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Below are some stores offering special discounts for the holiday, according to the American Legion: Office Depot and OfficeMax: 25% in-store discount, available Nov. 11-13 with valid military ID
Federal Reserve Banks: Federal Reserve Banks are open on Friday, Nov. 10 but the Board of Governors will be closed. Capital One: The bank's branches are closed on Friday, Nov. 10. Citibank: All ...
Saturday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a day set aside each year to honor and recognize U.S. veterans who’ve served their country.. Parades and commemorations mark the holiday and to thank service ...
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. [ b ] [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It began, and now coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , which are commemorated in other countries ...
Canada Day. Civic Holiday. Labour Day. Truth and Reconciliation Day. Thanksgiving Day. Remembrance Day. Christmas Day. Boxing Day. Public holidays in Canada ( French: Jours fériés au Canada ), known as statutory holidays, stat holidays, or simply stats ( French: jours fériés ), consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious ...
Independence Day: 1870 (unpaid holiday for federal employees) 1938 (federal holiday) Celebrates the 1776 adoption of the Declaration of Independence from British rule. Parades, picnics, and cookouts are held during the day and fireworks are set off at night. On the day before this holiday, the stock market trading session ends three hours early.
Not on Nov. 11, of course. But the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and bond markets are all open on Friday Nov. 10. Their next scheduled holiday is Thanksgiving. The bond markets, which are often ...
The first national observance of Memorial Day occurred on May 30, 1868. [6] Then known as Decoration Day and observed on May 30, the holiday was proclaimed by Commander in Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Union soldiers who had died in the American Civil War. [7]