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Freedom Day
Freedom Day may refer to any of the following days: National and international * National Religious Freedom Day on 16 January in the United States, to commemorate the adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786 * Freedom Day (Ukraine) on 22 January in Ukraine, anniversary of the signing of the Act Zluky by the Ukrainian People's Republic and the West Ukrainian People's Republic in 1919 * World Freedom Day on 23 January in Taiwan and South Korea to mark the return of ex-communist war prisoners of the Korean War * National Freedom Day on 1 February in the United States, to honor the signing by Abraham Lincoln of a joint House and Senate resolution that later became the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution * Freedom Day (Belarus) on 25 March in Belarus, anniversary of the establishment of the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918 * Freedom Day (Malta) on 31 March, anniversary of the withdrawal of British troops from Malta, 1979 * Free ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Religious Freedom Day
Religious Freedom Day commemorates the Virginia General Assembly's adoption of Thomas Jefferson's landmark Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom on January 16, 1786. The statute, written by Jefferson in 1777 and shepherded through the legislature by James Madison in 1786, became the basis for the establishment clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and led to freedom of religion for all Americans. Religious Freedom Day is commemorated on January 16 via a proclamation by the President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ... since 1993. Legislation has beeintroducedin Minnesota to commemorate Religious Freedom Day in the state as well. It is not a federal holiday. See also * International Religious Freedom Day References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberation And Freedom Day
In a unanimous vote on July 1, 2019, the City Council of Charlottesville, Virginia, established a new city holiday, Liberation and Freedom Day, to be celebrated on March 3. Union Army troops, under the command of Major General Philip Sheridan, arrived in Charlottesville on March 3, 1865, liberating over 14,000 enslaved workers. "Blacks were the majority race in the Charlottesville-Albemarle area." In the 1870 Census, the first one in which Charlottesville appears, its population was 2,838. By a 4–1 vote, the city council decided that the April 13 birthday of Thomas Jefferson, founder of the University of Virginia, would no longer be an official holiday in the city of Charlottesville. News stories report that this change was because Jefferson was an enslaver. On March 3, 2019, the slaves who built the university were honored in a ceremony held in the University Rotunda. The university has built a Memorial to Enslaved Laborers, honoring the contributions of slaves who helped bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolution Day
Revolution Day or the Day of the Revolution refers to public holidays or remembrance days in various countries held in commemoration of an important event in the country's history, usually the starting point or a turning point in a revolution that led to significant political change. * Burkina Faso, January 3 (1966). It relates to the anniversary of the 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état. See Public holidays in Burkina Faso. * Zanzibar, January 12 (1964). See Zanzibar Revolution. * Egypt, January 25 (2011). Also known as January's Revolution Day. Marks the day of the beginning of the 2011 Egyptian revolution. See Public holidays in Egypt. * Iran, February 11 (1979). Marks the day when the Shah of Iran was overthrown by a coalition of conservative Shia clerics, leftist political parties, and students. The anniversary of the 1979 Iranian revolution is celebrated every year. * Libya, February 17 (2011). Marks the day when Jamahiriya security forces first used live ammunition against ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberation Day
Liberation Day is a day, often a public holiday, that marks the liberation of a place, similar to an independence day, but differing from it because it does not involve the original creation of statehood. It commemorates the end of an occupation (as in the Liberation Day (Falkland Islands), Falkland Islands) or the fall of a regime (as in Public holidays in Portugal, Portugal) or the liberation from both a foreign occupation and a collaborationist regime (as in Public holidays in France, France and Liberation Day (Italy), Italy). List See also * National Day * Revolution Day References {{Portal bar, Holidays Types of national holidays Victory days, * January observances February observances March observances April observances May observances June observances July observances August observances October observances November observances December observances ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timeline Of The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United Kingdom (July–December 2021)
The following is a timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom from July 2021 to December 2021. There are significant differences in the legislation and the reporting between the countries of the UK: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. The numbers of cases and deaths are reported on a government Web site updated daily during the pandemic. The UK-wide ''COVID Symptom Study'' based on surveys of four million participants, endorsed by authorities in Scotland and Wales, run by health science company ZOE, and analysed by King's College London researchers, publishes daily estimates of the number of new and total current COVID-19 infections (excluding care homes) in UK regions, without restriction to only laboratory-confirmed cases. Events July 2021 1 July *The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme begins to wind down, with plans for it to cease at the end of September. Figures from HM Revenue & Customs show a million people came off the scheme during May 2021, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
