The band also plays the first verse of Kenya's National anthem. The first difference is that the national holidays are commemorated on different days. One is celebrated on June 1, while Jamhuri Day is ...

The country marks Jamhuri Day on 12 December every year to mark the day ... Counties as hosts during national holiday celebrations Previously, all the national holidays were celebrated in Kenya's ...

Flag Day is Saturday, June 14. The Second Continental Congress adopted a resolution on June 14, 1777, that stated: “That the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and ...

Juneteenth has long been recognized and celebrated, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. But it didn't become a ...

Memorial Day, one of the United States' first federal holidays in several months, is almost here. For many, it marks the unofficial start of summer as pools and outdoor activities open up, even ...

It is celebrated on the third Sunday of June each year. Mother's Day was established as a national holiday before Father's Day. Father's Day became a national holiday in 1972. We may have just ...

In 1972, Memorial Day was declared a national holiday by an act of Congress, the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, and placed on the last Monday in May, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

With Mother’s Day crossed off, the next holiday most people are looking forward to is Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. If you’re already sorting out your holiday plans or ...

Anna Jarvis, who never had children of her own, tirelessly campaigned for Mother's Day to become a national holiday on the second Sunday in May to honor the anniversary of her mother's death.

Armed Forces Day ... in the National Security Act of 1947 include the guard in the definition of "Armed Forces." When President Harry Truman issued the proclamation starting the holiday earlier ...