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In April 1961, Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia signed Republic Act No. 3022 into law, declaring April 9 of every year as "Bataan Day". [9]In June 1987, Executive Order No. 203 revised all national holidays in the Philippines, referring to the April 9 holiday as "Araw ng Kagitingan (Bataan and Corregidor Day)". [10]
Print/export Download as PDF; ... April 9 is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) ... Day of Valor or Araw ng Kagitingan ...
April 9: Vimy Ridge Day in Canada ; Day of Valor in the Philippines 193 – Year of the Five Emperors: Septimius Severus was proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops at Carnuntum in modern-day Austria. 1388 – Despite being vastly outnumbered, forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeated an Austrian army at the Battle of Näfels.
The Bataan Death March [a] was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of around 72,000 to 78,000 [1] [2] [3] American and Filipino prisoners of war (POW) from the municipalities of Bagac and Mariveles on the Bataan Peninsula to Camp O'Donnell via San Fernando.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December April 9 : Time: 07:15 UTC Date: December 21
The United States Postal Service is expected to close on Jan. 9, as well. The last national day of mourning observed was when former President George H. W. Bush died in December 2018, when the ...
A Sept. 2 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) includes a video of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivering a speech about troops serving overseas. The caption reads, "'When I was in Afghanistan ...