Many Americans celebrate Halloween on October 31. Celebrations include costume parties and trick-or-treating.

When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, November 5, 2017, 2:00:00 am clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, November 5, 2017, 1:00:00 am local standard time instead Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on Nov 5, 2017 than the day before. There will […]

Election Day in the United States of America is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials. These include national, state and local government representatives at […]

Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day and the Friday before Cyber Monday in the United States. It is a busy shopping day and is a holiday in some states.

Cyber Monday falls on the first Monday after Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday in the United States. It's becoming one of busiest online shopping days for deals and discounts in the US.

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, which is annually on December 7, commemorates the attack on Pearl Harbor, in Hawaii, during World War II. Many American service men and women lost their lives or were injured on December 7, 1941. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day is also referred to as Pearl […]

The December solstice is on either December 20, 21, 22 or 23.  The North Pole is tilted furthest from the Sun.  It is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the shortest day of the year.  In the Southern Hemisphere, it is the summer solstice and the […]

Kwanzaa is a week-long holiday honoring African culture and traditions. It falls between December 26 and January 1 each year. Maulana Karenga, an African-American leader, proposed this observance and it was first celebrated between December 1966 and January 1967.