Labor Day (2025) on the National Day Calendar®

A New Month Brings New Celebrations! SEPTEMBER 1, 2025 | LABOR DAY | NATIONAL FORGIVENESS DAY | NATIONAL PASTOR'S SPOUSES DAY | NATIONAL BURNT ENDS DAY | NATIONAL ACNE POSITIVITY DAY | NATIONAL HOTEL EMPLOYEE DAY | NATIONAL CHICKEN BOY DAY | NATIONAL NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY LABOR DAY Labor Day on first Monday of every September recognizes the men and women who labor to build this country. Through a time-honored tradition with roots in the coordinated efforts of the labor movement of the 1800s, we salute the American workforce. #LaborDay   NATIONAL FORGIVENESS DAY Today is September 1 and National Forgiveness Day on the National Day Calendar. We are dedicating September 1 as a day to embrace healing, understanding, and unity by encouraging forgiveness and fostering empathy. Join us as we begin September with a new mindset by celebrating National Forgiveness Day today. #NATIONALFORGIVENESSDAY   NATIONAL PASTOR'S SPOUSES DAY The first Sunday in September celebrates National Pastor's Spouses Day to honor the spouses who commit to supporting the pastor they married. #NationalPastorsSpousesDay   NATIONAL BURNT ENDS DAY Are you ready for some flavor and sauce? If you said yes, then National Burnt Ends Day on September 1 is your chance to celebrate a one of the tastiest BBQ celebrations on National Day Calendar! #NationalBurntEndsDay   NATIONAL ACNE POSITIVITY DAY On September 1, National Acne Positivity Day spreads a message of acceptance and self-love while putting our best face forward. #AcnePositivityDay   NATIONAL HOTEL EMPLOYEE DAY September 1 we celebrate National Hotel Employee Day and honor nearly 2 million employees who work in the industry. #HotelEmployeeDay   NATIONAL CHICKEN BOY DAY On September 1st, National Chicken Boy Day honors the birthday of an interesting statue in California. Celebrate his ceremonial birthday and learn more about this unique creation. #ChickenBoyDay   NATIONAL NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY National No Rhyme Nor Reason Day on September 1st recognizes words that do not rhyme with any other words in the English language. #NoRhymeNorReasonDay   Coming on September 2, 2025 National Days NATIONAL V-J DAY NATIONAL BLUEBERRY POPSICLE DAY NATIONAL ANOTHER LOOK UNLIMITED DAY   Notable Birthdays for September 1   James Gordon Bennett Sr. (1795-1872) - Founded and publisher of the New York Herald.    Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) - Author and creator of Tarzan of the Apes.   Rocky Marciano (1923-1969) - World Heavyweight Boxing Champion between 1952-56.   George Maharis (1928-2023) - Actor who played Buz Murdock on the t.v. series Route 66.   Boxcar Willie (1931-1999) - Country music singer known for his "old-time hobo" music style.   Conway Twitty (1933-1993) - Considered country music royalty.   Lily Tomlin (1939-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress and comedian.   Phil McGraw (1950-Still Living) - Psychologist and talk show host.   Mike Woods (1952-2025) - Founder of the educational toy company LeapFrog.   Memorable Events for September 1   1752 - The Liberty Bell arrives in Philadelphia from Whitechapel Foundry in London, England   1773 - Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral, written by slave Phillis Wheatley, becomes the first known book of poetry published by a Black woman.   1862 - Federal tax is levied on tobacco.   1878 - Alexander Graham Bell recruits Emma Nutt as the world's first female telephone operator.   1897 - The Boston Subway opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America.   1922 - A new law in NY City requires all "pool" rooms to change name to "billiards."   1942 - A federal judge upholds the detention of Japanese-Americans in internment camps.   1972 - Bobby Fischer becomes the first American Chess Grandmaster after beating Russian champion Boris Spassky.   1982 - The U.S. Air Force Space Command is founded.   1985 - Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel discover the Titanic wreckage while on expedition.   1995 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum opens in Cleveland, OH. View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554 Manage Subscriptions

August 31st on the National Day Calendar®

Come Discover The Last Day In August's   AUGUST 31, 2025 | NATIONAL EAT OUTSIDE DAY | NATIONAL MATCHMAKER DAY | NATIONAL DIATOMACEOUS EARTH DAY | NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY | NATIONAL SOUTH CAROLINA DAY NATIONAL EAT OUTSIDE DAY Friends, fresh air, and good food are the focus of National Eat Outside Day every year on August 31. Whether at home, a park, a favorite restaurant or food truck, or the beach, food just tastes better when we eat it under the open sky. #NationalEatOutsideDay   NATIONAL MATCHMAKER DAY On August 31, National Matchmaker Day honors romantics whose dauntless pursuit of perfect purchase for cupid's arrow results in lasting love stories. #NationalMatchmakerDay   NATIONAL DIATOMACEOUS EARTH DAY On August 31, National Diatomaceous Earth Day recognizes the diatom and the remarkable mineral it creates. #DiatomaceousEarthDay   NATIONAL TRAIL MIX DAY Observed annually on August 31, National Trail Mix Day honors the mix developed as a healthy snack for long hikes. #NationalTrailMixDay   NATIONAL SOUTH CAROLINA DAY On August 31, National South Carolina Day recognizes The Palmetto State and her unique landscapes, bold personalities, and long history. #NationalSouthCarolinaDay   Coming on September 1, 2025 National Days LABOR DAY NATIONAL FORGIVENESS DAY NATIONAL PASTOR'S SPOUSES DAY NATIONAL BURNT ENDS DAY NATIONAL ACNE POSITIVITY DAY NATIONAL HOTEL EMPLOYEE DAY NATIONAL CHICKEN BOY DAY NATIONAL NO RHYME (NOR REASON) DAY   Notable Birthdays for August 31   Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924) - Journalist and publisher of the first national newspaper (Woman's Era) published by and for Black American women.   Edward Thorndike (1874-1949) - Considered the "Father of Modern Educational Psychology."   Lizzie Arlington (1877-1919) - The first woman to play professional men's baseball as a pitcher (Reading Coal Heavers).   Paul E Garber (1899-1992) - Founder and first curator of the National Air and Space Museum.   Jerry Allison (1939-2022) - Drummer and songwriter for Buddy Holly and the Crickets.   Richard Gere (1949-Still Living) - Multi-award winning and seasoned actor with lead roles in American Gigolo,  An Officer and a Gentleman, Pretty Woman, First Knight, and Chicago.   Memorable Events for August 31   1837 - Author Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his famous The American Scholar speech at Harvard College, declaring American literary independence from Europe.   1842 - Blacksmith Micah Rugg patents a nuts and bolts machine.   1897 - Thomas Edison patents a device that could produce moving pictures (Kinetoscope).   1935 - President Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act of 1935, prohibiting the export of U.S. arms to belligerent nations.   1955 - The first sun-powered automobile is demonstrated in Chicago, IL.   1960 - The Agricultural Hall of Fame forms to educate and honor those in agriculture in America.   1965 - Congress establishes the Department of Housing and Urban Development.   1987 - The Great Potato Incident occurs when minor league baseball catcher Dave Bresnahan attempts to lure an opposing baserunner off third base using a potato carved to look like a baseball. View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554 Manage Subscriptions