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The following holidays are observed by the majority of US businesses with paid time off: New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, [2] Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after known as Black Friday, Christmas Eve and Christmas. There are also numerous holidays on the state and local level that are observed to varying degrees.
The first statewide holiday was proclaimed by Colorado governor Jesse F. McDonald in 1905, and it was made a statutory holiday in 1907. [9] [10] (Colorado replaced Columbus Day with Frances Xavier Cabrini Day in 2020, though that holiday is observed a week earlier.) [11]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. 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 ...
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
Labor Day officially became a federal holiday when Congress passed an act making it so on June 28, 1894. Prior to that, it was recognized by labor activist and individual states, according to the ...
Below is the schedule for 2024 stock market holidays when the NYSE, Nasdaq and bond markets are closed: Monday, Jan. 1, 2024 — New Year’s Day Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Kobe Bryant Day (also called Mamba Day [a]) is a day that is celebrated on August 24 in Los Angeles and Orange County [2] commemorating the life of basketball player Kobe Bryant. [3] The date was chosen as the holiday because of Bryant's numbers on his jerseys (8 and 24), [4] as well as it being the day after his birthday, August 23. [5]
Presidents’ Day became a federal holiday under President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1879 and was originally observed on Washington’s actual birthday each year. ... Presidents' Day 2024, is it a ...