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Labor Day is a federal holiday in the United States celebrated on the first Monday of September to honor and recognize the American labor movement and the works and contributions of laborers to the development and achievements of the United States. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew ...
The issue spans the changeover; the date heading reads: "From Tuesday September 1, O.S. to Saturday September 16, N.S. 1752". [ 1] Old Style ( O.S.) and New Style ( N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, they refer to the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in ...
On average, the astronomical solstices and the equinoxes advance by 10.8 minutes per year against the Julian year. As a result, 21 March (which is the base date for calculating the date of Easter) gradually moved out of alignment with the March equinox. This is a visual example of the official date change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian.
In traditional American usage, dates are written in the month–day–year order (e.g. August 16, 2024) with a comma before and after the year if it is not at the end of a sentence [ 2] and time in 12-hour notation (7:08 pm). International date and time formats typically follow the ISO 8601 format (2024-08-16) for all-numeric dates, [ 3] write ...
Peace Out: The Farewell Tour was the final concert tour by American rock band Aerosmith. The tour began on September 2, 2023, in Philadelphia and was set to conclude on February 26, 2025 in Buffalo, New York. However, on August 2, 2024, Aerosmith announced that due to Steven Tyler's ongoing vocal cord issues, the band would cease touring ...
On June 28, 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved four holidays, including Memorial Day, from their traditional dates to a specified Monday in order to create a convenient three-day weekend. [67] The change moved Memorial Day from its traditional May 30 date to the last Monday in May.
September 2. September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 120 days remain until the end of the year.
Record of President Ho Chi Minh reading the declaration of Vietnam. National Day ( Vietnamese: Ngày Quốc Khánh) is a national holiday in Vietnam observed on 2 September, commemorating President Hồ Chí Minh reading the Declarations of independence of Vietnam at Ba Đình Square in Hanoi on 2 September 1945. It is the country's National Day.