Second week of July, 2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Independence Day of the United States is a national federal holiday celebrated on July 4 (also known as "the Fourth of July", “July Fourth” or simply “The Fourt..→

Kissing Day aims to make us appreciate a kiss in its own right. No conventions, no social norms, just a kiss. Across the globe we embrace the kiss by embracing someone..→

Eid al-Fitr, also called Breaking the Fast Feast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival or Hari Raya Puasa and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious ho..→

Today is a special day for pasta lovers. The first written reference to pasta was in 1154 in Sicily. In 1884, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New Yor..→

Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history. For example, one vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz, Mexico,..→

Collector Car Appreciation Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness of the role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. The day was first ..→

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, m..→