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Passed the House on June 16, 2021 (415–14) Signed into law by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. For decades, activists and congress members (led by many African Americans) proposed legislation, advocated for, and built support for state and national observances.
Truman Day. 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 ...
2009; 2013; 2017; 2021; ... The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard.
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 ...
Date Name Number of States/territories celebrating First celebrated States Celebrating Remarks February 4 or December 1: Rosa Parks Day: 8: 1998: Alabama (2018), [3] California (2000), Michigan (1998), [4] Missouri (2015), Ohio (2011), Oregon (2014), Tennessee (2019), [5] Texas (2021) The birthday or arrest of Rosa Parks March 22 or April 16 or ...
Other federal holidays are less widely observed by businesses. These include: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15–21, floating Monday) Washington's Birthday (February 15–21, floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal ...
Date. February 4 (Missouri), the 1st Monday after February 4 (California and Michigan), or December 1 (Ohio and Oregon) Frequency. Annual. Rosa Parks Day is a holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Rosa Parks, celebrated in the U.S. state of Missouri on her birthday, February 4, in Michigan and California on the first Monday after her ...
October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... American golfer (d. 2009) 1926 – Leonard ... 2021 – Bernard ...