Days of Rememberance
Third Monday in January - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Day
January 17 (1991) - Operation Desert Storm began
January Lunar New Year - Tet Offensive
January 27 (1973) - Viet Nam Peace Accord signed
Third Monday in February - PRESIDENT'S DAY
February 23 (1945) - US Marines Raised the American Flag on Mt. Suribachi (IWO JIMA)
March 3 (1931) - "Star Spangled Banner" officially made US National Anthem
April 11 (1991) - Persian Gulf Cease Fire
April 30 (1975) - Official end of the Viet Nam War
May 5 - Mexico Battle of Puebla - Cinco de Mayo
May 8 (1945) - Germany surrendered; Victory in Europe (VE) Day
Second Sunday in May - Mother's Day--US & Canada
May 19 - Armed Forces Day
Last Monday in May - Memorial Day Observed - United States; United Kingdom Bank Holiday
May 30 - Actual Date of Memorial Day
June 6 (1944) - Allied Invasion of Europe (D-Day): The day whose gore and bloodshed inspired the opening scenes in the movie, Saving Private Ryan.
June 14 - FLAG DAY; US Army founded 1775
Second Sunday in June - Father's Day - US, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom
June 22 - "Pledge of Allegiance" recognized by Congress (1942); GI Bill Made Law (1944)
June 25 - North Korea invades South Korea; Korean War Began(1950)
June 26 (1945) - The UN Charter was signed on this day in the San Francisco Veterans' War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue.
July 2 - US Army Air Corps (later to become the Air Force) was established
July 4 - Independence Day
July 27 - National Korean War Veterans' Armistice Day
August 4 (1790) - US Coast Guard was established
August 6 (1945) - Hiroshima Bombed
August 7 (1782) - The "Purple Heart" Medal was established
August 14 (1945) - Japan Surrendered, ending World War II
September 2 (1945) - Victory in Japan (VJ) Day: Japan signed formal surrender
First Monday in September - Labor Day
September 11 - PATRIOT DAY - September 11,2001 The day America suffered 3 cowardly attacks at the hands of terrorists in New York City at the World Trade Centers, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania
September 16 - 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the San Francisco Veterans' Affairs Commission
September 21 - POW RECOGNITION DAY
September 30 - "Gold Star" Mothers' Day
Second Monday in October - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 13 (1775) - US Navy was established
October 24 - UNITED NATIONS'
January 17 (1991) - Operation Desert Storm began
January Lunar New Year - Tet Offensive
January 27 (1973) - Viet Nam Peace Accord signed
Third Monday in February - PRESIDENT'S DAY
February 23 (1945) - US Marines Raised the American Flag on Mt. Suribachi (IWO JIMA)
March 3 (1931) - "Star Spangled Banner" officially made US National Anthem
April 11 (1991) - Persian Gulf Cease Fire
April 30 (1975) - Official end of the Viet Nam War
May 5 - Mexico Battle of Puebla - Cinco de Mayo
May 8 (1945) - Germany surrendered; Victory in Europe (VE) Day
Second Sunday in May - Mother's Day--US & Canada
May 19 - Armed Forces Day
Last Monday in May - Memorial Day Observed - United States; United Kingdom Bank Holiday
May 30 - Actual Date of Memorial Day
June 6 (1944) - Allied Invasion of Europe (D-Day): The day whose gore and bloodshed inspired the opening scenes in the movie, Saving Private Ryan.
June 14 - FLAG DAY; US Army founded 1775
Second Sunday in June - Father's Day - US, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom
June 22 - "Pledge of Allegiance" recognized by Congress (1942); GI Bill Made Law (1944)
June 25 - North Korea invades South Korea; Korean War Began(1950)
June 26 (1945) - The UN Charter was signed on this day in the San Francisco Veterans' War Memorial Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue.
July 2 - US Army Air Corps (later to become the Air Force) was established
July 4 - Independence Day
July 27 - National Korean War Veterans' Armistice Day
August 4 (1790) - US Coast Guard was established
August 6 (1945) - Hiroshima Bombed
August 7 (1782) - The "Purple Heart" Medal was established
August 14 (1945) - Japan Surrendered, ending World War II
September 2 (1945) - Victory in Japan (VJ) Day: Japan signed formal surrender
First Monday in September - Labor Day
September 11 - PATRIOT DAY - September 11,2001 The day America suffered 3 cowardly attacks at the hands of terrorists in New York City at the World Trade Centers, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania
September 16 - 20th Anniversary of the Founding of the San Francisco Veterans' Affairs Commission
September 21 - POW RECOGNITION DAY
September 30 - "Gold Star" Mothers' Day
Second Monday in October - Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day
October 13 (1775) - US Navy was established
October 24 - UNITED NATIONS'