Patriotic Holidays of the United States

by Henderson, Helene; Dennis, Matthew

• ISBN13: 9780780807334
• ISBN10: 0780807332
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Omnigraphics Inc

Summary

The book also provides an overview of the United States' form of government, national Symbols, political parties, and development of its national identity, as well as important historic documents, including the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation.

Table of Contents

Foreword	7	(2)
Preface	9	(6)
Chronologies	15	(1)
Historical Events Commemorated by Holidays and Observances	15	(1)
Establishment of Holidays and Observances	15	(4)
Patriotic Holidays of the United States
Patriotism in the United States: An Introduction to American Patriotism, Holidays, Government, Political Parties, National Symbols, and Mottoes	19	(28)
Armed Forces Day	47	(16)
Citizenship Day	63	(10)
Columbus Day	73	(10)
Election Day and Inauguration Day	83	(14)
Emancipation Day and Juneteenth	97	(20)
Flag Day	117	(10)
Independence Day	127	(48)
Labor Day	175	(10)
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday	185	(22)
Memorial Day	207	(12)
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day	219	(8)
Patriot Day (September 11)	227	(10)
Thanksgiving	237	(12)
Veterans Day	249	(16)
Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day)	265	(12)
Appendix: Primary Sources
Excerpts from the Journal of Christopher Columbus (1492)	277	(1)
The Mayflower Compact (1620)	278	(2)
The Declaration of Independence (1776)	280	(4)
The Constitution of the United States (1787), The Bill of Rights (1791), and Amendments to the Constitution (1795-1992)	284	(23)
Sarah Ridg [Schuyler] Recalls President George Washington's Birthday and Inauguration Day (1809)	307	(3)
A Letter from Sarah Josepha Hale to President Abraham Lincoln about the Creation of Thanksgiving (1863)	310	(2)
The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) and the 13th Amendment (1865)	312	(3)
Bishop H. M. Turner Recalls the Issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)	315	(3)
Fourth of July Celebrations in Oregon (1867, 1870s)	318	(2)
Memorial Day Observances in Washington, D.C. (ca. 1870, 1885)	320	(4)
A Columbus Day Program by Francis Bellamy (1892)	324	(3)
The Pullman Workers' Strike (1894)	327	(7)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Speech after the Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)	334	(2)
Flag Laws and Regulations (1942; amended 1998)	336	(6)
``I Have a Dream,'' Address at March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963)	342	(5)
President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation after the Attacks of September 11 (2001)	347	(5)
U.S. Representative William Lacy Clay Discusses the 40th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington (2003)	352	(6)
U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. Reflects on the Significance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day (2004)	358	(5)
Bibliography	363	(16)
Web Sites	379	(10)
Photo and Illustration Credits	389	(4)
Index	393