Commemorative Events
The Kan Yuk sa Daughters are proud to celebrate our nation's commemorative events. Please join us over the next 3 years celebrating these historic moments in our history!
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Continuing:
Independence Day - July 4th
The 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War
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During the VanBuren Administration:
400th Anniversary of the Mayflower
250th Anniversary of the Boston Massacre
200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail
100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage
100th Anniversary of the Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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During the Yarbrough Administration:
175th Anniversary of Florida (Terquasquicentennial)
125th Anniversary of Florida State Society DAR
January-April
January
1-New Year's Day
9-National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day
18-Florida Arbor Day
20-Inauguration Day
21-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
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February
4-USO Birthday
14-Valentine's Day
18-President's Day
19-Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
22-Washington's Birthday
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March
Women's History Month
Month of the Military Caregiver
3-Florida's Birthday (1845)
3-Navy Reserve Birthday
3-National Anthem Day
8-National Women's Day
17-St. Patrick's Day
20-Spring Begins
20-Plant a Seed Day
29-Vietnam War Veteran's Day
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April
Month of the Military Child
5-Gold Star Spouses Day
6-National Tartan Day
14-Air Force Reserve Birthday
16-Battle of Lexington & Concord (Patriots Day)
19-Good Friday
20-Passover
21-Easter Sunday
22-Earth Day
23-Army Reserve Birthday
26-Arbor Day
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May-August
May
National Military Appreciation Month
1-Loyalty Day
1-Silver Star Service Banner Day
2-National Day of Prayer
8-V-E Day (Victory in Europe) 1945
10-Military Spouse Appreciation Day
13-Children of Fallen Patriots Day
18-Armed Forces Day
27-Memorial Day
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June
4-19th Amendment is passed by the House and Senate
6-75th Anniversary of D-Day
14-Flag Day
14-Army's Birthday
23-Coast Guard Auxillary Birthday
27-National PTSD Awareness Day
28-100th Anniversary of the Treaty of Versailles
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July
4-Independence Day
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August
4-Coast Guard Birthday
7-Purple Heart Day
18-19th Amendment Ratified
29-Marine Reserves Birthday
September-December
September
2-V-J Day
2-Labor Day
3-Anniversary of the First Day the American Flag was flown in 1777
11-Patriot Day
17-Constitution Day
17-23-Constitution Week
18-Air Force Birthday
21-POW/MIA Recognition Day
25- Bill of Rights Anniversary
29-Gold Star Mother's and Family Day
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October
8-Columbus Day
11-National Day of Service/NSDAR Birthday
13-Navy Birthday
14-NSDAR Day of Prayer
26-National Day of the Deployed
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November
Military Family Month
Native American Indian Heritage Recognition Month
1-National Family Literacy Day
4-Daylight Savings Ends
6-Election Day
10-Marine Corps Birthday
11-Veterans Day
11-100th Anniversary of the end of WWI
22-Thanksgiving
23-American Indian Heritage Day
27-Giving Tuesday
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December
1-Civil Air Patrol Birthday
7-Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
13-National Guard Birthday
15-Bill of Rights Day
21-Winter Begins
24-Christmas Eve
25-Christmas Day