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A national Day of Mourning will take place on Jan. 9 the day of former President Jimmy Carter's official state funeral at Washington National Cathedral. ... Mail delivery and post offices will ...
On previous national days of mourning, like after the deaths of former Presidents George H. W. Bush in 2018 and Gerald Ford in 2006, federal offices and stock markets were closed in the U.S.
The last national day of mourning observed was when former President George H. W. Bush died in December 2018, when the postal service also announced it would observe the day. Fernando Cervantes Jr ...
Following the news of former president Jimmy Carter's passing, President Biden declared January 9 as a national day of mourning and ordered U.S. flags to fly at half-staff for 30 days from Sunday.
Biden declared a national day of mourning and federal holiday for January 9, the day of Carter's funeral service. [47] [48] Black mourning drapes were placed over portraits of Carter at Smithsonian Institution facilities, the White House, the Georgia State Capitol, the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, and other official sites. [49] [50] [51]
While not the same as a national day of mourning, some remembrance events and protests are called a "day of mourning". National Day of Mourning (Bangladesh), held 15 August. In 1975 Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was killed by a group of army personnel, along with his family. Circassian Day of Mourning, held May 21, commemorating the Circassian genocide ...
Mail. The US postal service will suspend regular operations on January 9, according to the National Postal Mail Handlers Union. The union noted that there may still be limited package deliveries.
All U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed and mail will not be delivered Jan. 9, the USPS confirmed to USA TODAY. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY.