American holidays

 
Flag Day 
The American Flag was adopted through the Second 
Continental Congress within the First Flag Quality of 
June fourteen, 1777. The quality read:
“
Resolved, that the flag of America be thirteen lines, 
alternate red as well as white; that the actual union be 
13 stars, white inside a blue field representing a brand 
new constellation Flag Day 2011.
“

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Independence 
Day 
Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July, is 
a federal holiday
in 
the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence 
on July 4, 1776, declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. 
Independence Day is commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, 
carnivals, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, and political 
speeches and ceremonies, in addition to various other public and private events 
celebrating the history, government, and traditions of the United States. 
Independence Day is the national day of the United States.

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Labor Day 
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on 
the first Monday in September (September 3 in 2012) that 
celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers. 
Recent research indicates that, in 1882, Matthew Maguire, a 
machinist, first proposed the holiday while serving as 
secretary of the CLU (Central Labor Union) of New York. 

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Columbus 
Day
Columbus Day first became an official state holiday in Colorado in 1906, and became a 
federal holiday in 1937, though people have celebrated Columbus' voyage since the 
colonial period. In 1792, New York City and other U.S. cities celebrated the 300th 
anniversary of his landing in the New World. President Benjamin Harrison called upon 
the people of the United States to celebrate Columbus Day on the 400th anniversary of 
the event.
During the four hundredth anniversary, in 1892, teachers, preachers, poets and 
politicians used Columbus Day rituals to teach ideals of patriotism. These patriotic rituals 
were framed around themes such as support for war, citizenship boundaries, the 
importance of loyalty to the nation, and celebrating social progress. 

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