The International Day of Friendship is a United Nations (UN) day that promotes the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures. It is observed on July 30 each year.
National Cousins Day on July 24th recognizes the lifelong relationships that grow among cousins. Our first friendships often form with cousins as young as infants and endure a lifetime.
National Moon Day marks the day in history when man landed on the moon for the first time. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 carried two Astronauts to the surface of the moon.
Dish or cone? That’s all we need to know. National Ice Cream Day on the 3rd Sunday in July offers up every flavor on the menu to honor the day! The holiday also lands in the middle of National Ice Cream Month.
National Motorcycle Day is celebrated on the second Friday in July. It's a day to celebrate and enjoy everything about motorcycles. No doubt, this is a day for you and your cycle. It's a day to hop on and savor the freedom of the open road. But, that's not all. This day is much more. It's a day to celebrate motorcycles and everyone who rides them, driver or passenger. It is also a time to enjoy being a member of a motorcycle club.
The Country Music Deejay Association started National Country Music Day in the ‘50s to honor the father of country music, Jimmie Rodgers and it is always held on July 4th.
Country music grew out of Appalachian folk music and expanded with radio play time in the 1920's and now has many subgenres and crossovers into other musical traditions.
The Fourth of July (also known as Independence Day or July 4th) has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution.
National Ice Cream Soda Day is celebrated every year on June 20. Americans all over the country enjoy their favorite dessert by trying out various flavors and making it in different styles.
More than a few people have claimed to invent Ice Cream with Soda, but the loudest was Robert Green, who loudly claimed to be the inventor of the ice cream soda — and even had it inscribed on his tombstone.
The word Solstice comes from the Latin ‘solstitium’ meaning ‘Sun stands still’ because the movement of the Sun’s path north or south appears to stop before changing direction.
Since there was no official American flag, the colors and makeup of the various flags used are vague in the records of history. The American flag was first conceived as a protest against tyranny.
