence Day celebration A 2014 Independence Day parade in Washington, D.C., the national capital Independence Day is a national holiday marked by patriotic displays. Per 5 U.S.C. § 6103 , Independence Day is a federal holiday, so all non-essential federal institutions (such as the postal service and federal courts ...
Juneteenth National Independence Day: Wednesday, June 19. Independence Day: Thursday, July 4. Labor Day: Monday, September 2. Indigenous Peoples’ Day (also observed as Columbus Day): Monday ...
A national day is a day on which celebrations mark the statehood or nationhood of a state or its people.It may be the date of independence, of becoming a republic, of becoming a federation, or a significant date for a patron saint or a ruler (such as a birthday, accession, or removal).
Jill Filipovic writes that as America celebrates its independence, a sense of fear looms as a day of revelry could easily turn deadly, given our country’s problem with mass shootings.
Don McLean, "American Pie" Don McLean penned this hit about "The Day the Music Died" (when a plane carrying Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper crashed), but most people just love it ...
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