D-Day

D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air landed on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations which would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany and end the S......More

D-Day was the largest invasion ever assembled, before or since, 156,000 Allied troops by sea and air landed on five beachheads in Normandy, France. D-Day was the start of Allied operations which would ultimately liberate Western Europe, defeat Nazi Germany and end the Second World War.

Flag Day

Flag Day, also called National Flag Day, in the United States, commemorates the date in 1777 when the United States approved the design for its first national flag.

School Closed - Juneteenth

Juneteenth (officially Juneteenth National Independence Day) is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Independence Day!

Independence Day, known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence (ratified on July 4, 1776).The Declaration of Independence established the United States of America as new country, independent from Br......More

Independence Day, known as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence (ratified on July 4, 1776).The Declaration of Independence established the United States of America as new country, independent from Britain.

Shark Awareness Day

Shark Awareness Day was created to dispel myths about sharks and to raise awareness about the importance of sharks to the oceans.

Halloween

Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced &ldquo SAH-win&rdquo ) a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer and the beginning of the dark cold winter. Celts believed the boundary between th......More

Halloween has its roots in the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (a Gaelic word pronounced &ldquo SAH-win&rdquo ) a pagan religious celebration to welcome the harvest at the end of summer and the beginning of the dark cold winter. Celts believed the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred so they would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts.

Veteran's Day

Veterans Day originated at the end of World War I when, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of an armistice.Today, Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, to hono......More

Veterans Day originated at the end of World War I when, at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I ended with the signing of an armistice.Today, Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces.