Purple Heart Day is a U.S. day of observance. Each year on August 7, the U.S. recognizes Purple Heart recipients. The Purple Heart, one of the oldest military decorations, is presented to service members who were injured or killed in ...
Tisha B’Av, the 9th day of the month of Av (August 12-13, 2024), is the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, on which Jewish people fast, deprive themselves, and pray. It is the culmination of the Three Weeks, a period ...
Catholic churches in the U.S. celebrate the feast of the Assumption on August 15th each year to honor the belief that Jesus' mother was taken to heaven. Assumption Day is celebrated on or around August 15th in many countries, particularly ...
Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates the relationship between brothers and sisters, and families, on the full moon of the Hindu month of Shravana (Shravan Poornima), or around July and August. This day is also called Brother and ...
President Ronald Reagan took the initiative to honor seniors in 1988 when he signed Proclamation 5847 and marked August 21st National Senior Citizens Day, a day seniors to celebrate seniors. “Throughout our history, older people have achieved much for our ...
Krishna Janmashtami (Krishnashtami, Saatam Aatham, Gokulashtami, Astami Rohini, Srikrishna Jayanti, Sree Jayanthi, Janmashtami) is one of the most important Hindu festivals that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu. It is celebrated on the eighth ...
Susan B. Anthony Day is a commemorative holiday celebrating the birth of Susan B. Anthony and women's suffrage in the United States. It was first introduced in 2011 by New York Representative Carolyn Maloney to the 112th session of Congress. ...
Women's Equality Day in the U.S. celebrates the anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution on August 26, 1920. A 40-Year Journey The amendment, which was and still remains a major landmark in the ...
Italian physician Maria Montessori was a pioneer of theories in early childhood education, which are still implemented in Montessori schools all over the globe, including Walnut Park Montessori. Maria was born on August 31, 1870 in Chiaravalle, Ancona, Italy, to ...
Labor Day holiday in the U.S. No School No Kids' Corner Extended Day Labor Day is a federal holiday on the first Monday of September every year. It has its roots in the American labor movement. Learn more here.
