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On August 3, 1949, National Flag Day was officially established by an Act of Congress. [5] On June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday, beginning in the town of Rennerdale. [1] New York Consolidated Laws designate the second Sunday in June as Flag Day, a state holiday. [6]
Flag Day isn't a federal holiday, but it has been celebrated for over a century. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14 as a day of national observance in 1916, according to the U.S. General ...
Independence Day: 1870 (unpaid holiday for federal employees) 1938 (federal holiday) Celebrates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule. Parades, picnics, and cookouts are held during the day and fireworks are set off at night. On the day before this holiday, the stock market trading session ends three hours early.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15.
Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses. These include: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15–21, floating Monday) Washington's Birthday (February 15–21, floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal ...
On May 7, 1937—Pennsylvania had become the first official state to declare Flag Day (June 14) an official state holiday. And then on August 3, 1949, Congress approved the national observance of ...
Flag Day: 14 June: United States: 2 May: Poland: Juneteenth: 19 June: United States: Federal holiday commemorates the abolition of slavery in Texas. Canada Day: 1 July: Canada: Celebration of the date of the Confederation of Canada. Formerly known as Dominion Day, as this was the day on which Canada became a self-governing Dominion within the ...
Flag Day marks the day, 246 years ago, when Betsy Ross' creation of the Stars & Stripes as our national American flag. Here's how to display a U.S. flag.