Ethnic Observances
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
Month: January
Date: 3rd Monday
Authority: Public Law 98-144, Nov 1983 (Federal Holiday)
African-American/Black History Month
Month: February
Dates: All Month
Authority: First Presidential Proclamation, Feb 1976
Women's History Month
Month: March
Dates: All Month
Authority: Public Law 100-9, Mar 1987
"Days of Remembrance" for Victims of the Holocaust
Month: April/May
Dates: Sunday to Sunday for week incorporating Yom Hashoah
Authority: Public Law 96-388, Oct 1980
Asian American and Pacific Heritage Month
Month: May
Dates: All Month
Authority: First Presidential Proclamation, May 1991
Army Heritage Month
Month: June
Dates: All month
Authority: AR 600-20
LGBT Pride Month
Month: June
Dates: All Month
Authority: Army Directive 2017-01
Women's Equality Day
Month: August
Date: 26th
Authority: First Presidential Proclamation, Aug 1973
National Hispanic Heritage Month
Month: September/October
Dates: 15 September - 15 October
Authority: Public Law 100-402, Aug 1988
National American Indian Heritage Month
Month: November
Dates: All Month
Authority: Public Law 102-188, Mar 1992