Civic rights, law, institutions and public participation.
Maldives government sources identify 26 July 1965 as the date of full independence from British protectorate status; current 2026 government calendars and Presidency material continue the o…
Republic of Korea law and Ministry sources verify March 1 Samiljeol, the 1919 movement, the 1949 National Holidays Act framework and current national/public-holiday status.
Arizona’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. / Civil Rights Day on Monday, 19 January.
Idaho Code § 73-108 and Idaho judicial/state holiday calendars place Martin Luther King, Jr. – Idaho Human Rights Day on the third Monday in January; Idaho government history records the co…
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…
The Republic of Korea’s official Korea.net carries the presidential Memorial Day address on 6 June 2026, confirming the current observance identity and date.
Timor-Leste Law No. 3/2016 amended the public-holidays law so 7 December is Memorial/Memory Day, commemorating those who resisted the Indonesian occupation and fought for national liberatio…
Vatican News’ saint calendar places Saint Anthony of Padua on June 13.
USCCB identifies 2 January as the Memorial of Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, Bishops and Doctors of the Church.
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Mexico National Independence Day as 16 September.
The Military Women’s Memorial says the completed memorial was dedicated and opened on October 18, 1997, and first-party anniversary programming continues to mark October 18.
Japan’s Prime Minister’s Office documents the Nagasaki Peace Memorial Ceremony on 9 August 2026, while Nagasaki’s official visitor information says the ceremony is held on 9 August every ye…
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Belgium’s federal portal identifies July 21 as National Day and a national public holiday, links the date to Leopold I’s constitutional oath on July 21, 1831, and says a law of May 27, 1890…
Cameroon Presidency material identifies May 20 as National Day and links it to the 1972 referendum establishing the Unitary State; ministry sources list May 20 in the legal-holiday framewor…
Archived White House material establishes the first nationwide National Day of Civic Hacking on 1–2 June 2013. Later White House and Code for America sources document continuing organizer-l…
Icelandic government/parliamentary material identifies June 17 as National Day and the date on which the Republic was established in 1944; public-institution holiday information treats June…
Current Taiwan government holiday information lists October 10 as National Day, and Presidential Office historical material connects the date to the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911.
The official Government of Viet Nam information channel identifies 2 September as National Day and documented the 81st National Day anniversary in 2026.
Mauritius public-holiday legislation lists March 12 as the day celebrating Independence Day and Republic Day; government history verifies independence on March 12, 1968 and republic status…
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights used the exact name National Disability Independence Day on 26 July 2025, and 2026 state/local government calendars use the observance on 26 July. ADA.go…
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.
Cambodia’s official 2026 holiday calendar lists November 9 as National Independence Day, while Royal Government historical material identifies 9 November 1953 as the date Cambodia obtained…
Mauritanian government sources state that independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1960 and that National Independence Day recurs on November 28. Law No. 92.018 of December 7, 1992 fixes…
Sri Lanka National Archives states that Ceylon was declared an independent state on February 4, 1948 after the Ceylon Independence Act 1947 process. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka lists Febr…
Madagascar government sources mark the national independence celebration on 26 June; the official 2023 legal holiday decree also lists 26 June as Fête nationale de l’Indépendance.
A 2026 Romanian prefecture notice states that, following Law 189/2021, the Romanian state has commemorated National Independence Day every year on 10 May since 2022.
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…
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…
Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) currently runs National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day on January 9; a District of Columbia announcement documents the January 9, 2015 launch with…
FBI outreach material identifies September 26 as National Law Enforcement Suicide Awareness Day; Blue H.E.L.P. states the day was created to remember officers lost to suicide and reduce sti…
The International Association of Pet Cemeteries and Crematories says National Pet Memorial Day is held each year on the second Sunday in September and was established by the IAOPCC in 1971…
The Hesch Firm-issued May 2018 founder release states the observance is celebrated May 8 and says Joel D. Hesch formed it in 2018. DOJ material is retained only for current False Claims Act…
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.
Nigerian government sources establish 1 October 1960 as the independence date; the Public Holidays Act and current Ministry of Interior notices support October 1 public-holiday status.
Pakistan Cabinet Division lists Independence Day on 14 August 2026 as a public holiday, and National Assembly history records the transfer of power on 14 August 1947. The Indian Independenc…
Paraguay’s current Law No. 7544/2025 lists both May 14 and May 15 as annual national holidays for National Independence Day, while Ministry of Foreign Affairs material identifies May 14 and…
Taiwan legal sources designate February 28 as Peace Memorial Day. The February 28 Incident Act was promulgated in 1995 and amended in February 1997 to designate the day as a national memori…
The White House’s 2026 proclamation states that law authorizes 15 May of each year as Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Republic Act No. 11304 declares February 4 of every year Philippine-American War Memorial Day / Araw ng Paggunita sa Digmaang Pilipino-Amerikano and classifies it as a special working holid…
Poland’s Act of February 20, 2004 inserted Article 6a establishing May 2 as Flag Day of the Republic of Poland. Current government material continues the May 2 observance and explains its h…
36 U.S.C. §116 directly establishes the recurring last-Monday-in-May federal prayer-proclamation framework; current presidential proclamations continue the statutory practice.
Mali government material marks September 22 as the anniversary of accession to independence; a contemporaneous UN record states that Act No. 60-35/AL/RS of September 22, 1960 proclaimed the…
Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs lists 18 November as the Proclamation of the Republic of Latvia (National Day), and Latvia’s in-force law on holidays recognizes 18 November as Proclama…
The Presidency of Burkina Faso states that the Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed on 11 December 1958. Current government sources call 11 December the national celebration and frame it…
The 15 November 1889 historical event is the anniversary anchor. Federal legal sources show November 15 in the national-commemoration framework by Decree 155-B of 1890 and as a national hol…
Proclamation No. 15 declares 17 March 1966 and every March 17 thereafter as Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Day.
Turkmenistan’s government identifies 6 October as Remembrance Day commemorating victims of the 1948 Ashgabat earthquake as well as national heroes who died in war; the public search title i…
Ghanaian official and legal sources identify 1 July with the 1960 republican transition; Republic Day was a commemorative day under the post-2019 framework and the 2025 amendment restored 1…
Guyana Parliament and Department of Public Information sources identify 23 February 1970 as the republic transition and document the first Mashramani celebration tied to Republic Day; curre…
Government of India sources distinguish the Constitution’s adoption on 26 November 1949 from its commencement on 26 January 1950, when India became a republic; Ministry of Defence material…
Official Malta sources identify 13 December 1974 as the creation of the Republic of Malta and current government holiday guidance lists Republic Day as a National Holiday regulated by Chapt…
Turkish government historical material verifies the 29 October 1923 proclamation; current Law No. 2429 defines October 29 as the National Holiday and the legal period from 13:00 on October…
Tunisia’s official government information records the proclamation of the Republic on 25 July 1957, and the state news agency documented Republic Day on 25 July 2026.
Republic Act No. 4166 declared July 4 Philippine Republic Day in 1964, and the current DILG Aurora advocacy calendar still lists July 4 as Republic Day while later holiday frameworks mean i…
Timor-Leste Law No. 10/2005 of 10 August establishes 20 May, Restoration of Independence Day, as a fixed-date national public holiday; current government notices continue that legal status.
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…
Government of Saint Lucia and the Saint Lucia Constitution Order verify 22 February 1979 as the independence/constitutional transition date; current government material continues annual Ind…
Somalia government sources verify July 1, 1960 southern independence and union into the Somali Republic, annual July 1 commemoration and current national-holiday treatment. Current official…
Tajikistan’s official legal database verifies Supreme Council Resolution No. 392 of September 9, 1991 proclaiming state independence and designating September 9 a national holiday; the acti…
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…
Sudan’s official government portal announced 1 January 2026 as a nationwide official holiday for the 70th anniversary of the declaration of independence.
Tanzanian official history identifies 9 December 1961 as Tanganyika’s independence date, while the current Public Holidays Act lists 9 December as Independence and Republic Day.
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.
The Organization of American States’ current country page lists Trinidad and Tobago National Independence Day as 31 August.
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The OAS current member-state information identifies July 5 as Venezuela’s national independence day. Historical reference material distinguishes the July 5, 1811 congressional declaration f…
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.
The International Labour Organization states that 28 April has been associated since 1996 with the international trade union movement’s commemoration of victims of occupational accidents an…
