Third week of April, 2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Celebrating pets and encouraging adoption April 11th. National Pet Day was founded in 2006 by Pet & Family Lifestyle Expert, Animal Welfare Advocate Colleen Paige, to..→

World Parkinson’s Day is supported by the European Parkinson’s Disease Association. James Parkinson was an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist, and p..→

The General Assembly, in its resolution A/RES/65/271 of 7 April 2011, declared 12 April as the International Day of Human Space Flight (IDHSF) “to celebrate each year at ..→

The Ohio Senate January 29, 2014 passed Senate Bill 227, sponsored by State Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City), which would name the second Tuesday of each April as “Inter..→

"The American’s Creed" is the title of a resolution passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on April 3, 1918. It is a statement written in 1917 by William T..→

He was a great grandfather. He had 12 grandchildren, and many of them lived with him at the same time. He would organize races for the kids on the enormous lawn of Montic..→

In California, planners have organized family gatherings, picnics and other events to mark that historic event. Emancipation Day in California: April 15 – EDD offices ar..→

Astronomy Day is an annual event in the United States intended to provide a means of interaction between the general public and various astronomy enthusiasts, groups and ..→

Emancipation Day Celebrations April 16. Sketch of the celebration of the Abolition of Slavery in DC. On that day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensate..→

The idea to devote a special day, each year on April 16, to the voice was originally launched in 1999 by the Brazilian Society of Laryngology and Voice. It was the result..→

On April 17, American Samoa celebrates the Flag Day. On this day in 1900 these Eastern Samoan islands became part of the United States family. At the turn of the twentie..→

There are two types of hemophilia. Each type is linked to a low level of a certain clotting factor. Hemophilia A is the more common type and is linked to low levels of cl..→