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The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance designated by the United States Congress and held on the first Thursday of May, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". The president is required by law (36 U.S.C. § 119) to sign a proclamation each year, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
The Star-Spangled Banner Flag House in Baltimore, Maryland, birthplace of the 1813 flag that inspired Francis Scott Key (1779–1843) to pen his famous poem a year later, has celebrated Flag Day since 1927. In that year, a museum was created in the home of flag-banner-pennant maker Mary Pickersgill on the historic property. [citation needed]
A flag day is a flag-related holiday, a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a national flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event such as a nation's adoption of its flag. Flag days are usually codified in national statutes passed by legislative bodies or parliaments ; however, in some countries a decree or ...
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 ...
We can date Flag Day's importance all the way back to 1777, when the Continental Congress passed a resolution that stated America must have an official flag to represent the nation and its' people ...
Origins of Flag Day. An earlier version of the American flag's current design was adopted by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777, though the date wouldn't be celebrated until a ...
June 14: Flag Day and National Flag Week; June 19: Juneteenth [13] 3rd Sunday in June: Father's Day; July 27: National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day [14] last Sunday in July: Parent's Day; August 16: National Airborne Day; August 26: Women's Equality Day; 1st Monday in September: Labor Day; 1st Sunday after Labor Day: National Grandparents' Day
(Fixed date) Flag Day: Proposed several times, and became a national observance when President Harry Truman signed it into law. [41] September 11 (Fixed date) September 11 Day of Remembrance The holiday was proposed by Representative Lee Zeldin in H.R. 5303 and Senator Marsha Blackburn in S. 2735 in September 2021. [42] September 15–21 (3rd ...