Mildred Fish Harnack Day

Mildred Fish Harnack Day is celebrated on September 16th in Wisconsin to honor the life of Mildred Fish Harnack, a Milwaukee native who was executed by the Gestapo in Nazi Germany.

US Constitution Day

September 17th is designated as Constitution Day and Citizenship Day to commemorate the signing of the US Constitution in Philadelphia on September 17th, 1787.

Wonderful Wisconsin Day

Commemorates the assets that make Wisconsin a desirable place to live and work. Falls on the Wednesday of the third week of September, as part of Wonderful Wisconsin Week.

POW-MIA Recognition Day

National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979, commemorating the third Friday in September as National POW/MIA Recognition Day.

Bullying Awareness Day

Bullying Awareness Day is observed annually on the Wednesday of the fourth week in September. It was established as one of Wisconsin Public School Observance Days to raise awareness of bullying's negative effects on students and schools.

Frances Willard Day

Frances Willard Day is celebrated on September 28th and commemorates the life of Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, an American educator, women's suffragist, and temperance reformer.

Leif Erikson Day

Leif Erikson Day is an annual observance that occurs on October 9th, honoring Leif Erikson, the Norse explorer who, in approximately 1000, led the first Europeans believed to have set foot on the continent of North America.

Christopher Columbus's Birthday

Day Observed - Happy Birthday, Christopher Columbus!

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

This observance day commemorates the January 15, 1929, birth of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King was a civil rights leader, minister, and winner of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, he was assassinated April 4, 1968.

Abraham Lincoln's Birthday

Wisconsin School Observance Day honoring the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky; assassinated 1865. Observed as a federal holiday (Presidents' Day) on the third Monday in February. (Monday, February 23, 2......More

Wisconsin School Observance Day honoring the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky; assassinated 1865. Observed as a federal holiday (Presidents' Day) on the third Monday in February. (Monday, February 23, 2023)

Susan B. Anthony's Birthday

Wisconsin Public School Observance Day honoring the Feb. 15, 1820, birth of Susan B. Anthony, an early suffragist, who organized campaigns across the United States advocating for women's right to vote, get an education, and own property. In 1872, she voted in a federal......More

Wisconsin Public School Observance Day honoring the Feb. 15, 1820, birth of Susan B. Anthony, an early suffragist, who organized campaigns across the United States advocating for women's right to vote, get an education, and own property. In 1872, she voted in a federal election and was arrested, tried, and fined for her action. In 1920, 14 years after her death, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified by three-fourths of the states and adopted, granting women the right to vote.