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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 27 January 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
In early 2020 the newly elected Democratic Virginia General Assembly proposed ending the observance and designating Election Day as a replacement holiday. The Senate of Virginia voted in January to eliminate Lee–Jackson Day as a state holiday; [13] [14] [15] the legislation was passed a month later by the House of Delegates.
Illinois is the first state to declare Malcolm X Day a holiday only in 2015. Today, the holiday is only official in Berkeley, California since 1979 with city offices closed. All federal holidays [73] February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday; November 2–8 (floating Tuesday) – Election Day (in even-numbered years)
In 1926, Congress passed a bill making Armistice Day an annual national holiday. Years later, Alvin J King from Emporia, Kansas, lobbied to have the name changed to Veterans Day.
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 ...
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The type of the holiday, for example: national, Judaism, Islamic, etc. begins Required for multi-day holidays—this is the starting date for a multi-day holiday. ends Required for multi-day holidays—this is the ending date for a multi-day holiday. date Required for single-day holidays—this is the date of a single-day holiday.
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