Daily Almanacs and Holidays
- American Secular Holidays Calendar
- Arbor Day history of Arbor Day and a quick list of each state's Arbor Day celebration date and state tree, with links to photographs of some of the trees
- Book Events Calendar from the Center for the Book
- Calendar perpetual calendar
- Chamber's Book of Days Browse this electronic reprint of the original book (published in 1879) page by page, or select a date from a calendar to see who was born and died on that date and other significant events
- Cinco de Mayo Bilingual (English and Spanish) account of the events that occurred during the Battle of Pueblo, Mexico on May 5, 1862 and a brief account of why this day is important to Mexican-Americans
- dMarie Time Capsule Enter a date in this site to see what events happened that day. We currently have data online for the years 1900 through 1997, but not all pieces of data are available from 1995 through 1997
- Easter Dates This site gives the rules, a chart of the dates of Easter for the years 1980-2024
- Famous Birthdays who else was born on your birthday?
- Father's Day at Kid's Domain
- Festivals.com provides information on festivals and celebrations from around the world
- Flag Day - from This Day in History On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation declaring June 14 Flag Day, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day.
- Fourth of July Celebrations Database
- Holidays and Observances from the Librarian's Index to the Web
- Independence Day - from This Day in History
- Jewish Holidays provides a more detailed explanation of Jewish holidays and home rituals
- Leap Year
- Memorial Day
- Mother's Day - What You Need to Know
- Multicultural Calendar holidays by month, holiday or country
- New Year's Resolutions - Facts and Figures
- Official Kwanzaa Site focuses on the philosophy of Dr. Maulana Karenga, the African-American professor who created the holiday in 1966
- On This Day
- Regnal Year Calculator "This page will calculate a particular monarch's regnal year for a given ordinary date. For instance, if you enter 1/1 1 Elizabeth I, you will get the year 1559 because January 1st in her first regal year occurred in 1559." Cover English monarchs from William I to George I
- This Day in History from the History Channel
- Today in History The Library of Congress provides a well-researched and beautifully-presented bit of American history, featuring at least one and often several brief illustrated historical narratives. Also provides an archive, searchable by keyword, day, or month
- Uncle Woody's Almanac What happened on the day you were born? Find out what historical events happened on your special day, which celebrities were born, and pick up your free daily fortune
- Wedding Anniversaries traditional and modern gifts
- World Holidays from Yahooligans! Holidays listed by country and by month
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