WRIGHT BROTHERS DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION After years of research and experimentation, 12 seconds of powered flight over the hills of Kitty Hawk, North…

  HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE TRAGEDY IN NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT   – – – – – – –   BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   A PROCLAMATION   As a mark of respect for the victims…

BILL OF RIGHTS DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION When President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the 150th anniversary of our Nation’s Bill of Rights, he called…

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY AND HUMAN RIGHTS WEEK, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Sixty-four years ago, a group of nations emerging from the shadow of war joined…

NATIONAL PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On December 7, 1941, our Nation suffered one of the most devastating attacks ever to befall…

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Americans have always understood that each of us is entitled to a set of fundamental…

MINORITY ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT WEEK, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION At the core of who we are as a Nation is a fundamental belief: that no matter…

NATIONAL IMPAIRED DRIVING PREVENTION MONTH, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As Americans gather with friends and family to share in the holiday season, National Impaired Driving…

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION AND RESILIENCE MONTH, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Every day, Americans across our country — from entrepreneurs and college students to families and…

WORLD AIDS DAY, 2012 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On World AIDS Day, more than 30 years after the first cases of this tragic illness were reported,…