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Armed Forces Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SALUTE! It’s Armed Forces Day — the third Saturday of May. A salute to the 1.3 million Americans currently in active military service. Not veterans, not the fallen. The people serving now. Thank them specifically. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN 3rd Sat in May FOUNDED […]

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National Pack Rat Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE COLLECTING Today, we embrace the joy of collecting—from trinkets to treasures. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 17 ORIGIN Established in 2007 by the founder of the National Pack Rat Association. STAT Over 60% of Americans identify as collectors. STAT The average American home

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National Barbecue Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ FIRE IT UP! It’s National Barbecue Day — May 16. A salute to America’s most patient, most regional, most community-grounded cooking tradition. Low heat. Long smoke. Meat that’s been waiting for you all day. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 16 TRADITION SINCE 17th-century colonial

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National Biographer’s Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE STORYTELLING On National Biographer’s Day, we recognize the power of storytelling in shaping our understanding of the world. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 26 ORIGIN Established in 2016 by biographer and author Susan Vreeland STAT Over 500,000 biographies published in the U.S. annually

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National Classic Movie Day

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE CINEMA Join us in honoring classic films that have left a lasting impact on culture. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 16 ORIGIN Established to celebrate classic films and their impact. STAT Over 50% of Americans watch movies regularly. STAT The first feature-length film

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