NATIONAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION   In the last 20 years, our Nation has made meaningful progress toward addressing…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HARRIET TUBMAN — UNDERGROUND RAILROAD NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Harriet Tubman is an American hero. She was born enslaved, liberated herself,…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE RÍO GRANDE DEL NORTE NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In far northern New Mexico, the Río Grande Wild and Scenic River flows…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Within Washington State’s Puget Sound lies an archipelago of over 450 islands, rocks, and…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CHARLES YOUNG BUFFALO SOLDIERS NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Colonel Charles Young was the highest ranking African-American commanding officer in the United…

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FIRST STATE NATIONAL MONUMENT – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Sites within the State of Delaware encompass nationally significant objects related to the settlement of…

GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY: A NATIONAL DAY OF CELEBRATION OF GREEK AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Each year, America celebrates Greek Independence Day to…

EDUCATION AND SHARING DAY, U.S.A., 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION In a letter to his nephew, Thomas Jefferson once wrote, “an honest heart being the first…

NATIONAL POISON PREVENTION WEEK, 2013 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For more than 50 years, Americans have marked National Poison Prevention Week by highlighting the steps we…