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August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 132 days remain until the end of the year. ... (Traditional Japanese date: ...
Ninoy Aquino Day is a national non-working holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21 commemorating the assassination of former Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino, Jr., the husband of Corazon Aquino, who later became the eleventh Philippine President. His assassination led to the downfall of the tenth president, dictator, and ...
9546. The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017, dubbed the " Great American Eclipse " by some media, [ 1 ] was a total solar eclipse visible within a band that spanned the contiguous United States from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts. It was also visible as a partial solar eclipse from as far north as Nunavut in northern Canada to as far south ...
Alaska Statehood Act, admitting Alaska as a state in the Union as of January 3, 1959. Hawaii Admission Act, admitting Hawaii as a state in the Union as of August 21, 1959. Legal status of Hawaii. List of states and territories of the United States. Federalism in the United States.
The history of the World Senior Citizen's Day dates back to 1988. It was officially founded by the former President of the United States of America, Ronald Reagan. [6] He had signed on August 19, 1988, the promulgation of 5847, [7] which appeared on 21 August as National Day of the Third Age.
August 21: National Spumoni Day, ... August 31: Eat Outside Day, National Matchmaker Day, National Trail Mix Day, National Zoo Awareness Day. August Weekly Holidays and Observances.
August 8: New Afrikan revolutionary Mutulu Shakur (b. August 8, 1950 – d. July 7, 2023) is born in 1950. August 10: The Attica Prison Rebellion of 1971 is frequently invoked and commemorated as part of Black August, as it was a key moment in the radical prison movement. Although the officially recognized dates of the rebellion are September 9 ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 15–21, floating Monday) Washington's Birthday (February 15–21, floating Monday) Juneteenth (June 19) Columbus Day (October 8–14, floating Monday) Veterans Day (November 11) Established in 2021, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday.