MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FEDERAL HOLIDAY, 2014 ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each year, America sets aside a day to remember a giant of our Nation’s history and a pioneer of the Civil…

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DAY, 2014 ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In 1786, the Virginia General Assembly affirmed an ideal that has long been central to the American journey. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom,…

RESERVING CERTAIN SUBMERGED LANDS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS ——- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION The submerged lands surrounding the islands of Farallon de Pajaros (Uracas), Maug, and Asuncion in the…

NATIONAL STALKING AWARENESS MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each January, we draw attention to a crime that will affect 1 in 6 American women at…

NATIONAL SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Over a century and a half after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation,…

 NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH, 2014 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In every corner of our Nation, mentors push our next generation to shape their ambitions, set a positive…

WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 17, 1903, decades of dreaming, experimenting, and careful engineering culminated in 12 seconds of flight. Wilbur…

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION When America’s Founders declared our independence, they set forth an idea that became our Nation’s defining creed:…

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Six and a half decades ago, delegates from around the world convened to adopt…

NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than seven decades ago, on a calm Sunday morning, our Nation was attacked without warning…