Snarky Tom's Rants, Raves and Ruminations

Today is the fifteenth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States. It is signified by a national day by presidential proclamation, Patriot Day observed as National Day of Service and Remembrance. It was designated in memory of the people killed on September 11, 2001 by the cowardly terrorist attacks in New York City, Washington, D.C. and in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. I took this photo when I visited Ground Zero on 10/12/2015. There are four original Federal holidays: New Year's Day Independence Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day In 1968, the Monday Holiday Act of 1968 shifted several holidays to always fall on a Monday and saw the establishment of Columbus Day. In 1983, the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. became the nation's most recently established holiday. [Wikipedia] As of this date, there are eleven Federal holidays. The other three Federal holidays not listed in this list or the list below are: Inauguration Day (every four years), Wash...