Loyalty Day is always on the first day of May. Loyalty Day is an opportunity to express and reaffirm our loyalty to the United States of America. On Loyalty Day, we pledge our allegiance to our country and resolve to uphold the vision of our Forefathers. Loyalty Day is celebrated with parades and ceremonies in many U.S. cities and states.
The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called "Americanization Day," and it was intended to replace the May 1 ("May Day") celebration of the International Workers' Day, which commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago. May Day was perceived by some as a Communist holiday. Loyalty Day was intended to counter it.
During the Second Red Scare, it was recognized by the U.S. Congress on April 27, 1955, and made an official reoccurring holiday on July 18, 1958 with the signing of Public Law 85-529. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, proclaimed May 1, 1959 the first official observance of Loyalty Day.
References:
1.) http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/May/loyaltyday.htm
2.) http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty Day
The holiday was first observed in 1921, during the First Red Scare. It was originally called "Americanization Day," and it was intended to replace the May 1 ("May Day") celebration of the International Workers' Day, which commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago. May Day was perceived by some as a Communist holiday. Loyalty Day was intended to counter it.
During the Second Red Scare, it was recognized by the U.S. Congress on April 27, 1955, and made an official reoccurring holiday on July 18, 1958 with the signing of Public Law 85-529. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, proclaimed May 1, 1959 the first official observance of Loyalty Day.
References:
1.) http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/May/loyaltyday.htm
2.) http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyalty Day
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