WORLD OCEANS DAY World Oceans Day is a day set aside to honor, help protect, and conserve the world’s oceans. The ocean is not only breathtakingly beautiful but it also helps the environment by providing many resources to the environment including oxygen, climate regulation and food sources. It also givesRead More →
National Freedom Day National Freedom Day is the day slavery was abolished. The United States observes the holiday every year on February 1. This day honors the signing of the law by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S.Read More →
Leap Day Leap Day is celebrated every four years. When February 29th is on the calendar, it is called a Leap Year. A leap day is observed because the Earth’s period of orbital revolution around the Sun takes approximately 6 hours longer than 365 whole days. Leap Day is addedRead More →
Daylight Saving Time Daylight Saving Time was created as a way to conserve energy or to make better use of daylight. We change our clocks on this day and push the clock forward to move an hour of daylight from the morning to the evening. Countries have different change dates.Read More →
FIRST DAY OF SPRING The first day of Spring is a day we all look forward to, especially after a rough winter. Spring officially begins with the Spring Equinox, on the same day every year, March 20th. This event marks the astronomical first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere.Read More →
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HAPPINESS International Day of Happiness recognizes the pursuit of happiness as a fundamental human goal. The day was founded by United Nations adviser Jayme Illien on June 28, 2012, when all 193 member states of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted the day. When is InternationalRead More →
International Earth Day: Not to be confused with Earth Day, International Earth Day is celebrated on March 20th. The founder of this holiday was John McConnell, who died October 20, 2012 in Denver at the age of 97. His idea was to honor the Earth and the concept of peace. The holidayRead More →
PALM SUNDAY Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent and commemorates the arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. Palm Sunday also marks the beginning of Holy Week, a solemn week focusing on the final days of Jesus’ life. Holy Week culminates on Easter Sunday, theRead More →
Ellis Island Family History Day Ellis Island, located in New York, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to enter the United States from the years 1892 until 1924. April 17th was chosen to celebrate Ellis Island because on this date in 1907, more immigrants were processed through Ellis Island than on any other day inRead More →
Earth Day Earth Day is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd. International Earth Day is celebrated on March 20, Earth day focuses on the environment while International Earth Day focuses on peace around the world. First celebrated in 1970, events in more than 193 countries are now coordinated globallyRead More →