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SPECIAL / ETHNIC OBSERVANCES AND AUTHORITY
January: 3rd Monday Observance: Martin Luther King Jr., Birthday
Authority/comment: Public Law 98-144, Nov. 83 (Federal Holiday)
February 1-28 (29) Observance: African American/Black History Month
Authority/comment: First Presidential Proclamation, Feb. 76
March 1-31 Observance: Women’s History Month
Authority/comment: Public Law 100-9, Mar 87
April/May Sunday to Sunday for Week Incorporating Yom Hashoah
Observance: “Days of Remembrance” for victims of the Holocaust
Authority/comment: Public Law 96-388, Oct. 80
May 1-31 Observance: Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Authority/comment: First Presidential Proclamation, May 91
August 26 Observance: Women’s Equality Day
Authority/comment: First Presidential Proclamation, Aug. 73
15 September – 15 October Observance: National Hispanic American Heritage Month
Authority/comment: Public Law 100-402, Aug. 88
November 1-30 Observance: National Native American Indian/Alaskan Native Heritage Month
Authority/comment: Public Law 102-188, Mar. 92