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United States
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The American Secular Holidays Calendar 
 This site calculates when federal holidays and other widely celebrated days fall on any given year after 1776. http://www.smart.net/~mmontes/ushols.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays by Region, Ready Reference & Quick Facts Last updated Mar 5, 2009 Education World: Holidays & Special Days Center
Offers ideas for educational activities for children, with links to related resources, curriculum ideas, and more for about two dozen holidays. Features a few holidays not always addressed by other resources, such as Groundhog Day and Hawaii Admission Day. Browsable chronologically. http://www.education-world.com/holidays/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, K-12 Education Last updated Jan 19, 2009 Fourth of July Celebrations Database
Find "selected examples of Fourth of July celebrations that have occurred throughout our nation's history" since 1776. This site also describes the formalizing of the Independence Day holiday, and provides chronologies, stories, and speeches. Includes links to some events scheduled for the Fourth of July in the current calendar year. From American University librarian James R. Heintze. http://gurukul.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Jun 27, 2007 Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth
This document "assists teachers in preparing lessons about the first Thanksgiving. The study guide includes information on which Native peoples met the first European immigrants in 1621, the harvest celebration, the Wampanoag today, the importance of corn, and instructions on how to make Johnny cakes." From the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). Opens into a PDF document. http://americanindian.si.edu/education/files/harvest.pdf Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 9, 2005 The Holiday Zone
Provides ways to celebrate common American holidays by doing a craft, singing a song, reading a story, or discovering why we mark certain days and the seasons. http://www.theholidayzone.com/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays by Region, Musical Genres Last updated Jun 19, 2002 Independence Day!
Suggestions for classroom activities related to the Fourth of July. Covers flags, anthems, monuments, and related topics. Includes vocabulary, group brainstorms, art activities, and links to related information. From a teacher at Colusa Community School, California. http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/activity/indepday/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Jun 27, 2005 Law Day, May 1
Law Day provides an opportunity to "focus on our heritage of liberty under law and how the rule of law makes our democracy possible." The site includes a brief history of Law Day (which was first proclaimed by President Eisenhower in 1958), selected Law Day themes back to 1969, a listing of events throughout the United States, lesson plans, a quiz, and more. Searchable. From the American Bar Association (ABA). http://www.abanet.org/publiced/lawday/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Law, Lesson Plans Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Martin Luther King Celebration
The collection of state and international event calendars is a very valuable part of this site from North Carolina dedicated to the observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday. Includes audio files of some of his speeches. From the Martin Luther King Celebration Committee, Inc. of Raleigh, North Carolina. http://www.king-raleigh.org/ Topics: Black Resources, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region Last updated Jan 17, 2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
"The King Day of Service is a way to transform Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and teachings into community service that helps solve social problems." Includes a tool for finding an MLK Day service project in your area, plus project tips, PR resources, logos, reading lists, and more. From the Corporation for National & Community Service, "a federal agency that gives more than a million Americans opportunities to improve communities through service." http://www.mlkday.gov/ Topics: Black Resources, Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Communities & Groups, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Jobs & Work Last updated Sep 29, 2009 Office of Personnel Management: Federal Holidays
Federal law establishes the public holidays for federal employees in the United States. This site provides a list of the dates of those holidays for 1997 though 2020. From the Office of Personnel Management. http://www.opm.gov/Operating_Status_Schedules/fedhol/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Holidays by Region Last updated Sep 6, 2008 Remembering Coretta and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Provides "links to resources about Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr." including biographical information, chronologies, educational sites, popular documents (such as the "I Have a Dream" speech), and media pages. From the Poynter Institute, a "non-profit school for journalists." http://poynter.org/column.asp?id=49&aid=96077 Topics: Black Resources, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Notable People Last updated Feb 4, 2006 Today in History: Flag Day
A brief history of Flag Day, which honors "June 14, 1777, [when] the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag." Also provides discussion of the Supreme Court decisions related to compelling students to salute the flag (reversed in 1943) and a variety of entertaining facts and links, including an audio recording of the "True to the Flag March." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun14.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jun 3, 2004 Today in History: July 4
A brief history of the holiday also known as Independence Day, which observes the day in 1776 when "the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence." Includes speeches, music, photos, and links to related topics. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 27, 2007 U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: The Fourth of July
Facts and statistics related to Independence Day, covering topics such as fireworks, flags, cookouts, immigration, parks, and patriotic-sounding place names. From the U.S. Census Bureau. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011920.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, September 11 & Beyond Last updated May 11, 2008 U.S. Census Bureau: Facts for Features & Special Editions
Factsheets with statistics for specific holidays and observances. "The data are gleaned from demographic and economic subject areas across the Census Bureau." Some entries include quotes and radio sound bites from the bureau's Public Information Office. Browsable chronologically. http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/ Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays by Region Last updated Aug 13, 2006 |
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