The Holdays that History Forgot
JUNE 30, 2007 Listen to this Story
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The Fourth of July is about a major a holiday as it gets - the celebration of the founding of the U.S. republic. But there are plenty of minor-league holidays too. And in the history of our country there have been holidays so minor that you've never heard of them. Professor Ellen Litwicki of Fredonia State University in New York shares with us the history of some lesser-known holidays in America.
Federal Holidays in the U.S.
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Day
Inauguration Day
Washington's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
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- Music Bridge:
- Supersonic Kid
- Artist: Kiln
- CD: Ampday (Thalassa)
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