Federal Holidays in The USA
A federal holiday is a holiday which has received recognition by the US government. Every year during these holidays federal offices are closed and employees are given paid time off. In 1870 he original federal holidays were: New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. George Washington’s birthday was added to the list in 1880. In 1888 and 1894 Memorial Day which was then called decoration day was created along with Labor Day. There have been other days which have been proposed to become federal holidays but generally receive opposition and become difficult to be recognized at the state level.
Date | Federal Holidays |
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Monday, January 1 | New Year’s Day |
Monday, January 18 | Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Monday, February 15** | Washington’s Birthday |
Monday, May 31 | Memorial Day | Monday, June 19 | Juneteenth |
Monday, July 5 | Independence Day |
Monday, September 6 | Labor Day |
Monday, October 11 | Columbus Day |
Thursday, November 11 | Veterans Day |
Thursday, November 25 | Thanksgiving Day |
Friday, December 24 | Christmas Day |