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YES. April 16th is Emancipation Day, a holiday in Washington DC to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Compensated Emancipation Act, which president Abraham Lincoln signed on April 16, 1862. Not all cities and states observe Emancipation Day.
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Is flag day a federal holiday?
It is not a federal holiday as in a paid day off. It is a National Observance. Refer to federal law Title 36 US Code > Subtitle I > Part A > Chapter 1 for a list of this and other National Observances.
In what year was Christmas declared a federal holiday?
it was fist decoverd in the year1892
How many judges serve on the US court of Federal claims?
16
What was Abraham Lincoln's favorite holiday?
Not as a federal holiday. Many states observe(d) Lincoln's birthday as a state holiday. Many people remember having both Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday off from school as kids, but one was a state holiday and the latter a federal holiday. After the Uniform Monday Holiday Act was passed in 1968 (took effect in 1971), many people became confused and thought that the federal law had been changed to merge the two as "Presidents Day". The following article about Washington's birthday discusses Lincoln's birthday and the confusion.
Who is the founder of constitution day?
In the United States, Constitution Day and Citizenship Day was enacted as a federal holiday in 2004 by Congress. Before 2004 the holiday had been known as Citizenship Day which was passed into law by President Harry Truman.
