History & Military

Indigenous peoples’ observance on Thanksgiving

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONOR OUR SAILORS Today, we celebrate the bravery and commitment of the U.S. Navy and its personnel. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 13 ORIGIN Established in 1922 by President Calvin Coolidge STAT Over 330,000 active-duty personnel in the U.S. Navy STAT The Navy operates

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING OUR HEROES On this day, we take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices made by our deployed military personnel and their families. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN October 26 ORIGIN Established in 2006 by the U.S. Army STAT Over 1.3 million active-duty military personnel

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING OUR HEROES On National VFW Day, we take a moment to appreciate the sacrifices made by our veterans. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 24 ORIGIN Established in 1899, VFW supports veterans. STAT VFW has over 1.6 million members. STAT More than 7,000 VFW

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING A LEGEND Join us in celebrating the life and contributions of Johnny Appleseed this September 26. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN September 26 ORIGIN First celebrated in 1907 STAT John Chapman planted over 1,200 apple trees STAT He traveled over 100,000 miles in his

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING THEIR SACRIFICE On this important day, we take a moment to recognize the courage of Gold Star families across the nation. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN Last Sunday in September ORIGIN Established in 1936 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt STAT As of 2021, over

Nixon’s ‘Checkers’ speech anniversary

NPS established 1916

19th Amendment ratified 1920

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING OUR SYMBOL National American Eagle Day invites us to appreciate the bald eagle’s significance in American culture and its role in our ecosystem. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN June 20 ORIGIN Established in 1995 by the U.S. Congress STAT Bald eagles can live up