Personally I fly
Old Glory 24/7, if you only fly Her
occasionally, these are dates you shouldn't miss:
New Year's Day - January 1st
Inauguration Day - January 20, every 4 years
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 3rd Monday in January
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday - February 12th
Presidents Day - 3rd Monday in February
George Washington's Birthday - February 22nd
Easter Sunday
Patriot's Day - April 19th
National Day of Prayer - 1st Thursday of May
Mother's Day
Peace Officers Memorial Day - May 16th (Half Staff until
sunset)
Armed Forces Day - 3rd Saturday in May
Memorial Day - Last Monday in May (Half Staff until noon)
Flag Day - June 14th
Independence Day - July 4th
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day - July 27th (Half
Staff until sunset)
Labor Day - 1st Monday in September
Constitution Day (Citizenship Day) - September 17th
POW / MIA Recognition Day - 3rd Friday in September
Columbus Day - 2nd Monday in October
Election Day - Tuesday on or after November 2nd
Veterans Day (WWI Armistice Day) - November 11th
Thanksgiving Day - 4th Thursday in November
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day - December 7th (Half
Staff until sunset)
Christmas Day - December 25th |
Other occasions proclaimed by the President of the United States
State and local holidays |
|
Your State's date of admission to the
Union: |
Alabama (22nd
state) December 14, 1819
Alaska (49th state) January
3, 1959
Arizona (48th state)
February 14, 1912
Arkansas (25th state) June
15,1836
California (31st state)
September 9, 1850
Colorado (38th state)
August 1, 1876
Connecticut (5th of
Original 13) January 9, 1788**
Delaware (1st of Original
13) December 7,1787**
Florida
(27th state) March 3, 1845
Georgia (4th of Original
13) January 2, 1788**
Hawaii (50th state) August
21, 1959
Idaho (43rd state) July 3,
1890
Illinois (21st state)
December 3, 1818
Indiana (19th state)
December 11,1816
Iowa (29th state)
December26, 1846
Kansas (34th state) January
23, 1861
Kentucky (15th state) June
1,1792
Louisiana (18th state) April
30,1812
Maine (23rd state) March 15,
1820
Maryland (7th of
Original 13) April 28, 1788**
Massachusetts (6th of
Original 13) February 6,1788**
Michigan (26th state)
January 26, 1837
Minnesota (32nd state) May
11, 1858
Mississippi (20th state)
December10,1817
Missouri (24th state) August
10, 1821 |
Montana (41st
state) November 3, 1889
Nebraska (37th state) March
1, 1867
Nevada (36th state) October
31, 1864
New Hampshire (9th of
Original 13) June 21,1788**
New Jersey (3rd of Original
13) December 18, 1787**
New Mexico (47th state)
January 6th, 1912
New York (11th of Original
13) July 25, 1788**
North Carolina (12th
of Original 13) November21, 1789**
North Dakota (39th state)
November 2, 1889
Ohio (17th state) March 1,
1803
Oklahoma (46th state)
November 16, 1907
Oregon (33rd state)
February 14, 1859
Pennsylvania (2nd of
Original 13) December 12, 1787**
Rhode Island (13th of
Original 13) May, 29,1790**
South Carolina (8th of
Original 13) May 23,1788**
South Dakota (40th state)
November 2, 1889
Tennessee (16th state) June
1, 1796
Texas (28th state)
December29, 1845
Utah (45th state) January 4,
1896
Vermont (14th state) March
4, 1791
Virginia (10th of Original
13) June 25, 1788**
Washington (42nd state) November
11, 1889
West Virginia (35th state)
June 20, 1863
Wisconsin (30th state) May
29, 1848
Wyoming (44th state) July
10, 1890 |
| ** Denotes the date the first 13 colonies
ratified the Constitution of the United States |
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