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May Day: Meaning, 2026 Date & Workers Day | HISTORY
May Day is a May 1 celebration with a long and varied history, dating back millennia. Throughout the years, there have been many different events and festivities worldwide, most with the express ...
Arbor Day 2026: Date, History, Traditions & Facts | HISTORY
Apr 27, 2017 · Arbor Day—which literally translates to “tree” day from the Latin origin of the word “arbor”—is a holiday that celebrates the planting, upkeep and preservation of trees.
Earth Day: 2026 Date, Origin, Founder & Facts | HISTORY
Oct 27, 2009 · Earth Day, celebrated every April, was founded in 1970 as a day of education about environmental issues.
What Happened on May 4 | HISTORY
Also on This Day in History Discover more of the major events, famous births, notable deaths and everything else history-making that happened on May 4th 1776
What Happened on April 1 | HISTORY
Discover what happened on April 1 with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
HISTORY | Topics, Shows and This Day in History | HISTORY
5 Trailblazing Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Discover five history-making figures in the AANHPI community who redefined the American story.
Labor Day 2026: Facts, Meaning & Founding | HISTORY
Apr 13, 2010 · Labor Day 2026 occurs on Monday, September 7. Labor Day pays tribute to the contributions and achievements of American workers and is traditionally observed on the first …
First St. Patrick’s Day parade | March 17, 1601 | HISTORY
Mar 3, 2010 · Records show that a St. Patrick’s Day parade occurred on March 17, 1601, in what was then a Spanish colonial settlement under the direction of the colony’s Irish vicar, Ricardo Artur. More ...
Memorial Day 2026: Facts, Meaning & Traditions | HISTORY
Oct 27, 2009 · History of Memorial Day Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War.