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Lee–Jackson–King Day was a holiday celebrated in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1984 to 2000 as a combination of Lee–Jackson Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. From 2000 to 2020, the state observed them as two distinct holidays. In 2020, Lee-Jackson Day was eliminated entirely.
In early 2020 the newly elected Democratic Virginia General Assembly proposed ending the observance and designating Election Day as a replacement holiday. The Senate of Virginia voted in January to eliminate Lee–Jackson Day as a state holiday; [13] [14] [15] the legislation was passed a month later by the House of Delegates.
Seven independent cities had 2020 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton having a population of only 3,687. [2] In 2020, the largest towns were Leesburg (with 48,250 people) and Blacksburg (44,826). Six other towns also had populations of over 10,000 people. [2] For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia.
The following list shows only the legal holidays that were not defined as "paid holidays": All Florida state holidays; January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. February 3 – March 9 (floating Tuesday using Computus) – Shrove Tuesday / Mardi Gras; February 12 – Lincoln's Birthday; February 15 – Susan B. Anthony Day
Texas state Representatives and Senators have tried to amend or abolish Confederate Heroes Day from the state calendar: 2015: State Representative Donna Howard filed a bill to rename the holiday Civil War Remembrance Day; it did not get out of the committee for a vote [52] 2019: State Representative Jarvis Johnson filed a bill to end the state ...
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
2 State holidays. 3 Municipal holidays. 4 Other. ... The following African-American holidays are celebrated by different municipalities: ... Virginia (2019) [15] ...
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and, since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to victory in the American ...