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List Of Observances In The United States By Presidential Proclamation

National Sanctity Of Human Life Day (Third Sunday in January)

Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Third Monday in January)

Education And Sharing Day (March or April)

Greek Independence Day ( March 25 )

National D.A.R.E. Day (Second Thursday in April)

Pan American Day and week ( April 14 and week thereof)

Armenian Remembrance Day ( April 24 )

Loyalty Day ( May 1 )

Law Day, U.S.A. ( May 1 )

National Day Of Prayer (First Thursday in May)

Mother's Day (Second Sunday in May)

National Defense Transportation Day and National Transportation Week (third Friday in May and week thereof)

National Maritime Day ( May 22 )

Memorial Day (last Monday in May)

National Child's Day (first Monday in June)

Flag Day and National Flag Week ( June 14 and week thereof)

Father's Day (Third Sunday in June)

Parent's Day (last Sunday in July)

National Airborne Day ( August 16 )

Women's Equality Day ( August 26 )

Patriot Day ( September 11 )

National POW/MIA Recognition Day (September)

Citizenship Day and Constitution Week ( September 17 and week thereof)

Gold Star Mother's Day (last Sunday in September)

German-American Day ( October 6 )

Child Health Day (First Monday in October)

Columbus Day (Second Monday in October)

Leif Erikson Day ( October 9 )

General Pulaski Memorial Day ( October 11 )

White Cane Safety Day ( October 15 )

United Nations Day ( October 24 )

World Freedom Day ( November 9 )

Veterans Day ( November 11 )

American Recycles Day ( November 15 )

Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday in November)

World AIDS Day ( December 1 )

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ( December 7 )

Human Rights Day ( December 10 )

Bill Of Rights Day ( December 15 )

Wright Brothers Day ( December 17 )

Special Weeks issued by Presidential Proclamation

National Consumer Protection Week (first week of February)

Save Your Vision Week (first week of March)

National Volunteer Week (last week of April)

National Crime Victims' Rights Week (April)

National Park Week (last week of April)

Jewish Heritage Week (April or May-varies according to Hebrew Calendar )

World Trade Week (Third week of May)

National Hurricane Preparedness Week (Third week in May)

National Safe Boating Week (week prior to Memorial Day)

Captive Nations Week (Third week of July)

Minority Enterprise Development Week (September)

National Farm Safety And Health Week (Third week of September)

National Historically Black Colleges And Universities Week (September)

Fire Prevention Week (week of October 9)

National Forest Products Week (week of the third Sunday in October)

National Character Counts Week (Third week in October)

National Chemistry Week (mid-October)

National Farm-City Week (week of Thanksgiving)

National Family Week (week of Thanksgiving)

Human Rights Week (week beginning December 10)

Special Months issued by Presidential Proclamation

National Mentoring Month (January)

American Heart Month (February)

National African American History Month (February)

National Caffeine Awareness Month (March)

American Red Cross Month (March)

Women's History Month (March)

Irish-American Heritage Month (March)

Cancer Control Month (April)

National Donate Life Month (April)

Older Americans Month (May)

Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May)

Great Outdoors Month (June)

Black Music Month (June)

National Alcohol And Drug Addiction Recovery Month (September)

National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month (September)

National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15)

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October)

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October)

National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October)

National Hospice Month (November)

National Adoption Month (November)

National Family Caregivers Month (November)

National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month (November)

National Diabetes Month (November)

National American Indian Heritage Month (November)

National Drunk And Drugged Driving Prevention Month (December)