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]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260514T134738Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:West Virginia Day (June 20th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/West-Virginia-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260620 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-West-Virginia-Day-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:West Virginia Day is a holiday celebrated every June 20 in t he American state of West Virginia. The day celebrates the annivers ary of the creation of the state as a result of the secession of several northwestern counties of Virginia during the height of the United St ates Civil War[1].
During the Civil War, the Vi rginia General Assembly in Richmond chose to join the Confederate States of America, much to the chagrin of most of the inhabitants in the trans-Allegheny region of the state who had long expressed their resentment toward the poli tical elites in Richmond. Loyal unionists gradually pushed for the creation of a new state. After two years of legal maneuvering, West Virginia was fo rmally admitted to the United States of America on June 20, 1863.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260514T134738Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Canada Day (July 1st, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Canada-Day DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Canada-Day-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Canada Day (French: Fête du Canada) is the national day of Canada, a federal statutory holiday celebrating the anniversary o
f the July 1, 1867, enactment of the British North America Act, 1867 (today called the
Constitution Act, 1867, in Canada), which united thr
ee British colonies into a single country, called Canada, w
ithin the British Empire.[1
Frequently referred to as "Canada's birthday", particularly in the popular
press,[4][5][6] the occasion marks the
joining of the British North American colonies of Nova Scot
ia, New Brunswick, and the Province of Canada into a
federation of four provinces (the Province of Canada being divided, in the
process, into Ontario and Quebec) on July 1, 1867. Canada became a kingdom in its own right o
n that date,[n 1][8][9][10][11] but the British Parliament kept limited righ
ts of political control over the new country that were shed by stages over
the years until the last vestiges were surrendered in 1982 when the Constitution Act patriated the Canadian constitution.[n 2]
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:20260514T134738Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Columbus Day (October 12th, 2026 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Columbus-Day-2nd-Mon DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Columbus-Day-2nd-Mon-00002026 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the ann iversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, whi ch occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday. The event is celebrated as Columbus Day in the United States, as Día de la Ra za in many countries in Latin America, as Discovery Day in the Bahamas, as Día de la Hispanidad, Fiesta Nacional in Spain, Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural (Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity) in Argentina and as Día de las Américas (Day of the Americas) in Uruguay. These holidays hav e been celebrated unofficially since the late 18th century, and officially in various areas since the early 20th century.
Columbus Day first bec ame an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a federal holiday in 1937, though pe ople have celebrated Columbus' voyage since the colonial period. In 1792, N ew York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called up on the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th a nniversary of the event. During the four hundredth anniversary in 1892, tea chers, preachers, poets and politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals were framed around themes suc h as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress.[1] [2]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260514T134738Z 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:20260514T134738Z 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 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:20260514T134738Z 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:20260514T134738Z CATEGORIES:Days Until CLASS:PUBLIC ORGANIZER:DaysUntil.com SUMMARY:Lincoln's Birthday (February 12th, 2027 at midnight) URL:http://www.DaysUntil.com/Lincolns-Birthday DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20270212 DURATION:P1D TRANSP:TRANSPARENT UID:DaysUntil.com-Lincolns-Birthday-00002027 DESCRIPTION:X-WR-CALDESC:Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey , New York , and In diana. It is observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's b irth on February 12, 1809.
The earliest known observance of Lincoln's birthday occurred in Buffalo, New York, in 1874. Julius Franci s (d. 1881), a Buffalo druggist, made it his life's mission to honor the slain president. He r epeatedly petitioned Congress to establish Lincoln's birthday as a legal holiday.[ 1]
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260514T134738Z 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).