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January 6 - Epiphany Epiphany marks the end of the Christmas season.
January 19 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day Third Monday in January.
January 20 - Inauguration Day Inaugural History.
February 1 - Super Bowl XLII Super Bowl is actually considered a "National Holiday" to millions of sport
fans all across the U.S. It's TV audience has topped 100 million every
year since early 1980's.
February 2 - Groundhog Day February 8 - Boy Scouts Day February 12 - Lincoln's Birthday February 14 - Valentine's Day Perhaps the most "romantic" day of the year. It is based on the feast
day of Saint Valentine, Roman martyr priest, who is said to have
written a note to his dearly beloved just before his death, circa 270,
signing it...
"...from your Valentine."
February 16 - Presidents' Day Presidents' Day was originally designated in honor of
George Washington's birthday and is still legally called
"Washington's Birthday." However, GeorgeWashinton, the first
president of the United States, was born on February 22, 1732.
February 22 - Washington's Birthday February 24 - Mardi Grass February 25 - Ash Wednesday Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in Western Christendom.
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MARCH 2009
March 9 - Daylight Saving Time Begins March 10 - Purim This Jewish holiday commemorates the events found in the Book of Esther.
March 12 - Girl Scouts Founded in 1912 On March 12,1912, Juliette Gordon Low, in Savannah, Georgia,
organized the first Girl Guide troop in the U.S. with 18 members.
Today, Girl Scouts of the USA has a membership of nearly four
million girls and adults.
March 17 - St.Patrick's Day One the most celebrated days of the month is the Saint Patrick's Day.
March 19 - The Miracle of the San Juan Capistrano Swallows. Amazingly, every year on Saint Joseph's Day, March 19th, swallows
return to San Juan Capistrano, California from their "winter home",
Goya, Argentina. And, equally amazingly, they leave San Juan Capistrano
every year on Blessed Josephina's Day, October 23rd.
March 20 - Earth Day (International) Founded by John McConnell, the "International Earth Day" was first celebrated
on March 21, 1970 in San Francisco, California. Because it is based on the
precise moment of the Spring Equinox, the "Earth Day" occurs yearly on either
March 20th or 21st. However, please note that there is also another
Earth Day, founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970.
It is celebrated around the world always on April 22.
March 20 - First Day of Spring Begins on Thursday at 1:48 AM EDT.
March 30 - National Doctors' Day National Doctors' Day is always March 30.
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APRIL 2009
April 1 - April Fool's Day Or, perhaps the day should be called the "Practical Jokes Day".
One example of such a joke is sending a person on fruitless errant.
April 5 - Palm Sunday Palm Sunday commemorates Christ's triumphant arrival in Jerusalem,
with crowds waving palm branches.
April 9 - Passover (begins at sunset on April 8, 2009) Passover celebrates the Israelites' Exodus and freedom from ancient Egypt's
bondage about 3300 years ago.
April 10 - Good Friday Good Friday is observed by Christians, commemorating the
crucifixion and death of Jesus at Calvary.
April 12 - Easter Sunday Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays, celebrating
the resurrection of Jesus three days after his death.
April 13 - Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Our 3rd President was born today in 1743.
April 15 - Income Tax "Day" If you are required to file tax return and file after April 15, you may have
to pay interest and penalties.
April 21 - Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) This Jewish holiday began as a commemoration of the heroic Warsaw Ghetto
uprising of 1943, and is today, at the same time, the Holocaust Memorial
Day in remembrance of the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
April 22 - Earth Day Founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970.
It is celebrated around the world always on April 22.
April 22 - Administrative Professionals Day (Formerly Professional Secretaries Week®/Professional Secretaries Day®).
April 24 - Arbor Day The National Arbor Day is the last Friday in April, however, many states observe
Arbor Day in different days.
Click here (The National Arbor Day Foundation's website) to find out
when your state or territory observes Arbor Day.
April 27 - Samuel F. Morse's Birthday The inventor of the telegraph was born in 1791.
April 27 - Ulysses S. Grant's Birthday Our 18th President was born in 1822.
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MAY 2009
May 1 - Law Day Every year on May 1.
May 1 - Loyalty Day The U.S. Congress has designated May 1 of each year as "Loyalty Day."
May 5 - National Teacher's Day Celebrated each year on Tuesday of the first full week of May.
May 5 - Cinco De Mayo May 6 - Nurse's Day May 7 - National Day of Prayer May 10 - Mother's Day May 11 - Irvin Berlin's Birthday "Irving Berlin has no place in American music -
he IS American music" - Jerome Kern.
May 15 - Peace Officers Memorial Day" In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726
designating May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day
May 16 - Armed Forces Day May 18 - Victoria Day (Canada)
May 21 - Ascension Day The 40th day after Easter, commemorating the ascension of Jesus into heaven.
May 22 - National Maritime Day May 25 - Memorial Day Last Monday in May.
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June 2009
June 6 - D-Day 1944 Invasion of Normandy, 1944.
June 14 - National Children's Day Always on the second Sunday in June.
June 14 - Flag Day Click here to read the U.S. Flag Code.
June 19 - Juneteenth June 21 - First Day of Summer June 21 - Father's Day In 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed a presidential proclamation declaring
the 3rd Sunday of June to be the Father's Day.
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July 2009
July 1 - Canada Day (in Canada)
July 3 - Independence Day (Observed) Because in 2009, Independence Day falls on a Saturday, Federal law
(5 U.S.C. 6103) established Friday, the 3rd of July, as a public holiday
for Federal employees.
July 4 - Independence Day Commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Click here ("The National Archives Experience"
website) to see a copy of this original and priceless document.
Incidentally, short biographies of each of the 56 signers of this historical
document can be found in the www.ushistory.org website.
July 20 - First Man On The Moon - 1969 July 20, 1969 is one of the most memorable days in history. On that day,
astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the Moon.
If you are now a "forty-something", or older, you may have been among the
hundreds of millions who watched the TV broadcasts the Apollo 11 crew,
Neil Armstrong, Commander;
Michael Collins, command module pilot; and
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.,lunar module pilot,
made during this historic, three-day flight.
July 26 - Parents' Day The fourth Sunday of July.
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August 2009
August 2 - Friendship Day August 15 - Assumption of Mary The Assumption means that after her death the body of Mary, the mother of
Jesus Christ, was taken into heaven and reunited with her soul.
It is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, and one the most
important feasts of the Catholic Church year.
August 19 - National Aviation Day In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared, by a presidential
proclamation, Aug. 19 the National Aviation Day. He selected the day
because it is the birthday of Orville Wright, who, along with his
brother Wilbur, made the world's first successful flights in
a heavier than air, mechanically propelled airplane in 1903.
August 26 - Women's Equality Day Celebrating Women's right to vote. Selected to commemorate the 1920
passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the
right to vote, the U.S. Congress in 1971 designated August 26
as the Women's Equality Day. The bill that established the day
was introduced to the Congress by Representative Bella Abzug (D-NY).
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September 2009
September 1 - Edgar Rice Burroughs The birthday (born on Sept. 1, 1875) of the American author and the creator
of the world famous character of Tarzan.
September 7 - Labor Day The first Monday in September.
September 11 - Patriot Day Remembering September 11, 2001.
September 13 - Milton S. Hershey The birthday (born on Sept. 13, 1857) of the choclatier who, in 1903,
the same year the Wright Brothers flew the first airplane at
Kitty Hawk, Milton Hershey built a huge chocolate factory and an
entire town to go with it: the town of Hershey, Pennsylvania.
It had a streetcar line, schools, library, sports arena,
community center and a special school for needy children.
September 13 - Grandparents Day The first Sunday after Labor Day
September 16 - Stepfamily Day Stepfamily Day was Founded in 1997 by Christy Borgeld.
September 17 - Citizenship Day Each year on September 17, we celebrate Constitution Day
and Citizenship to commemorate the signing of the
U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.
September 19 - Rosh Hashanah Begins at sunset September 18, 2009, ends at nightfall Sept. 20, 2009.
September 22 - First Day of Fall September 25 - Native American Day (In California) The fourth Friday in September.
September 28 - Family Day Family Day began as a grassroots initiative and has grown to become .
a nationwide celebration.
September 28 - Yom Kippur Begings at sunset September 27, ends at nightfall September 28.
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October 2009
October 3 - Sukkot Begings at sunset October 2, 2009, ends at nightfall October 9, 2009.
October 5 - Child Health Day The first Monday in October.
October 9 - Leif Erikson Day Leif Erikson and his Vikings were the first Europeans to set foot in America,
500 years before Columbus did. To honor Leif Erikson and our Nordic
American heritage, the Congress, by joint resolution approved in 1964,
authorized and requested the President to proclaim October 9 of each
year as "Leif Erikson Day".
October 12 - Native American Day (In South Dakota) The second Monday in October.
October 12 - Columbus Day The landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World in 1492.
In 1971, the U.S. Congress declared the 2nd Monday of October
a federal public holiday - "Columbus Day".
October 14 - Glamorous Glennis 61 years ago today, Air Force Captain Charles ("Chuck") Yeager piloted
the Bell X-1 airplane "Glamorous Glennis" to a speed of over 700 miles
per hour, becoming the first person in history to fly faster than the
speed of sound. He had named the airplane after his wife, Glennis.
October 15 - White Cane Safety Day Always on October 15.
October 16 - Boss Day National Boss Day is every year on October 16.
October 17 - Sweetest Day Day The 3rd saturday in October.
October 24 - United Nations Day Altogether, 192 countries are U.N. members in 2007.
October 25 - Mother-In-Law Day The 4th Sunday in October.
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November 2009
November 1 - All Saints' Day The day honors all Christian saints, known and unknown.
November 1 - Daylight Saving Time Ends Click here to see when it ends elsewhere in the world.
November 3 - Election Day The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
November 11 - Veterans' Day In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11
as the Armistice Day to honor veterans of the World War I. In 1938,
20 years after the war ended, the Congress made the day a national
holiday, and then in 1954, changed the day's name to Veterans Day
to remember and to honor veterans of all wars.
November 26 - Thanksgiving Day In 1621, the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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December 2009
December 7 - Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Always on December 7th.
December 12 - Hanukkah Begins at sunset, December 11.
December 17 - Wright Brothers Day The world's first successful flights in a heavier than air, mechanically
propelled airplane, were made on December 17,1903 at Kitty Hawk, N.C.
by Orville and Wilbur Wright.
December 21 - First Day of Winter The shortest day of the year.
December 21 - Forefather's Day Mayflower at Plymouth 1620.
December 25 - Christmas Day Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. The day is one
of the biggest (if not THE biggest) holidays of the year in the world.
December 26 - Kwanzaa A 7-day African American and Pan-African cultural holiday celebration
held from December 26 through January 1.
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