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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 ...
Independence Day. Labor Day. Columbus Day. Veterans Day. Thanksgiving Day. Christmas Day. Federal holidays in the United States are 11 calendar dates designated by the U.S. federal government as holidays. On these days non-essential U.S. federal government offices are closed and federal employees are paid for the day off.
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 ...
Until June 30, 2014, there were 19 public holidays in Puerto Rico. As a result of a new Commonwealth law, after July 1, 2014, the Commonwealth government consolidated three of its former holidays ( Luis Muñoz Rivera , José Celso Barbosa , and Luis Muñoz Marín ) into just one called Día de los Próceres Puertorriqueños (The Day of ...
2015 (Wednesday) February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 316 days remain until the end of the year (317 in leap years ).
February 1 to 7: Women’s Heart Week. February 4 to 10: Burn Awareness Week. February 5 to 9: National School Counseling Week. February 7 to 13: African Heritage and Health Week. February 7 to 14 ...
Sundays year-round. January 1 ( Feast of the Circumcision of Christ at the time; New Year in the late 20th and 21st centuries), June 29 (Feast of Saints Peter and Paul), August 15 (Assumption of Mary), December 8 (Immaculate Conception), December 25 (Christmas Day), and the movable holidays of the Ascension of Jesus Christ and Corpus Christi.
4 Holidays and observances. 5 References. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the ... 2014 – Dozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters died in ...