United States civic, remembrance and history observances from federal, state, institutional, military, community and creator-backed traditions.
The U.S. civic calendar mixes federal commemorations, state observances, congressional or presidential recognitions, institutional campaigns and informal historical anniversaries. This hub keeps those sources distinct rather than flattening them into one official-holiday category.
These pages include reviewed meaning, history, activities, facts and FAQs in addition to the underlying observance record.
The State of Arizona Research Library’s Arizona Memory Project identifies February 14, 1912 as Arizona Statehood Day and records Arizona becoming the 48th state that day. This guide treats…
Vermont statute 1 V.S.A. §371 lists Bennington Battle Day on 16 August as a legal holiday, and the Vermont historic-preservation agency documented the 2026 commemoration.
5 U.S.C. §6103 lists the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January as a legal public holiday.
California Government Code § 6700 lists September 9 as Admission Day; state education and parks sources connect the date to California’s September 9, 1850 admission as the 31st U.S. state.
Michigan's governor proclaimed May 13, 2019 as Children of Fallen Patriots Day, and current state/local government calendars continue to recognize May 13.
The U.S. Coast Guard Reserve’s official history identifies 19 February as the Reserve’s birthday.
The State of Arizona Research Library’s Arizona Memory Project identifies February 14, 1912 as Arizona Statehood Day and records Arizona becoming the 48th state that day. This guide treats…
Vermont statute 1 V.S.A. §371 lists Bennington Battle Day on 16 August as a legal holiday, and the Vermont historic-preservation agency documented the 2026 commemoration.
5 U.S.C. §6103 lists the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. on the third Monday in January as a legal public holiday.
California Government Code § 6700 lists September 9 as Admission Day; state education and parks sources connect the date to California’s September 9, 1850 admission as the 31st U.S. state.
Michigan's governor proclaimed May 13, 2019 as Children of Fallen Patriots Day, and current state/local government calendars continue to recognize May 13.
The U.S. Coast Guard Reserve’s official history identifies 19 February as the Reserve’s birthday.
The Texas State Library lists Confederate Heroes Day on 19 January as an official partial-staffing state holiday and documents its 1973 statutory consolidation; the current FY2027 state sch…
36 U.S.C. §106 designates September 17 as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day and states that it commemorates the Constitution’s signing on September 17, 1787 and recognizes citizens. Publ…
The U.S. National Archives records ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment on January 16, 1919 and its one-year phase-in. This record is a historical anniversary; “Prohibition Remembrance…
FANHS identifies itself as the originator of the October observance and documents the October 18, 1587 historical anchor; 2009 congressional records separately verify national legislative r…
36 U.S.C. §110 states that June 14 is Flag Day and requests an annual presidential proclamation encouraging observance of the anniversary of the Continental Congress’s adoption of the Stars…
Public Law 100-104 documents the October 6, 1987 federal designation and 1983 tricentennial precedent; a 2025 White House message confirms continuing commemorative recognition.
SB 572 (Chapter 626, Statutes of 2009) established the annual May 22 California designation; current CDE material cites Education Code section 37222.13.
Iowa Code §1C.8
U.S. Office of Personnel Management / 5 U.S.C. 6103
The Transportation Security Administration states that K-9 Veterans Day is recognized each year on March 13; U.S. War Dogs provides additional campaign/history context.
Kentucky Historical Society uses “Statehood Day” for June 1 anniversary programming, while Kentucky government sources identify 1 June 1792 as Kentucky’s statehood date.
Current congressional materials support January 13 as Korean American Day and connect it with the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in 1903 and Korean American contributions
36 U.S.C. §114 provides that the President may issue each year a proclamation designating October 9 as Leif Erikson Day.
Texas Government Code §662.003(b)(5) fixes August 27 as Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in observance of Johnson’s birthday. Texas legislative/history sources trace the holiday to 1973 legislatio…
U.S. federal sources document the Grand Army of the Republic’s General Orders No. 11 of May 5, 1868, the May 30 Decoration Day observance, and current federal law placing Memorial Day on th…
A 2002 presidential proclamation designated August 16 as National Airborne Day in connection with the first official Army parachute jump on August 16, 1940. Senate resolutions have repeated…
National Day Calendar lists National Alabama Day on 14 December as part of its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 to honor states in the order they joined the Un…
National Day Calendar lists National Alaska Day on 28 June as part of its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 to honor states in the order they joined the Union.…
National Day Calendar lists National Arizona Day on 21 June as part of its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 to honor states in the order they joined the Union.…
National Day Calendar lists National Arkansas Day on 11 January as part of its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 to honor states in the order they joined the Un…
National Day Calendar places National California Day on February 22 within its creator-defined National State Days series, introduced in 2017 and sequenced by state admission order with cal…
National Day Calendar lists National Connecticut Day on August 10 within its privately created National State Days series. Connecticut’s January 9, 1788 statehood date is kept separate, and…
National Day Calendar lists National Delaware Day on July 13 within its privately created National State Days series. Delaware’s December 7, 1787 statehood date is kept separate, and Indige…
H.Res.1294 and the House roll-call record support designation of the first Saturday in May as National Explosive Ordnance Disposal Day; EOD Warrior Foundation material confirms the current…
The National First Ladies Day Commission says the observance was founded in 2021 and schedules its annual celebration on the last Saturday in April.
National Day Calendar lists National Florida Day on January 25 within its privately created National State Days series. Florida’s March 3, 1845 statehood date is kept separate, and Indigeno…
36 U.S.C. §124 authorizes an annual presidential proclamation of February 1 as National Freedom Day to commemorate President Lincoln’s February 1, 1865 signing of the joint resolution propo…
Local-government proclamations consistently recognize August 30 and identify Angie Cartwright as the 2014 founder; no federal legal-holiday status or exclusive current national facilitator…
The National Guard identifies 13 December as its birthday.
National Day Calendar identifies National Hawaii Day as its private July 5 National State Day founded within the 2017 series. Federal and NPS/OHA sources keep August 21, 1959 statehood, the…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says National Hire a Veteran Day is recognized annually on July 25 and traces the observance to Dan Caporale in 2017.
National Day Calendar lists its private National Idaho Day on May 17 within the 2017 National State Days series. The U.S. Senate separately records July 3, 1890 statehood, while Idaho educa…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Illinois Day on December 7 within the National State Days series. The U.S. Senate separately records December 3, 1818 statehood, while Illin…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Indiana Day on November 16. Indiana law separately designates December 11 as Indiana Day for the statehood anniversary, while federal and In…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Iowa Day on February 8. Federal history separately records December 28, 1846 statehood, while State Historical Society of Iowa sources docum…
Institutional sources recognize National K-9 Veterans Day on March 13 and tie the date to the U.S. Army War Dog Program launched March 13, 1942. Reviewed authoritative sources do not establ…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Kentucky Day on October 19. Federal history separately records June 1, 1792 statehood, while Kentucky’s Native American Heritage Commission…
GovInfo’s 2026 federal feature recognizes July 27 as Korean War Armistice Day and pays tribute to Korean War veterans; 36 U.S.C. §127 preserves the earlier statutory National Korean War Vet…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Louisiana Day on November 9. Louisiana law separately designates April 30 as Louisiana Day (not a legal holiday), matching the 1812 statehoo…
National Day Calendar lists its private National Maine Day on December 21 and describes the National State Days series as beginning in 2017. Maine separately designates March 15 as Statehoo…
National Day Calendar lists National Massachusetts Day on 17 August. The U.S. Senate records Massachusetts’s admission/statehood date as 6 February 1788. The two dates are deliberately kept…
National Day Calendar lists National Michigan Day on 18 January. The U.S. Senate records Michigan’s admission/statehood date as 26 January 1837. The two dates are deliberately kept separate…
National Day Calendar lists National Minnesota Day on 1 March. The U.S. Senate records Minnesota’s admission/statehood date as 11 May 1858. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so t…
National Day Calendar lists National Mississippi Day on 30 November. The U.S. Senate records Mississippi’s admission/statehood date as 10 December 1817. The two dates are deliberately kept…
National Day Calendar lists National Missouri Day on 4 January. The U.S. Senate records Missouri’s admission/statehood date as 10 August 1821. The two dates are deliberately kept separate s…
National Day Calendar lists National Montana Day on 3 May. The U.S. Senate records Montana’s admission/statehood date as 8 November 1889. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so the…
National Day Calendar lists National Nebraska Day on 5 April. The U.S. Senate records Nebraska’s admission/statehood date as 1 March 1867. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so th…
National Day Calendar lists National New Hampshire Day on 7 September. The U.S. Senate records New Hampshire’s admission/statehood date as 21 June 1788. The two dates are deliberately kept…
National Day Calendar lists National New Jersey Day on 27 July. The U.S. Senate records New Jersey’s admission/statehood date as 18 December 1787. The two dates are deliberately kept separa…
National Day Calendar lists National New Mexico Day on 14 June. The U.S. Senate records New Mexico’s admission/statehood date as 6 January 1912. The two dates are deliberately kept separate…
National Day Calendar lists National North Carolina Day on 28 September. The U.S. Senate records North Carolina’s admission/statehood date as 21 November 1789. The two dates are deliberatel…
National Day Calendar lists National North Dakota Day on 19 April. The U.S. Senate records North Dakota’s admission/statehood date as 2 November 1889. The two dates are deliberately kept se…
National Day Calendar lists National Ohio Day on 2 November. The U.S. Senate records Ohio’s current statehood date as 1 March 1803 and notes the 1953 congressional resolution that establish…
National Day Calendar lists National Oregon Day on 8 March. The U.S. Senate records Oregon’s admission/statehood date as 14 February 1859. The two dates are deliberately kept separate so th…
The National Park Service identifies 25 August 1916 as the date of the Organic Act creating the agency and recognizes 25 August as Founders Day.
36 U.S.C. §129 designates December 7 as National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day and requests annual proclamations and half-staff display; historical notes trace the designation to Public Law…
National Day Calendar lists National Pennsylvania Day on 20 July. The U.S. Senate records Pennsylvania’s admission/statehood date as 12 December 1787. These are separate facts: the calendar…
National Day Calendar lists private National Rhode Island Day on October 5 within its National State Days series. It remains separate from Rhode Island’s May 29, 1790 ratification/statehood…
National Day Calendar lists the private National South Carolina Day on August 31. The U.S. Senate records South Carolina’s statehood/ratification date as May 23, 1788, while South Carolina…
National Day Calendar lists the private National South Dakota Day on April 26. The U.S. Senate records South Dakota’s admission on November 2, 1889, and South Dakota law separately establis…
National Day Archives records October 18 annual recurrence and an October 2021 creation on behalf of Jack Nunnery; a New Jersey government DEIB calendar independently lists the date. RAINN…
National Day Calendar lists the private October 26 National Tennessee Day. The U.S. Senate records June 1, 1796 statehood. Tennessee tourism later recognized the private day in 2022, but th…
National Day Calendar lists the private May 31 National Utah Day. The U.S. Senate records January 4, 1896 statehood. Utah Division of Indian Affairs sources document eight federally recogni…
National Day Calendar lists the private October 12 National Vermont Day. The U.S. Senate records March 4, 1791 statehood. Vermont Commission sources document four state-recognized Abenaki t…
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs identifies March 29 as National Vietnam War Veterans Day and describes the national commemoration of Vietnam veterans and their families.
National Day Calendar documents National Virginia Day on September 14 within its private National State Days series; U.S. Senate records Virginia’s statehood/ratification date as June 25, 1…
National Day Calendar lists National Washington Day on May 10 as a private Washington State observance; U.S. Senate records statehood on November 11, 1889, and Washington state sources docu…
National Day Calendar lists the private National Wisconsin Day on February 15; U.S. Senate records statehood on May 29, 1848. A Wisconsin gubernatorial proclamation dated January 27, 2026 l…
National Day Calendar lists the private National Wyoming Day on May 24; U.S. Senate records statehood on July 10, 1890. Wyoming Statutes §8-4-103 separately establishes December 10 as “Wyom…
The U.S. Navy Reserve identifies 3 March as the birthday of the Navy Reserve.
The White House’s 2026 proclamation states that law authorizes 15 May of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
36 U.S.C. §116 directly establishes the recurring last-Monday-in-May federal prayer-proclamation framework; current presidential proclamations continue the statutory practice.
U.S. Army sources describe the day as observed annually on 7 August; VA history establishes the 1782 Badge of Military Merit date anchor while the modern day’s founder remains unresolved.
Rhode Island government sources state that 4 May each year is established as Rhode Island Independence Day, commemorating the General Assembly’s 4 May 1776 Act renouncing allegiance to the…
Hawaii Revised Statutes §8-8 designates May 10 as Saint Damien de Veuster Day and states that it is not a state holiday; 2010 Act 10 explicitly changed the older Father Damien DeVeuster Day…
A U.S. congressional concurrent resolution supports observance of Spirit of ’45 Day on the second Sunday in August
36 U.S.C. §140 authorizes annual presidential designation of January 13 as Stephen Foster Memorial Day. President Truman’s Proclamation 2957, issued December 13, 1951, designated January 13…
The National Park Service states that the Stonewall uprising began in the early hours of 28 June 1969 and continued for several nights.
The Texas State Library lists Texas Independence Day on 2 March as an official partial-staffing state holiday; the Texas Comptroller’s FY2027 schedule also lists it on 2 March.
36 U.S.C. §141 requires an annual presidential proclamation inviting April 13 commemoration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday and flag display on federal buildings. The source resolution dates…
Air Force Reserve Command materials mark 14 April 2026 as the Air Force Reserve’s 78th anniversary.
The U.S. Army’s official 2026 birthday page identifies 14 June 2026 as the Army’s 251st birthday.
The U.S. Army Reserve’s official birthday page identifies 23 April 2026 as its 118th birthday.
Naval History and Heritage Command identifies 13 October as the date celebrated as the U.S. Navy’s birthday.
U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command documents an annual February 15 USS Maine commemoration at Arlington, while the Sons of Spanish American War Veterans explicitly lists “Remember the…
Title 5 of the U.S. Code lists Veterans Day on November 11 as a legal public holiday, and the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms that Veterans Day is officially observed on November 11.
Rhode Island General Laws §25-1-1 establishes Victory Day as a legal state holiday on the second Monday in August; current Rhode Island state calendars continue to publish the holiday, and…
West Virginia Code designates June 20 as West Virginia Day; current gubernatorial proclamations continue to recognize the date.
