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February 15–21 (3rd Monday) – Presidents' Day (reincluded because the Florida state government omits this holiday) March 20 – April 23 (floating Friday using Computus) – Good Friday; September 5 – October 5 (floating date) – Rosh Hashannah; September 14 – October 14 (floating date) – Yom Kippur
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 18 February 2025. Holidays in the United States of America For other uses, see Public holidays in the United States (disambiguation). Public holidays in the United States Public • Paid • Federal • Observance • School • Hallmark Observed by Federal government State governments Local governments ...
1966 – A new government is formed in the Republic of the Congo, led by Ambroise Noumazalaye. 1970 – The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force. 1981 – Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
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
April 19 to 28: National Dance Week. April 21 to 27: National Volunteer Week, National Administrative Professionals Week. April 22 to 26: National Preservation Week. April 25 to 27: Gathering of ...
A partial government shutdown is looming over the United States right before the holidays due to disagreements over a spending bill in Congress and lawmakers have until Friday night to figure it out.
In 1987, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was added as a federal holiday for the third Monday in January, and in that year the Texas Legislature made it an optional state holiday, and in 1991 they made MLK Day an official state holiday. In some years (1987, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2015, 2026) MLK Jr. Day and Confederate Heroes Day fall on the same day.
On the day before this holiday, the stock market trading session ends three hours early. September 1–7 (1st Monday) Labor Day: 1894 Honors and recognizes the American labor movement. Over half of Americans celebrate Labor Day as the unofficial end of summer. [25] Roughly 40% of employers require some employees to work on the holiday. [26]