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Armistice Day celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 11 November 1918. Armistice Day, later known as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth and Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on 11 November to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, at 5:45 am for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World ...
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. [b] [1] [2] It began, and now coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , which are commemorated in other countries ...
americorps .gov /911-day. The September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance or 9/11 Day is a federally-recognized National Day of Service that happens in the United States on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Originally founded by the 9/11 nonprofit MyGoodDeed (d.b.a. 9/11 Day), the September 11 National Day of ...
Saudi forces bomb a Houthi rebel stronghold in northern Yemen for a third day. Thousands of people in Bermeo, Spain, demonstrate for the release of 36 Spanish fishermen being held by Somali pirates. At least two workers are killed after a bridge under construction collapses in Andorra.
e. Events from the year 2009 in the United States . The inauguration of Barack Obama as the president, occurred on January 20. The nation, still recovering from the 2007–2008 financial crisis, received various economic stimuli through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and similar legislation, which most notably gave Americans tax ...
2009 ( MMIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2009th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 9th year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 10th and last year of the 2000s decade. 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy [1] [2] by the United Nations ...
Brüno broke Borat ' s record ($26 million) for the highest weekend debut for a mockumentary. [33] 29. July 19, 2009. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. $77,835,727. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ' s $22.2 million gross from midnight showings broke The Dark Knight ' s record ($18.5 million) for the highest midnight opening ever.
May 25. Frequency. Annual. First time. May 30, 1868. Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) [1] is one of the federal holidays in the United States for honoring and mourning the U.S. military personnel who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. [2] [3] It is observed on the last Monday of May.