January Daily Social Services Holidays
1776 Gen George Washington hoists Continental Union Flag – January 1
1941 World War II: The U.S. government announces its Liberty ship program to build freighters in support of the war effort. – January 2
1777 General George Washington's revolutionary army defeats British forces at Battle of Princeton, NJ – January 3
1862 Romney Campaign-Stonewall Jackson occupies Bath – January 4
1957 US President Eisenhower asks Congress to send troops to the Mid East – January 5
1861 Florida troops seize Federal arsenal at Apalachicola – January 6
1945 The last surface engagement between Allies and Japanese in the Pacific campaign, World War II-January 7
1877 Crazy Horse and his warriors fight their last battle with the United States Cavalry at Wolf Mountain (Montana Territory). – January 8
National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day - January 9
1936 Semi-automatic rifles adopted by US army – January 9
League of Nations Day - January 10
1946 US Army establishes 1st radar contact with Moon, Belmar, NJ – January 10
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day - January 11
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day - January 11
1863 Naval engagement near Galveston between CSS Alabama & USS Hatteras – January 11
Lee-Jackson Day (State Holiday in Virginia) - January 12
1991 US Congress gives George H. W. Bush authority to wage war against Iraq – January 12
1943 US infantry captures Galloping Horse Ridge, Guadalcanal – January 13
1864 General Sherman begins his march to the South – January 14
1967 NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments – January 14
Humanitarian Day - January 15
National Day of Service - January 15
Robert E. Lee Day - January 15 (States of AL, AR)
1944 General Eisenhower arrives in England – January 15
Civil Service Day - January 16
1944 Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London – January 16
1864 General Longstreet's command ends heavy fighting at Dandridgem TN – January 17
1991 Operation Desert Storm begins against Saddam Hussein – January 17
Confederate Memorial Day - January 19
National Gun Appreciation Day - January 19
Robert E. Lee's Birthday - January 19 (State of Florida)
1861 Mississippi troops take Fort Massachusetts and Ship Island (US Civil War) – January 19
1778 1st American military court martial trial begins, Cambridge, Mass – January 20
1968 Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh - One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins. – January 21
Martin Luther King Jr's Day - January 22 (Third Monday in January) He was a leader of civil rights, human rights, and promoted peace!
1863 Union General Burnside's "Mud March" – January 22
1973 US President Nixon announces an accord has been reached to end Vietnam War – January 23
1863 American Civil War: Massachusetts Governor receives permission from Secretary of War to raise a militia organization for men of African descent (54th Massachusetts Regiment) – January 26
Auschwitz Liberation Day - January 27
Vietnam Peace Day - January 27
1915 US Coast Guard created from Life Saving & Revenue Cutter services – January 28
1834 President Jackson orders first use of US troops to suppress a labor dispute – January 29
1943 USS Chicago sinks in Pacific Ocean – January 30
1865 General Robert E. Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies during US Civil War – January 31
February Weekly Social Services Holidays
National Salute to Veteran Patients - February 11-17 (Week of February 14 - Valentine's Day)
Peace Corps Week - February 25 - March 3
February Daily Social Services Holidays
G.I. Joe Day - February 1
National Freedom Day - February 1
1945 US Army arrives at Siegfriedlinie – February 1
Four Chaplains Day - February 3
1864 Sherman's march through Mississippi – February 3
USO Day - February 4
1918 1st US pilot to down an enemy airplane, Stephen W Thompson – February 5
1862 General Ulysses S. Grant captures Fort Henry in Tennessee – February 6
1948 Omar Bradley succeeds Dwight Eisenhower as Army Chief of Staff – February 7
1918 "Stars & Stripes,", weekly US armed forces newspaper, 1st published – February 8
1870 US Army establishes US National Weather Service – February 9
1947 WW II peace treaties signed – February 10
1943 US General Eisenhower selected to command the allied armies in Europe; British General Montgomery not best pleased – February 11
1973 1st US POWs in N Vietnam released; 116 of 456 flown to Philippines – February 12
Remember the Maine Day (U.S.S. Maine) - February 15
1862 Fort Donelson is captured by General Ulysses S. Grant following the surrender of around 12,000 Confederate soldiers – February 16
1865 Union troops force Confederates to abandon Ft Anderson, NC – February 18
Coast Guard Reserves Birthday - February 19
Iwo Jima Day - February 19
President's Day - February 19 (Third Monday in February)
1862 Texas Rangers win Confederate victory at Battle of Val Verde, NM – February 21
Washington's Birthday - February 19 (Third Monday in February). Some State and Local Governments refer to this day as President's Day. His Actual Birthday is on February 22.
Washington's Birthday - February 22 (but observed as a U.S. Federal Holiday on the Third Monday in February)
1942 World War II: President Franklin Roosevelt orders General Douglas MacArthur out of the Philippines as American defenses collapse – February 22
1945 US Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima, later a famous photo and Marine Corps War Memorial sculpture – February 23
1991 US & allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops – February 24
National Pistol Patent Day - February 25
1933 1st genuine US aircraft carrier named, USS Ranger – February 25
1944 1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed – February 26
World NGO Day - February 27
1991 Gulf War ends after Iraqi troops retreat and Kuwait is re-taken by the US – February 27
Linus Pauling Day - February 28 (Local Observance in Oregon)
1847 US defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento – February 28
March Weekly Social Services Holidays
Peace Corps Week - February 25 - March 3
National Days of Action (Peace Corps) - March 3-15
National Protocol Officer's Week - March 25-31 (Last Week of March)
March Daily Social Services Holidays
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day - March 1
Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Day (Bikini Day) - March 1
World Civil Defense Day - March 1
National Day of Action (Peace Corps) - March 2
1776 Americans begin shelling British troops in Boston - March 2
National Anthem Day - March 3
Navy Reserves Birthday - March 3
Hug a GI Day - March 4
Casimir Pulaski Day - March 5 (First Monday in March)
1770 Boston Massacre (Incident on King Street): British soldiers kill 5 men in a crowd throwing snowballs, stones, and sticks at them. – March 5
Peace Corps Day - March 6
1861 Provisionary Confederate Congress establishes Confederate Army – March 6
1943 Major General George Patton arrives in Djebel Kouif Tunisia – March 7
1861 St Augustine Florida surrenders to Union armies – March 8
1864 Ulysses S. Grant is appointed commander of Union Army – March 9
1945 Patton's 3rd Army makes contact with Hodge's 1st Army – March 10
1865 General William T. Sherman's Union forces occupies Fayetteville, NC – March 11
Eight Hour Day or Labor Day - March 12 (Observed in Australia "Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest!"
1933 FDR conducts his 1st "fireside chat" – March 12
K-9 Veterans Day - March 13
1984 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 41-C mission – March 14
International Day Against Police Brutality - March 15
1783 In an emotional speech in Newburgh, New York, George Washington asks his officers not to support the Newburgh Conspiracy. The plea is successful and the threatened coup d'etat never takes place. – March 15
1802 US Army Corps of Engineers established (2nd time) – March 16
1863 Battle of Kelly's Ford, VA (211 casualities) – March 17
Supreme Sacrifice Day - March 18
1865 Congress of Confederate States of American adjourns for last time – March 18
National Day of Honor - March 19
Operation Iraqi Freedom Day - March 19
1942 Gen MacArthur vows, "I shall return" – March 20
1944 Gen Eisenhower postpones invasion of the soth of France until after Normandy – March 21
1985 NASA launches Intelsat VA F-10 – March 22
1775 Patrick Henry proclaims "Give me liberty or give me death" in speech in favour of Virginian troops joining US Revolutionary war – March 23
1945 Generals Eisenhower, Montgomery & Bradley discuss advance in Germany – March 24
National Medal of Honor Day- March 25
1945 Generals Eisenhower/Bradley/Patton attack at Remagen the Rhine – March 26
1945 Gen Eisenhower declares German defenses on Western Front broken – March 27
1885 US Salvation Army officially organized – March 28
Vietnam Veterans Day or Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day - March 29
1965 Vietnam War: A car bomb explodes in front of the U.S. Embassy in Saigon, killing 22 and wounding 183 others. – March 30
1997 NASA's Pioneer 10 ends its mission – March 31
April Monthly Social Services Holidays
Confederate History Month
Month of the Military Child
April Weekly Social Services Holidays
National Work Zone Awareness Week - April 2-6
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week - April 8-14 (Second Week of April)
Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom HaShoah - Evening of April 11 to Evening of April 12
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week - April 18-23
National Volunteer Week - April 22-28 (Last Week of April)
April Daily Social Services Holidays
U.S. Air Force Academy Day - April 1
1865 US Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia – April 2
International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action - April 4
Gold Star Wives Day - April 5
Army Day - April 6
Appomattox Day - April 9
Jenkins Ear Day - April 9
National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day - April 9
Air Force Reserve Birthday - April 14
Patriot's Day - April 16 (Massachusetts and Maine) (Third Monday of April)
1789 George Washington heads for 1st presidential inauguration – April 16
International Day for Monuments and Sites - April 18
1861 Colonel Robert E. Lee turns down offer to command Union armies (US Civil War) – April 18
John Parker Day - April 19
San Jacinto Day - April 21
In God We Trust Day - April 22
Confederate Memorial Day - April 22 (States of AL, FL, GA)
Army Reserves Birthday - April 23
1898 US fleet under commodore George Dewey sails from Hong Kong to Philippines – April 24
1957 Jamestown, Va 350th Anniversary Festival opens – April 26
Mantanzas Mule Day - April 27
Morse Code Day - April 27
National Rebuilding Day - April 28 (Last Saturday of April)
Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare - April 29
1861 Maryland's House of Delegates votes against seceding from Union (US Civil War) – April 29
Confederate Memorial Day - April 30 (Mississippi)
National Military Brats Day - April 30
May Monthly Social Services Holidays
National Military Appreciation Month
May Weekly Social Services Holidays
Arson Awareness Week - May 6-12 (First full week in May)
National Correctional Officer's Week - May 6-12 (First Full Week in May)
Public Service Recognition Week - May 6-12 (First Full week of May)
Armed Forces Week - May 12-20 (Second Saturday through Third Sunday in May)
National Police Week - May 13-19 (Second Full Week in May)
Click It or Ticket Mobilization - May 14 - June 3
May Daily Social Services Holidays
Loyalty Day - May 1
Silver Star Service Banner Day - May 1
National Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Day - May 2
International Firefighter's Day - May 4
1863 End of Chancellorsville - Beaten Union army withdraws – May 4
National Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) Day - May 5 (First Saturday of May)
1877 Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles. – May 5
Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives During the Second World War II - May 8
V-E Day - May 8
Confederate Memorial Day - May 10 (States of North Carolina and South Carolina)
Military Spouse Appreciation Day - May 11 (Friday before Mother's Day which is May 14, 2017)
Armed Forces Day Military-Amateur Crossband Communications Day - May 13
The Stars and Stripes Forever Day - May 14
International Conscientious Objector Day - May 15
Peace Officers Memorial Day - May 15
Wear Purple for Peace Day - May 16
1861 Confederate government offers war volunteers $10 premium – May 16
1804 Lewis & Clark begin exploration of Louisiana Purchase – May 17
National Defense Transportation Day - May 18 (Third Friday in May)
Armed Forces Day - May 19 (Third Saturday in May)
Emancipation Day (Florida) - May 20
Maritime Day - May 22
1774 Chestertown tea party occurs (tea dumped into Chester River) – May 23
1738 A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners. – May 25
Amateur Radio Military Appreciation Day (ARMAD) – May 26
Julia Pierpont Day - May 26 (Fourth Saturday in May)
1861 Union blockades New Orleans LA & Mobile AL – May 26
1919 1st transatlantic flight ends; US Navy flying boat takes 11 days – May 27
Memorial Day - May 28 - (Last Monday in May)
International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers - May 29
1944 Allied breakthrough in Italy – May 31
June Weekly Social Services Holidays
Click It or Ticket Mobilization - May 14 - June 3
National Flag Week - June 10-16 (The week that includes June 14)
June Daily Social Services Holidays
1796 Last of Britain's troops withdraws from US – June 1
National Gun Violence Awareness Day - June 2
1917 American men begin registering for the draft - June 4
D-Day Invasion Anniversary - June 6
1944 Allies occupy Port-en-Bessin Normandy – June 8
1801 Tripoli declares war on US for refusing tribute – June 10
Flag Day - June 14
Pause for the Pledge Day - June 14
US Army Birthday - June 14
National Day of Prayer for Law Enforcement Officers - June 15
1775 George Washington appointed commander-in-chief of the American Army – June 15
1775 Battle of Bunker Hill – June 17
1941 German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas – June 20
United Nations Public Service Day - June 23
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday - June 23
1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn: 7th Cavalry under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne, Custer killed – June 25
PTSD Awareness Day - June 27
Operation Red Wings Observance - June 28
1863 Lee orders his forces to concentrate near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – June 29
July Monthly Social Services Holidays
Bioterrorism / Disaster Education and Awareness Month
July Weekly Social Services Holidays
Freedom Week - July 4-10
July Daily Social Services Holidays
1863 Battle of Gettysburg, Pa; Lee's northward advance halted – July 1
1863 Battle of Gettysburg (2nd day) – July 2
1863 Battle of Gettysburg: Largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War – July 3
Independence Day (Fourth of July) - July 4
1777 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Hubbardton – July 7
1776 Declaration of Independence is read to George Washington's troops (NY) – July 9
1862 US Congress authorizes Medal of Honor – July 12
1958 President Eisenhower sends US troops to Lebanon; they stay 3 months – July 15
1864 President Lincoln asks for 500,000 volunteers for military service – July 18
Department of Veterans Administration Created - July 21
1866 Ulysses S. Grant named 1st general of Army – July 25
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day - July 27
Buffalo Soldiers Day - July 28
1915 Because of virtual anarchy, US Marines go ashore in Haiti on orders from President Wilson – July 28
Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps - July 29
August Monthly Social Animal Holidays
National Traffic Awareness Month
Pedestrian Safety Month
August Weekly Social Animal Holidays
National Stop on Red Week - August 5-11
National Aviation Week - August 19-25 (Always during the week of Orville Wright's Birthday on August 19)
August Daily Social Animal Holidays
1794 Whiskey Rebellion begins in western Pennsylvania – August 1
US Coast Guard Birthday (USCG) - August 4
Hiroshima Day - August 6
Purple Heart Day - August 7
Veep Day - August 9
1949 US National Military Establishment renamed Depertment of Defense – August 10
National Spirit of '45 Day - August 12 (Second Sunday in August)
National Navajo Code Talkers Day - August 14
V-J Day - August 14 (Japan Surrenders)
V-J Day - August 15 (Japan's Surrender Announced to the World)
Chauvin Day - August 15
National Airborne Day - August 16
National Aviation Day - August 19
World Humanitarian Day - August 19
1775 King George III proclaims colonies to be in open rebellion – August 22
1932 1st transcontinental non-stop flight by a woman, Amelia Earhart – August 24
1945 US troops land in Japan after Japanese surrender – August 27
International Day Against Nuclear Tests - August 29
Marine Corps Reserve Birthday - August 29
September Monthly Social Services Holidays
International Strategic Thinking Month
National Preparedness Month
National Service Dog Month
Self Improvement Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Update Your Resume Month
September Weekly Social Services Holidays
National Environmental Services Week - September 9-15
Clean Up the World Weekend - September 14-16 (Third Weekend in September)
Constitution Week - September 16-22
International Interpreters and Translators Week - September 23-29 (Last Full Week in September)
Remember to Register to Vote Week - September 23-29 (Last Week in September)
September Daily Social Services Holidays
V-J Day - September 2 (Ceremony & Formal Signing of Japan's Surrender)
Labor Day - September 3 (1st Monday in September)
1862 General Lee invades the North with 50,000 Confederate troops during US Civil war – September 4
1861 General Ulysses S. Grant occupies Paducah, Kentucky – September 6
Pardon Day - September 8
1969 US performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado – September 10
World Suicide Prevention Day - September 10
9/11 Remembrance Day - September 11
Emergency Number Day - September 11 (Proclaimed by President Reagan on August 26, in 1987)
National Day of Service and Remembrance - September 11
Patriot Day - September 11
Remember Freedom Day - September 11
1861 1st naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer "Judah" off Pensacola, Fla – September 13
International Coastal Cleanup Day - September 15 (Third Saturday)
International Day of Democracy - September 15
National Thank A Police Officer Day - September 15
Citizenship Day - September 17
Constitution Day - September 17
VFW Ladies Auxiliary Day - September 17
US Air Force Birthday (USAF) - September 18
1994 3,000 US militia lands on Haiti – September 19
Constitution Day / Pledge Across America - September 21 (Third Friday in September)
National POW / MIA Recognition Day - September 21 (Third Friday in September)
National Tradesmen Day - September 21 (Third Friday in September)
1806 Lewis & Clark return to St Louis from Pacific Northwest – September 23
1953 US & Spain sign defense treaty (4 US bases in Spain) – September 26
World Maritime Day - September 27 (Last Thursday in September)
National Voter Registration Day - September 28 (Fourth Thursday in September)
1781 9,000 American and 7,000 French troops begin siege of Yorktown – September 28
VFW Day - September 29
Gold Star Mother's Day - September 30 (Last Sunday in September)
October Monthly Social Services Holidays
Agent Orange Awareness Month
Fire Prevention Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Service Dog Month
October Weekly Social Services Holidays
National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend - October 6-7
Death Penalty Focus Week - October 7-13 (Week with October 10th in it)
Fire Prevention Week - October 7-13 (Second Week of October)
Disarmament Week - October 24-30
October Daily Social Services Holidays
National Fire Pup Day - October 1
1940 US forms parachute troops – October 3
Ten-Four Day - October 4
1863 Confederate sub David damages Union ship Ironsides – October 5
1781 Americans & French begin siege of Cornwallis at Yorktown; last battle of American Revolutionary War – October 6
Alvin C. York Day - October 8
Fire Prevention Day - October 9
1990 Fear of war and long-term supply disruptions as Hussein threatens Israel – October 9
Naval Academy Day - October 10
World Day Against the Death Penalty - October 10
1809 Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand. – October 11
US Navy Birthday (USN) - October 13
1773 American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland. – October 14
1781 Cornwallis defeated at Yorktown – October 17
1863 Battle of Charlestown, WV – October 18
1944 World War II: US troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall – October 21
1864 Battle of Westport, Missouri: Union General Samuel R Curtis defeats Confederate General Stirling Price – October 23
United Nations Day - October 24
1812 US frigate United States captures British vessel Macedonian – October 25
Day of the Deployed - October 26
1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 crashes on moon: 6.7°N 162°E – October 29
1968 US President Lyndon B. Johnson orders a halt to all bombing of North Vietnam – October 31
November Monthly Social Services Holidays
Aviation History Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Military Family Month
November Daily Social Services Holidays
1917 In WW I, the 1st US soldiers are killed in combat – November 1
1783 General George Washington, later 1st US President, bids farewell to his army after the American Revolutionary War – November 2
1783 Washington orders Continental Army disbanded – November 3
1944 US 28th Infantry division occupies Schmidt Hurtgenwald – November 3
1967 Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins. – November 3
1864 Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee – November 4
1950 US troops vacate Pyongyang North Korea – November 4
Traffic Directors Day - November 5 (First Monday in November)
1862 Ambrose Burnside replaces McClellen as head of Army of Potomac – November 5
Election Day - November 6
1865 American Civil War: CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe on its cruise that sank or captured 37 vessels. – November 6
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict - November 6
1861 Battle of Belmont, Missouri, first combat for Ulysses S. Grant in US Civil War – November 7
1918 United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed – November 7
1950 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War – November 8
1864 Sherman issues preliminary plans for his "March to the Sea" – November 9
US Marine Corps Birthday (USMC) - November 10
World Science Day for Peace and Development - November 10
1982 Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened – November 10
Armistice Day - November 11
Veteran's Day - November 11
Death/Duty Day - November 11
Veteran Owned Business Anniversary - November 11
1923 Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown soldier, Arc de Triumph – November 11
Veterans Day (Observed) – November 12
1775 General Washington forbids recruiting officers enlisting blacks – November 12
1942 Minimum draft age lowered from 21 to 18 – November 13
1982 Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C. – November 13
1864 Union Major General Sherman leaves Atlanta on his "March to the Sea" – November 15
1943 World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway. – November 16
1961 JFK sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam – November 18
1944 World War II: U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort. – November 19
GIS Day (Geographic Information Systems) - November 21 (Third Wednesday in November)
1864 American Civil War Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties – November 22
1990 George H. W. Bush visits US troops in Saudi Arabia – November 22
1914 The US Army retreats from Mexico. – November 23
Robert E. Lee Day - November 23 (State of Georgia)
1944 US bombers based on Saipan begin 1st attack on Tokyo – November 24
1969 Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon – November 26
1817 US soldiers attack Florida Indian village, beginning Seminole War – November 27
1901 U.S. Army War College is established in Washington, D.C. – November 27
1775 Second Continental Congress formally establishes US Navy – November 28
1952 US President-elect Eisenhower visits Korea to assess war – November 29
1995 Official end of Operation Desert Storm. – November 30
December Daily Social Services Holidays
Civil Air Patrol Birthday (USAF Auxiliary) - December 1
International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development - December 5
International Volunteers Day - December 5
International Civil Aviation Day - December 7
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7
International Anti-Corruption Day - December 9
US National Guard Birthday - December 13
Bill of Rights Day - December 15
Pan American Aviation Day - December 17
Pledge of Allegiance Day - December 28
Universal Hour of Peace Day - December 31