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National Mall Fireworks Display Washington DC: United States 4+ injuries [4] park 1987-09-25: Celebrity Fireworks plant explosion: Rialto, California: United States: 1 death [5] factory 1988-12-12: Mexico City fireworks disaster: Mexico City: Mexico: 62+ deaths, up to 83 injuries: market 1989-03-22: Fengate fireworks factory explosion ...
On 20 February 2023, Americans will celebrate Presidents’ Day, an annual holiday that began in honour of George Washington.. The federal holiday, which is now used to celebrate both past and ...
Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America . The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared ...
The National Park Service is hosting the Independence Day Fireworks on the National Mall from 9:09 p.m. to 9:27 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. Fireworks will be shot off from both sides of the Lincoln ...
In 2016, Revolution 250, a non-profit group organized to plan commemorative events in Boston surrounding the semiquincentennial, was established. [13] According to the organization, it is a consortium of 56 groups, [14] including the Society of the Cincinnati, the National Park Service, the Boston Tea Party Museum, the New England Historic Genealogical Society, the Suffolk University history ...
From Martin Luther King Jr to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day : Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)
April 9: National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day. April 14: Pan American Day and Pan American Week. May 1: Loyalty Day. May 1: Law Day, U.S.A. May 15: Peace Officers Memorial Day. 1st Thursday in May: National Day of Prayer. 2nd Friday in May: Military Spouse Day. 2nd Sunday in May: Mother's Day.
From Veterans Day to Christmas, here are the dates of the 2024 federal holidays. New Year’s Day: Monday, January 1. Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Monday, January 15. Presidents’ Day ...