History Observances

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Vimy Ridge Day.

Commemorates the First International Conference of American States which ended on 14 April 1890.

Arguably, the most famous ever ship sank this day in 1912.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Ellis Island Family History Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of World Heritage Day.

The bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City in 1995, killed 168 people and is the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history.

Commemorates the opening battles of the American Revolution at Lexington and Concord in 1775

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Yom HaShoah.

Also known as Elbe Day this day commemorates an important date in the second world war.

A day to remember those affected by the world's worst nuclear accident, that took place in 1986.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Lapu Lapu Day.

Israel's official remembrance day is commemorated on the day before Independence day

May 4th is the day on which the Netherlands commemorates all Dutch victims of war

Cinco de Mayo is one of two days, which mark Mexico's independence from foreign rulers

Victory in Europe Day marks May 8th 1945 when the Allies formally accepted an unconditional surrender by the armed forces of Germany

Find out the dates and history of Europe Day and Victory over Fascism Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Famine Commemoration Day in Ireland.

Maritime Day honors the SS Savannah which made the first trans-Atlantic crossing under steam power in 1819.

Honoring the Diversity and Contributions of Immigrants in the USA.

Marks the signing of a peace treaty in 1920 that formally ended World War I between the Allies and the Kingdom of Hungary

Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1865 when news of the emancipation of African American slaves reached Galveston, Texas.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Day of the Silesian Uprisings.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Anne & Samantha Day

Keti Koti is a national commemoration in the Netherlands to mark the abolition of slavery in the Dutch Antilles on July 1st 1863.

Marking the day in 1405 when Ming Dynasty navigator 'Zheng He' started his seven voyages.

On July 17, 1938, Douglas Corrigan began his "wrong way" transatlantic flight from New York to Dublin instead of California.

Buffalo Soldiers originally were members of the 10th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army

Marks the end of Slavery across the British Empire on August 1st 1834

Ready, Steady, Go! This day highlights the importance of Traffic Lights.

Today marks the detonation of the atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945.

Honoring the courage of the Code Talkers and their critical role in the Allied victory of WWII.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Partition Horrors Remembrance Day.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Falklands Day

Commemorates the end of second world war when Japan's surrender was announced on August 14th 1945.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Heritage Week in Ireland.

Find out the dates, history and traditions of August Revolution Commemoration Day

The National Aviation Day (August 19) is a United States national observation that celebrates the development of aviation.

A state holiday that commemorates those who lost their lives during the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact troops that began in August 1968.

Commemorates the anniversary of the victory over Japan in the second world war.

A national holiday to commemorate the suffering of Polish children in the second world war.

The Trail of Tears was a series of forced relocations of approximately 60,000 Native Americans.