Mother鈥檚 Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts. For more information on this holiday, go to Mother's Day. Don't forget your mother today!
Memorial Day is observed today, and there are no classes. It is the symbolic beginning to the summer season. Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years […]
Today Juneteenth National Independence Day is celebrated, and there are no classes. Juneteenth (short for "June Nineteenth") marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops鈥� arrival came a full two and a half years after […]
The nation鈥檚 first Father鈥檚 Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, in the state of Washington. However, it was not until 1972鈥�58 years after President Woodrow Wilson made Mother鈥檚 Day official鈥攖hat the day honoring fathers became a nationwide holiday in the United States. For more information on this holiday, go to Father's Day. Don't forget […]