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October 10 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Constitution Day (Sint Maarten) [63] Curaçao Day, anniversary of autonomy [64] [65] Double Ten Day (The National Day of Republic of China), celebrates outbreak of the Wuchang Uprising in 1911 that led to founding of the Republic of China in 1912; Fiji Day, celebrates the independence of Fiji from United ...
On October 10, 2019, just a few days before Columbus Day would be celebrated in Washington, D.C., the D.C. Council voted to temporarily replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day. [33] This bill was led by Councilmember David Grosso (I-At Large) and must undergo congressional approval to become permanent. [33]
The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China (ROC, commonly known as Taiwan).
[41] 8 October (when the parliament adopted a decision to sever constitutional relations with Yugoslavia in 1991) and 25 June (when the parliament voted for independence in 1991) were also celebrated as independence days. After the 2019 changes to the law on public holidays, 8 October is the Parliament Day and 25 June is the Independence Day ...
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports. On Wednesday, October 16, is National Sports Day. On this day, the national sports teams and sports traditions are honored. National Pay Back a Friend Day.
Holidays proclaimed in this way may be considered a U.S. "national observance", but it would be improper to refer to them as "federal holidays". Many of these observances designated by Congress are authorized under permanent law under Title 36, U.S. Code , in which cases the President is under obligation to issue an annual proclamation.
A National Park Service fact sheet explains that "the word 'Juneteenth' is a Black English contraction, or portmanteau, of the month 'June' and the date 'Nineteenth'. Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas , finally learned of their freedom from the system of slavery ...
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #500 on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Wednesday, October 23, 2024 The New York Times