Daily Almanacs and Holidays
- Ancient Celebrations of Mothers and Motherhood
- Arbor Day history of Arbor Day and a quick list of each state's Arbor Day celebration date and state tree, with links to photographs of some of the trees
- Calendar perpetual calendar
- Chamber's Book of Days Browse this electronic reprint of the original book (published in 1879) page by page, or select a date from a calendar to see who was born and died on that date and other significant events
- Cinco de Mayo
- Easter Dates
- Famous Birthdays who else was born on your birthday?
- Flag Day - from This Day in History On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation declaring June 14 Flag Day, Americans have commemorated the adoption of the Stars and Stripes by celebrating June 14 as Flag Day.
- Fourth of July Celebrations Database
- Holidays and Observances from the Librarian's Index to the Web
- Independence Day - from This Day in History
- Jewish Holidays
- Leap Year
- Memorial Day
- Official Kwanzaa Site focuses on the philosophy of Dr. Maulana Karenga, the African-American professor who created the holiday in 1966
- On This Day
- Public Events at the Library of Congress
- Regnal Year Calculator "This page will calculate a particular monarch's regnal year for a given ordinary date. For instance, if you enter 1/1 1 Elizabeth I, you will get the year 1559 because January 1st in her first regal year occurred in 1559." Cover English monarchs from William I to George I
- Secular Holidays by Season
- This Day in History from the History Channel
- Wedding Anniversary Gifts traditional and modern gifts
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