Portal:United States/Anniversaries
United States anniversaries
- 1881 – The American Red Cross (logo pictured) is established by Clara Barton.
- 1934 – Oskaloosa, Iowa, becomes the first municipality in the United States to fingerprint each of its citizens.
- 1863 – The Seventh-day Adventist Church is organized in Battle Creek, Michigan.
- 1956 – In the Pacific Ocean, Bikini Atoll is nearly obliterated by the first airborne explosion of a hydrogen bomb.
- 1961 – Alabama Governor John Malcolm Patterson declares martial law in an attempt to restore order after race riots break out as part of the civil rights movement.
- 1979 – In San Francisco the White Night riots break out following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
Usage
These United States "Anniversaries for <date>" (e.g., May 21) subpages are displayed using {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}.
- The layout design for these subpages is at Portal:United States/Anniversaries/Layout.
- Add a new anniversary to the applicable day of the month shown below.
United States anniversaries by month
Single page version (long)
Nominations
Feel free to add undisplayed United States-related anniversaries from these resources.
- Daily U.S. portal "Anniversaries" pages, such as Portal:United States/Anniversaries/May/May 21.
- Daily U.S. portal "On this day" pages, such as Portal:United States/On this day/May 21.
- Yearly "...in the United States" articles, such as 2024 in the United States.
- Day of the month articles, such as May 21.
- Month of the year articles, such as May 2024.
- Year articles, such as 2024.
United States-related anniversaries should be included in at least one of the calendar-based articles listed above before they are included here. Possible sources for developing additional calendar-based anniversary items are listed below.