Observances
April 2025
April 2, 2025
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.”
May 2025
May 1-31, 2025
ALS Awareness Month
Military servicemembers and veterans have greater risk of developing ALS.
June 2025
June 4, 2025
Women’s Suffrage
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.
July 2025
August 2025
September 2025
September 11, 2025
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, 2025
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 2025
October 1, 2025
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Military Women’s Memorial (Chartered 1997)
November 2025
November 1-30, 2025
National Military Family Appreciation Month
November 11, 2025
Anniversary of the Dedication of the Vietnam Women's Memorial (1993)
December 2025
January 2026
January 1-31, 2026
Human Trafficking Awareness Month
The Department of Defense Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) policies and programs set conditions for effective prevention, protection, prosecution, and partnering activities in concert with, and supportive of, national efforts.