Politics
U.S. National Holiday Celebrated Without Official Recognition
A lesser-known U.S. national holiday, created in 2004 by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.), is celebrated without a formal day off and little public awareness.
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The Hill
The most important national holiday in the U.S. doesn't earn its citizens a day off from work or school. It wasn't formally created until 2004, when Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) quietly inserted it into an omnibus spending bill. Most Americans have no idea when it is celebrated or even what it commemo
2026-09-17 11:30 UTC