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When his regiment was activated for three years of federal service, Scott's company initially performed sentry duty in and around Washington, D.C. While on guard duty near the Chain Bridge on August 31, 1861, Scott was found asleep at his post. [6] He was subsequently court-martialed, and sentenced to be executed. In Scott's defense, he had ...
The Sleeping Sentinel is a 1914 American black-and-white silent film that depicted President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a military sentry who had been sentenced to die for sleeping while on duty. The name of the film is taken from the Civil War poem "The Sleeping Sentinel" by Francis De Haas Janvier.
Calls upon the people of the U.S. to celebrate the day with appropriate cleanup activities. States may move the day if inclement weather takes place on the first Saturday after Labor Day. 36 U.S.C. § 104: September 7–13 (Floating Sunday) National Grandparents Day: Calls upon the people of the U.S. to celebrate the day with appropriate ...
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 ...
A day that doesn't have a fixed day but has a fixed period, e.g. an observance based on days of the Gregorian calendar (e.g. National Grandparents Day, etc.), Christian calendar (Easter, Volkstrauertag, Advent, etc.), solstices, and equinoxes. For the purpose of this guideline, the term solar moving day is used for this type of moving day.
Abraham Lincoln's Clemency is a 1910 American film directed by Theodore Wharton and produced by Pathé Films. [1] The plot revolves around U.S. President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a hapless sentry who had fallen asleep while on duty during the height of the American Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence he is due to face the firing squad.
No, the U.S. Postal Service observes Columbus Day as a holiday, ... President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day as a national holiday in 1934 (originally observed on October 12) ...
April: Lincoln Earth Day [5] Mid April: ConStellation Science Fiction Convention [6] First Saturday in May: Mayor's Run [7] First Sunday in May: Lincoln National Guard Marathon and Half-Marathon [8] Third Saturday in May: James Arthur Vineyards Renaissance Festival [9] May 13 to July 17: Horse racing at Lincoln Race Course [10] Mid May: Wake Up ...