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Coast Guard Day is held every August 4 to commemorate the founding of the United States Coast Guard as the Revenue Marine on August 4, 1790, by then- Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. On that date, U.S. Congress, guided by Hamilton, authorized the building of a fleet of the first ten Revenue Service cutters, whose responsibility ...
Several federal holidays are widely observed by private businesses with paid time off. These include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Businesses often close or grant paid time off for New Year's Eve, Christmas Eve, and the Day after Thanksgiving, but none of these are federal holidays ...
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 ...
Civic Holiday (French: congé civique) is a public holiday in Canada celebrated on the first Monday in August. [1] Though the first Monday of August is celebrated in most of Canada as a public holiday, [2] it is only officially known as "Civic Holiday" in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories , where it is a territorial statutory holiday .
August 4 is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 149 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
Aug 3, 2023, 6:42 PM Save Entrance fees at all of America’s national parks will be waived Friday in honor of the anniversary of the passage of the Great American Outdoors Act.
August 7 to 13: Exercise with Your Child Week, International Assistance Dog Week, National Farmers Market Week August 25 to 31: Be Kind to Humankind Week Monthly Observances in August 2023
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.