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JANUARY 1ST
OBSERVED AS BEGINNING OF THE YEAR |
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| MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.DAY |
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3RD MONDAY IN JANUARY
HONORS THE CIVIL RIGHT LEADER OF THE 1950'S AND 1960'S |
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LAST MONDAY IN MAY
HOILDAY DEVELOPED AFTER THE CIVIL WAR TO HONOR THE NATION'S WAR DEATH. ORIGINALLY CALLED DECORATION DAY. |
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JUNE 14TH
TO HONOR THE FLAG OF THE U.S. |
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4TH OF JULY
CELEBRATES THE ADOPTION OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
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1ST MONDAY OF SEPTEMBER
HONORS THE WORKING AMERICANS WHO MAKE OUR NATION STRONG AND PRODUCTIVE. |
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SEPTEMBER 11TH
ANNIVERSARY OF ATTACK ON AMERICA |
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SEPTEMBER 17TH
HONORS BOTH NATIVE BORN AND NATURALIZED FOREIGN BORN CITIZENS (ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE U.S. C |
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2ND MONDAY IN OCTBER
HONORS THE CAPTAIN OF THE THREE SHIPS WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA IN 1492. |
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1ST TUESDAY OF NOVEMBER
MANY STATES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS ARE HELD ON THIS DAY, AS WELL AS PRESIDENTIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS |
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NOVEMBER 11TH
MARKS OF THE WWI. AMERICA HONORS THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN PAST WARS. |
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4TH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER
HONORS THE FIRST THANKSGIVING CELEBRATED BY THE PILGRIMS AND NEIGHBORING NATIVE AMERICAN INDIANS TO GIVE THANKS FOR A GOOD THANKS FOR HARVEST. |
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3RD MONDAY IN EBRUARY
HONORS ALL THE U.S. PRESIDENTS.HOILDAY IS BETWEEN THE BIRTHDAY OF THE TWO MOST FAMOUS PRESIDENTS, GEORGE WASHINTON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN. |
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