Fathers are pretty great. They're there when you need a shoulder to cry on, to help with math homework and to crack you up with their stupid-but-still-funny dad jokes. That's why we celebrate fathers ...

The holiday marks the unofficial start of summer and honors those who have died in the nation’s wars. Here’s how it all began. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Memorial Day weekend is among the busiest for ...

For more than a century, people around the world have marked International Women's Day on 8 March. But what is the day for, and why does it matter? International Women's Day (IWD) grew out of the ...

The reason why Tuesday is Constitution Day is clear: Sept. 17 is the anniversary of the 1787 signing of that all-important document. But in the U.S., Constitution Day also shares the bill with ...

Observed the last Monday in May, Memorial Day honors those who lost their lives while in service to the United States during peace and war. Memorial Day is not a celebration but a solemn day to ...

Both Veterans Day and Memorial Day honor the U.S. military community, but the two holidays serve different purposes — and their origins are rooted in two different wars. Celebrated every November, ...

St. Patrick’s Day on March 17 is often marked in the U.S. by quirky traditions, such as Chicago dyeing its river emerald green, but the holiday has historical and religious roots in its origin country ...

The magnitude of D-Day -- the 150,000 Allied service personnel who participated, the 4,415 Allied troops killed, the 12 countries that were part of the invasion -- is plain for everyone to see, but ...

Labor Day's history is as colorful as it is long Suzanne is a content marketer, writer, and fact-checker. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance degree from Bridgewater State University and helps ...

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