St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is observed annually on March 17 and commemorates Patrick, a fifth-century Christian missionary traditionally credited with playing a major role in the spread of Christianity in Ireland. […]
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Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American Heritage Month unfolds like a conversation around a family table, mixing old stories and new beginnings. Long before there was an official proclamation, immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, […]
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Jazz Appreciation Month
Jazz Appreciation Month, affectionately called JAM, swings into April with saxophones, trumpets and bass lines weaving through clubs and classrooms. Launched in 2001 by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American […]
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National Poetry Month
April brings National Poetry Month, a time when verse takes center stage and lines of meter and metaphor flutter like spring blossoms. Launched in 1996 by the Academy of American […]
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
When May arrives, Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month offers an invitation to wander through centuries of voyages, farm fields, city streets and family kitchens. In the 19th century, […]
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Jewish American Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) takes place in May, honoring a community whose story in North America spans more than three centuries. Jewish people arrived in what is now the […]
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Cinco de Mayo
A Celebration Rooted in Resistance and Resilience Cinco de Mayo may arrive each year in a whirlwind of mariachi melodies, folklórico skirts, and platters of tacos and mole poblano, but […]
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Memorial Day
Honoring Those Who Gave Everything Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday of May in the United States, is a national day of remembrance for the men and women who […]
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Caribbean American Heritage Month
Caribbean American Heritage Month is filled with the hum of steel pans, the aroma of jerk seasoning and the rhythms of calypso and reggae. It honors the millions of people […]
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Pride Month
Pride Month in June is a celebration of LGBTQ+ identities and a commemoration of a pivotal uprising. In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided […]
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Father’s Day
Father’s Day was born from love and necessity. In December 1907, an explosion at the Monongah coal mine in West Virginia killed hundreds of men, leaving thousands of children fatherless. The following year, Grace Golden Clayton proposed a church service to honor those fathers. Around the same time, Sonora Smart Dodd, one of six children […]
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Juneteenth
Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates a moment of delayed liberation and enduring hope. On that day in 1865, Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and issued General Order No. 3, announcing that all enslaved people were free in accordance with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued two and a half years […]
