Observances
May 2019
May 1-31, 2019
ALS Awareness Month
Military servicemembers and veterans have greater risk of developing ALS.
May 1-31, 2019
Upcoming Events: Women in Military Service for America Memorial (WIMSA)/(The Women’s Memorial)
2019-2020
Women’s Suffrage Centennial 2020 Projects 2019-2020
The 19th amendment of the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing all American women the right to vote, was passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified on August 18, 1920. There are many centennial projects planned across the nation.
June 2019
July 2019
August 2019
September 2019
September 11, 2019
Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance
On September 10, 2012, President Obama issued a proclamation renaming "Patriot Day" as "Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance," in accordance with both Public Laws 107-89 and 111-13 (the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act).
September 17, 2019
Constitution Day
On September 17, 1787, thirty-nine men signed the U.S. Constitution. Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the Constitution and recognizes all born in the U.S. and individuals who became citizens by naturalization.
October 2019
October 1, 2019
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Women in Military Service for America ( WIMSA) Memorial (Chartered 1997)
Women in Military Service for America Memorial (The Women’s Memorial)
November 2019
November 1-30, 2019
National Military Family Appreciation Month
November 11, 2019
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial (1993)
December 2019
February 2020
March 2020
April 2020
April 2, 2020
International Fact-Checking Day (April 2d Annually)
The International Fact-Checking Network, a unit of the global journalism Poynter Institute, coordinates an annual “International Fact-Checking Day” event celebrating “fact-checking as an essential skill in journalism and public life.”