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Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1999 by a small group, including Gwendolyn Ann Smith, [4] Nancy Nangeroni, and Jahaira DeAlto, [5] to memorialize the murders of Black transgender women Rita Hester in Allston, Massachusetts, [6] and Chanelle Pickett in Watertown, Massachusetts.
Rita of Cascia, OSA (born Margherita Ferri Lotti; 1381 – 22 May 1457), was an Italian widow and Augustinian nun.After Rita's husband died, she joined a small community of nuns, who later became Augustinians, where she was known both for practicing mortification of the flesh [1] and for the efficacy of her prayers.
Rita is a female name, often a name in its own right, but mostly a shortened version of Margarita. The feast day of Rita is generally celebrated on May 22 in honor of Saint Rita of Cascia . In media and entertainment
North Myrtle Beach joined one of 559 locations of Rita’s with a June 2 opening ... According to the national Rita’s ... Rita’s in North Myrtle Beach is open noon to 10 p.m. every day, ...
Congress approved that funding package the next day. [2] On September 24, 2005, following the havoc caused by Hurricane Rita, the National Guard named Brig. Gen. Douglas Pritt of the 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, head of Joint Task Force Rita (formally called JTF Ponchartrain).
The mass evacuation prompted by Rita was one of the largest emergency evacuations in U.S. history. [10]: 8 [28]: 115 At least 2.5 million people evacuated ahead of Rita, [14] with a majority leaving the Houston area. [28]: 116 Most of the evacuations occurred in Texas, with fewer evacuees in Louisiana.
Though National Ratification Day is not a federal holiday, it marks a pivotal moment in American history. Here's what to know. 1784 Proclamation of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris by the ...
3rd Saturday in May: Armed Forces Day; May 22: National Maritime Day; May 25: National Missing Children's Day [11] last Monday in May: Memorial Day [12] 1st Monday in June: National Child's Day; 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 ...