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The recognizes ten official federal holidays and a variety of state holidays. These holidays celebrate historical events such as • M arch (first Tues.), Town Meeting Day: Vt. Independence Day, leaders including George • M arch 2, : Tex. Washington and Martin Luther King, Jr. and the • M arch (first M on.), Casim ir Pulaski's m em ory of those who fought to keep this country Birthday: Ill. free. However, dem ocracy, arguably the m ost • M arch 17, Evacuation Day: Mass. (in Suffolk im portant piece of our national heritage, is not County) celebrated. Unlike m any other dem ocracies, the • M arch 20 (first day of spring), Youth Day: United States does not recognize Election Day as a Okla. national or even state holiday. An Election Day • M arch 22, Abolition Day: P.R. holiday could bring the benefits of higher voter • M arch 25, Maryland Day: Md. turnout through m ore available poll workers, • M arch 26, Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole reduced lines during early m orning and late Day: Hawaii afternoon and an increased awareness of the • M arch (last M on.), Seward's Day: Alaska election. Although an Election Day holiday is not a quick fix for dem ocratic reform it is at least as deserving of official recognition as any of the other holidays we recognize. In this spirit we offer a list of all state and federal holidays in the United States • April 2, Pascua Day: Fla. and ask you to consider supporting the inclusion of • April 13, Thom as Jefferson's Birthday: Ala., Election Day as one of them . Okla. • April 16, De Diego's Birthday: P.R. • April (third M on.), Federal and State Patriots' Day: Maine, Holidays Mass. • April 21, : Tex. • April 22, Arbor Day: Nebr. • Jan. 1, New Year’s • April 22, Oklahom a Day: Day: US Okla. • Jan. 6, Three Kings' • April 26, Confederate Day: P.R. Mem orial Day: Fla., Ga. • Jan. 8, Battle of New • April (fourth M on.), Fast Orleans Day: La. Day: N.H. • Jan. 11, De Hostos's • April (last M on.), Birthday: P.R. Confederate Mem orial • Jan. 19, Robert E. Lee's Birthday: Ark., Fla., Day: Ala., Miss. Ky., La., S.C.; (third M on.): Ala., Miss. • Jan. 19, Confederate Heroes Day: Tex.

• Jan. (third M on.), Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.: US • Jan. (third M on.), Lee-Jackson-King Day: Va. • M ay 1, Bird Day: Okla. • Jan. 30, F. D. Roosevelt's Birthday: Ky. • M ay 8, Trum an Day: Mo. • M ay 11, Minnesota Day: Minn. • M ay 20, Mecklenburg Independence Day: N.C. • M ay (last M on.), Mem orial Day: US • Feb. 15, Susan B. Anthony's Birthday: Fla., Minn.

• Feb. (third M on.), George Washington’s Birthday: US • (first M on.), 's Birthday: Ala., Miss.

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• June 3, Jefferson Davis's Birthday: Fla., S.C. • Nov. 4, Will Rogers Day: Okla. • June 3, Confederate Mem orial Day: Ky., La. • Nov. 11, : US • June 9, Senior Citizens Day: Okla. • Nov. (week of the 16th), Oklahom a • June 11, King Kam eham eha I Day: Hawaii Heritage Week: Okla. • June 15, Separation Day: Del. • Nov. 19, Discovery Day: P.R. • June 17, Bunker Hill Day: Mass. (in Suffolk • Nov. (fourth Thur.), Thanksgiving: US County) • June 19, Em ancipation Day: Tex. • June 20, Day: W.Va. • Dec. 7, Delaware Day: Del. • Dec. 25, Christm as Day: US

• July 4, Independence Day: US • July 17, Muñoz Rivera's Birthday: P.R. • July 24, : Utah • July 25, Constitution Day: P.R. • July 27, Barbosa's Birthday: P.R.

• Aug. (first Sun.), Am erican Fam ily Day: Ariz. • Aug. (first M on.), Colorado Day: Colo. • Aug. (second M on.), Victory Day: R.I. • Aug. 16, : Vt. • Aug. (third Friday), Adm ission Day: Hawaii • Aug. 27, Lyndon B. Johnson's Birthday: Tex. • Aug. 30, Huey P. Long Day: La.

• Sept. (first M on.), : US • Sept. 9, Adm ission Day: Calif. • Sept. 12, Defenders' Day: Md. • Sept. 16, Cherokee Strip Day: Okla. • Sept. 17, Constitution Day, US • Sept. (first Sat. after full m oon), Indian Day: Okla.

• Oct. 10, Leif Eriksson Day: Minn. • Oct. 10, Oklahom a Historical Day: Okla. • Oct. (second M on.), Colum bus Day: US • Oct. 18, : Alaska • Oct. 31, Day: Nev.