Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW) is a moveable feast. It falls in the last week of April.

The Air Protection Initiative, prepared in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

National Teachers’ Day is celebrated in so many countries that it can be definitely defined as a worldwide holiday. Indeed, there is no doubt that teachers are the foundation and an integral part of any society, so they deserve to be appreciated.

The idea of celebrating the day of all teachers has...

Mother’s Day is another holiday celebrated in most of the countries in the world. Over 40 countries worldwide honor all mothers and their importance in different times of the year, usually in months such as March or May.

In the United States the holiday is the second Sunday of May. Although many old...

In the United States the last Monday of May is a special day, for this is the date of the annual, federal holiday – the Memorial Day. As the name suggests, Memorial Day is an occasion to honor and remember all the people who served in the U.S. military and died.

The holiday has got one more popular...

Every American child knows that the American flag is something special – it is a symbol of the union, freedom and independence. Such a particular item deserves to have its own holiday – a Flag Day.

In the United States the Flag Day is observed annually on June 14, which is the anniversary of passing...