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Following the news of former president Jimmy Carter's passing, President Biden declared January 9 as a national day of mourning and ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days from Sunday.
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). The national day is often an official public holiday. Many ...
The last national day of mourning observed was when former President George H. W. Bush died in December 2018, when the postal service also announced it would observe the day. Fernando Cervantes Jr ...
President Joe Biden announced that Thursday, Jan. 9 will be a national day of mourning in honor of former President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday in his hometown of Plains, Georgia at the age of 100.
National Day: 23 February: 1984 United Kingdom: Brunei gained full independence effective 1 January 1984 under the Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation of 7 January 1979 between United Kingdom and Brunei. [18] However, the celebrations of the first National Day were delayed until 23 February and that day continues to be celebrated since. [19 ...
National Day (Chinese: 国庆节; pinyin: guóqìng jié; lit. 'national celebration day'), officially the National Day of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国国庆节), is a public holiday in China celebrated annually on 1 October as the national day of the People's Republic of China, commemorating Mao Zedong's formal proclamation of the establishment of the People's ...
President Richard Nixon declared the day of Eisenhower’s funeral a national Day of Mourning, closed all federal departments, ordered flags at half-staff for 30 days, and directed military honors.
3rd Saturday in May: Armed Forces Day; May 22: National Maritime Day; May 25: National Missing Children's Day [11] last Monday in May: Memorial Day [12] 1st Monday in June: National Child's Day; June 14: Flag Day and National Flag Week; June 19: Juneteenth [13] 3rd Sunday in June: Father's Day; July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice ...