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The policy of issuing proclamations calling for the observance of special days or events is in 1 CFR Section 19.4, which allows for the responsibility for the preparation and presentation of proposed proclamations calling for the observance of special days, or events to the Director of Management and Budget to such agencies as deemed appropriate.
October 8–14 (Floating Monday) Columbus Day: Calls upon government officials to display the American flag on all government buildings and upon the people of the U.S. to celebrate the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. Columbus Day is also a federal holiday. 36 U.S.C. § 107: October 15 (Fixed) White Cane Safety Day
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, recurrent months that are used by various governments, groups and organizations to raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate something.
The list of US federal holidays is made up of 11 days of significance that Americans recognise and celebrate. ... November 23. Christmas: Monday, December 25. Other important days to note:
Halloween – (31 October, especially in the UK and former British colonies, including the United States, Canada, and Australia). Also called All Hallows' Eve, it is a highly secularized outgrowth of Christian All Hallows' Day on 1 November, and pagan Celtic Samhain (halfway point between autumn equinox and winter solstice).
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
4004 BC – James Ussher's purported creation date of the world according to the Bible.; 42 BC – Liberators' civil war: Mark Antony and Octavian decisively defeat an army under Brutus in the second part of the Battle of Philippi, with Brutus committing suicide and ending the civil war.
1st Mon. in October - Child Health Day [23] October 9 - Leif Erikson Day [24] 2nd Mon. in October - Columbus Day [25] October 15 - White Cane Safety Day [26] December 7 - National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day [27] December 17 - Pan American Aviation Day [28] December 17 - Wright Brothers Day [29]