4/22/2024 12:00 AM
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Earth Day
Earth Day is an event observed annually on April 22. It is a day held to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness and calls for the protection of our planet. Earth Day is celebrated in more than 193 countries each year.
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4/26/2024 12:00 AM
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Arbor Day
Arbor Day was established to promote tree planting and is held on the last Friday of April.
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5/1/2024 12:00 AM
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Loyalty Day
Loyalty Day is on May 1 each year. It is a special day for people to reaffirm their loyalty to the United States and to recognize the heritage of American freedom. It also falls on the same day as Law Day in the USA.
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5/2/2024 12:00 AM
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National Day of Prayer
National Day of Prayer calls on all people of different faiths in the United States to pray for the nation and its leaders. It is held on the first Thursday of May each year.
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5/3/2024 12:00 AM
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day
The Friday before Mother's Day in the United States is observed as Military Spouse Appreciation Day. It is a day to acknowledge the significant others of military personnel who hold the fort down at home while their partners are protecting the country.
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5/4/2024 12:00 AM
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National EOD Day
National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day is a United States (U.S.) observance held on the first Saturday in May. It honors members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have risked their lives in disposing explosives.
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5/4/2024 12:00 AM
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Kentucky Derby
The Kentucky Derby is an annual horse race held in Louisville, Kentucky. Also sometimes known as the "Fastest Two Minutes in Sports," the event inaugurates the Triple Crown, a series of three horse races.
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5/5/2024 12:00 AM
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Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo is annually observed on May 5. It celebrates the defeat of the French army during the Battle of Puebla (Batalla de Puebla) in Mexico on May 5, 1862. It is not to be confused with Mexico's Independence Day.
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5/6/2024 12:00 AM
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National Nurses Day
National Nurses Day is celebrated annually on May 6 to raise awareness of the important role nurses play in society. It marks the beginning of National Nurses Week, which ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale.
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5/8/2024 12:00 AM
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Victory in Europe Day (1945)
Victory in Europe Day is the day celebrating the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Germany’s unconditional surrender of its armed forces on Tuesday, 8 May 1945, marking the end of World War II in Europe.
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