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How Is Flag Day Celebrated

How Is Flag Day Celebrated?

June 14, 2021June 14, 2021 Dana Bender 681 Views 0 Comments celebrate, celebration, flag day, history, holiday, holidays, state governments, u.s., u.s. history, u.s. holiday, united states

Although people celebrate Memorial Day and the Fourth of July, there’s also the oft-overlooked American summer holiday Flag Day, a

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Why Some People Don’t Celebrate July 4th

July 4, 2020July 1, 2020 Dana Bender 2315 Views 0 Comments history, holidays, independence day, july 4, july 4th, u.s. history, u.s. holiday

July 4th is undeniably a major American holiday. On this date in 1776, the thirteen original American colonies adopted the

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What Is Veterans Day?

November 11, 2019November 5, 2019 Dana Bender 685 Views 0 Comments federal holiday, holidays, u.s. history, u.s. holiday, veterans day

Thanksgiving isn’t the only federal holiday celebrated in November. Government offices, schools, and more close annually on November 11 in

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Why Is Columbus Day So Controversial?

October 11, 2019October 7, 2019 Dana Bender 1394 Views 2 Comments christopher columbus, columbus day, holidays, indigenous people, indigenous peoples' day, u.s. history

In classrooms throughout the U.S., students are taught from a young age that Christopher Columbus discovered America. Columbus arrived in

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