This holiday is considered our country's "birthday" and commemorates the brave actions of our founding fathers in 1776.
What is Independence Day?
100
This holiday occurs on the last Monday in May and honors those who died fighting in wars for our country.
What is Memorial Day?
100
On this day, there are special ceremonies at the Polish-American Museum in Chicago.
What is Pulaski Day?
100
In 1971, two existing holidays were combined to make this holiday that falls on the 3rd Monday in February.
What is Presidents Day?
100
The man we honor on this holiday received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, four years before his tragic death.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
200
Americans observe this day by picking up litter, planting trees, and learning about other ways to take care of our precious planet.
What is Earth Day?
200
We honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the third Monday of this month.
What is January?
200
Cities with large Italian populations, like New York and Chicago, have parades to celebrate this historical figure on the second Monday in October.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
This holiday has been around since 1776, but only became an official federal holiday in 1941.
What is Independence Day?
200
This hero who is honored on the first Monday in March was declared by Congress to be an honorary United States citizen in 2009.
Who is Casimir Pulaski?
300
This holiday commemorates a bountiful harvest and a meal shared by two very different groups of people who had become friends in the 1600s.
What is Thanksgiving Day?
300
This is the date we always celebrate Independence Day.
What is the 4th of July?
300
Parades on this holiday feature policeman, firemen, teachers, and other organized workers.
What is Labor Day?
300
President Lincoln declared this a federal holiday in 1863, approximately 250 years after the first celebration of gratitude to God for family, food, and friendship.
What is Thanksgiving Day?
300
The person honored on this holiday is known as the Father of the American Cavalry.
Who is Casimir Pulaski?
400
This holiday celebrates American workers who are organized into unions that bargain for better working conditions and wages.
What is Labor Day?
400
This is the official day that Thanksgiving is always celebrated.
What is the fourth Thursday of November?
400
On these two holidays, Americans place flowers on graves of soldiers.
What are Veterans Day and Memorial Day?
400
This became an official federal holiday in 1937, almost 500 years after the person it honors took a historic journey by sea.
What is Columbus Day?
400
Although this holiday started in the United States in 1970, it began to be celebrated worldwide in 1990.
What is Earth Day?
500
On this day, it would be very appropriate to thank anyone you know who has served or is serving in the United States Armed Forces.
What is Veterans Day?
500
Presidents Day primarily honors George Washington, our first president, and Abraham Lincoln, who occupied this number in the list of American presidents.
What is 16th?
500
When this holiday first started it was called "Decoration Day."
What is Memorial Day?
500
This day became a federal holiday in 1999, 31 years after the person it honors was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.
What is Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
500
The first parade to honor this holiday was held in 1882 in New York City.