Category Archives: Holidays
Holiday at the Beach
Enjoy your long weekend, wherever you are! (Photo from Oh look, it’s history on Tumblr)
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It’s George Washington’s Birthday, Not Presidents’ Day
From the National Archives: George Washington’s Birthday is celebrated as a federal holiday on the third Monday in February. It is one of eleven permanent holidays established by Congress. . . . Washington’s Birthday was celebrated on February 22nd … Continue reading
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Day of Service on 1/21
Each year, Americans across the country answer that question by coming together on the King Holiday to serve their neighbors and communities. The MLK Day of Service is a part of United We Serve, the President’s national call to service … Continue reading
Holiday Wishes from Outer Space
From the National Archives: Once upon a time, space was quiet. This was before satellites had cluttered the orbit of the earth, beaming TV shows and text messages and GPS coordinates. Before 1958, space was very quiet. On December … Continue reading
Happy Labor Day!
A photo from the Library of Congress: Touring Turn-of-the-Century America Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920 Happy Labor Day!
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