Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is a federal hol iday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independenc e on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Independence Day is commonly associated wit h firewo rks, parades, barbecues, carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events celebrat ing the history, government, and traditions of the United States. Independe nce Day is the national day of the United States.[1][2][3 ]
During the American Revolution, the legal separation of the Thirteen Colonies from Great Br
itain occurred on July 2, 1776, when the Second
Continental Congress voted to approve a resolution of independence that had been proposed in June by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia de
claring the United States independent from Great Britain.[4][5] After voting for independence,
Congress turned its attention to the Declaration of Independence, a statement explaining
this decision, which had been prepared by a Committee of Five,
with Thomas Jefferson as its principal author. Congress debated a
nd revised the Declaration, finally approving it on July 4. A day later, John Ada
ms had written to his wife Abigail:
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday i n September (September 3 in 2012) that celebrates the economic and social c ontributions of workers.
Recent research indicates that, in 1882, Mat thew Maguire, a machinist, first proposed the holiday while serving as secr etary of the CLU (Central Labor Union) of New York.[1] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire o f the American Federation of Labor in May 1882,[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto, Canada.< a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_day#cite_note-origins-2">[ 3]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Veterans Day (November 11th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Veterans-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261111 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Veterans-Day-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is an annual United States holiday honoring armed service vetera ns. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day , which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the an niversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostil ities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day o f the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)
< p>U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for No vember 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Thanksgiving (November 26th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Thanksgiving DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261126 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Thanksgiving-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:October 8, 2012 (Canada);
November 1, 2012 (Liberia);
November 28, 2012 (Norfolk Island);
October 14, 2013 (Canada);November 7, 2013 (Liberia);
November 27, 2013 (Norfolk Island);
Christmas Eve refers to the evening preceding Christmas Day, a < a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_worldwide" title="Christmas worldwide">widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of N azareth that takes place on December 25.[4] It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and i s widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christmas Day.
One reason celebrations occur on Christmas Eve is because the t
raditional Christian liturgical day starts at sunset,[5] an inheritance from Jewish tradition,[6] which in tur
n is based in the story of creation in Genesis: "And there was evening, and
there was morning – the first day."[7] This liturgical day i
s followed for all days in the Eastern rite[8] and the cu
stom of beginning Christmas celebration (as well as Sunday and the other ma
jor festivals) in the preceding evening is preserved in western Churches th
at have altered the liturgical day to start at midnight, for example the Ro
man Catholic Church.[9] Many churches still ring
their church bells and hold prayers in the evening before holidays; for exa
mple the Nordic Lutheran churches.
Christmas or Christmas Day (Old English: Cr
9;stesmæsse, literally "Christ's mass") is an annual commemora
tion of the birth of Jesus Christ,[5][6
] celebrated generally on December 25[2][3][4] a
s a religious and cultural holiday by billions of peopl
e around the world. A feast central to the
Ch
ristian liturgical year, it closes the Advent season and initiates the twelve days of Christmastide.[7]<
/a> Christmas is a civil holiday in many of the world's nations,[8][9][10] is celebrated by an increasing number of non-Christians,[1][11][12] and is an integral part
of the Christmas and holiday season.
The precise year of Jesus' birth, which some histo
rians place between 7 and 2 BC, is unknown.[13]
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first d ay of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as th e Julian calendar used in ancient Rome. With most countries using the Gregorian calendar as their main calendar, New Year's Day is the close st thing to being the world's only truly global public holiday, often celebrated wi th firew orks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts. January 1 on the J ulian calendar currently corresponds to January 14 on the Gregorian c alendar, and it is on that date that followers of some of the Eastern Orthodox churches celebrate the New Year. New Year's Day is a postal holiday in the United States.[1]
The Romans dedicated this day to Jan us, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings. After Julius Caesar reform ed the calendar in 46 BC and was subsequently murdered, the Roman Senate vo ted to deify him on the 1st January 42 BC < span>[2] in honor of his life and his institu tion of the new rationalized calendar.[3] The month originally owes its name to th e deity Janus, who had two faces, one looking forward and the other looking backward. This suggests that New Year's celebrations are founded on pagan traditions. Some have suggested this occurred in 153 BC, when it was stipulated that the two annual consuls (after whose names the years were identified) entered into off ice on that day, though no consensus exists on the matter.[4] Dates in March, coin ciding with the spring equinox, or commemorating the Annunciation of Jesus, along with a variety of Christian feast dates were used throughout the Middle Ages, though calendars often continued to display the months in columns runni ng from January to December.[citation needed]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Day (January 18th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Martin-Luther-King-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Martin-Luther-King-Day-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luthe r King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year, wh ich is around the time of King's birthday, January 15. The floating holiday is similar to holidays set under the Uniform Mon day Holiday Act, though the act predated the establishment of Martin Lu ther King, Jr. Day by 15 years.
King was the chief spokesman for nonviole nt activism in the civil rights movement, which succes sfully protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campai gn for a federal holiday in King's honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed o n January 20, 1986. At first, some states resisted observing the holiday as such, giving it alternative names or combining it with other holidays. It was officially observed in all 50 states for the first time in 2000.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Robert E. Lee's Birthday (January 18th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Robert-E-Lee-Birthday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270118 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Robert-E-Lee-Birthday-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career military officer who is best known for having comman ded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia i n the American Civil War.
The son of Revolu tionary War officer Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee III and a top gra duate of the United States Military Acade my, Robert E. Lee distinguished himself as an exceptional officer and < a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_engineer" title="Combat enginee r">combat engineer in the United States Army for 32 years . During this time, he served throughout the United States, distinguished h imself during the Mexican-American War, served as Superintendent of the United States Military Academy, and marr ied Mary Custis.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Confederate Memorial Day (Jan19) (January 19th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Confederate-Memorial-Day-Jan19 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270119 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Confederate-Memorial-Day-Jan19-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Confederate Memorial Day, also known as Confedera
te Decoration Day (Tennessee) and Confederate Heroes Day (Texas)
, is an official holiday and/or observance day in parts of the U.S. South as a day to honor those who died fighting for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Nine states officially observe Confederate Memo
rial Day: Al
abama, F
lorida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina
, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.[1]
Newspaper owner
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates (No vember 11, 1914 – November 4, 1999) was an American civil rights activist, publisher, and writer who played a leading role in the Little Ro ck Integration Crisis of 1957.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260610T080034Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Washington's Birthday (February 22nd, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Washingtons-Birthday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270222 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Washingtons-Birthday-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the fir st President of the United States. It is commonly but erroneously known as Presidents Day (sometimes spel led Presidents' Day or President's Day).[1] As Washington's B irthday or Presidents Day, it is also the official name of a concurrent state holiday celebrated on the same day in a number o f states.
Titled Washington's Birthday, a federal holiday hono
ring George Washington was originally implemented by an Act
of Congress in 1879 for government offices in the District of Columbia (20 Stat. 277) and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices (23 Stat. 516). As the first federal holiday to honor
an American citizen, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's actual bir
thday, February 22.[2] On January 1, 1971, the federal holiday was shifted
to the third Monday in February by the Uniform Mo
nday Holiday Act.[3] This date places it betwee
n February 15 and 21, which makes the name "Washington's Birthday" in some
sense a misnomer, since it never occurs on Washington's actual birthday, ei
ther February 11 (Old Style ), or February 22 (
New Style).
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed annually on the la
st Monday of May (May 28 in 2012).[1] Formerly known as Decoration Day, it orig
inated after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen
Union soldiers of the Civil War. (Southern ladies organizations and southe
rn schoolchildren had decorated Confederate graves in Richmond and other ci
ties during the Civil War, but each region had its own date. Most dates wer
e in May.) By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all
Americans who have died in all wars. Memorial Day is a day of remembering t
he men and women who died while serving in the Un
ited States Armed Forces.[2
By the early 20th centu ry, Memorial Day was an occasion for more general expressions of memory, as people visited the graves of their deceased relatives, whether they had se rved in the military or not. It also became a long weekend increasingly dev oted to shopping, family gatherings, fireworks, trips to the beach, and nat ional media events such as the Indianapolis 500 auto race, held s ince 1911 on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.[3]
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