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Truman Day is a commemorative holiday to celebrate the birth of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. It is celebrated on May 8 in Missouri as a state holiday [1] and nationally by the United States Democratic Party. [2] Truman is the only U.S. President to come from Missouri, hence the significance to the state.
The Lutheran liturgical calendar is a listing which details the primary annual festivals and events that are celebrated liturgically by various Lutheran churches. The calendars of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) are from the 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship and the calendar of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and ...
October 21. ( 2026-10-21) Frequency. annual. Missouri Day is an observance in the U.S. state of Missouri, currently held on the third Wednesday in October. Originally on the first Monday in October, it was moved to the third Wednesday in 1969. Created by House Bill 122 in 1915, Missouri Day is set aside to "foster love for our state’s history ...
In Connecticut, Missouri and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Lincoln's Birthday is still a state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week. California still lists Lincoln's Birthday as a holiday, but as of 2009 no longer gives State employees a paid holiday on February 12.
National Tom Sawyer Days is a yearly event which takes place on July 4 and it is organized by the Hannibal Jaycees in Hannibal, Missouri; it began in 1956. [2] [3] The event is held on the banks of the Mississippi river in downtown Hannibal. [4] Mark Twain was raised in Hannibal, Missouri, which provided the setting for his novels about Tom ...
Greenwood Roy Martin Delta Band Festival Holiday parade is held each year on the first Friday of December followed by fireworks over the Yazoo River; Missouri. Jefferson City: The Jefferson City Christmas Parade; Kansas City: The Holiday Promenade of Stars Parade; St. Louis: Ameren St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade; Nevada
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
The holiday was first observed on February 4, 2000, and every year thereafter, created by an act of the California legislature. Michigan: The holiday is observed on the first Monday after February 4 with the first observance occurring on February 9, 1998. Missouri: Rosa Parks Day made official February 4, 2015 by proclamation by Governor Jay Nixon.