Commemorative Dates 1968

Celebrate every moment of 1968! Discover the Seasonal Calendar of the United States, featuring all commemorative dates, federal holidays, optional days off, and important events in one place.

All Commemorative Dates of 1968

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January 1968

1 Mon New Year's Day 1 Mon Boston Tea Party Anniversary
1 Mon Dry January 1 Mon Emancipation Proclamation
1 Mon Frankenstein Day 1 Mon International Public Domain Day
1 Mon International Self Care Day 1 Mon Last Day of Ramadan
1 Mon Mexican Independence Day 1 Mon National Bloody Mary Day
1 Mon National Hangover Day 1 Mon National Thank God It's Monday Day
1 Mon Veganuary 2 Tue Eid al-Fitr
2 Tue National Buffet Day 2 Tue National Science Fiction Day
2 Tue World Introvert Day 3 Wed International Mind-Body Wellness Day
4 Thu National Ribbon Skirt Day 4 Thu National Spaghetti Day
4 Thu National Trivia Day 4 Thu World Braille Day
4 Thu World Hypnotism Day 5 Fri National Bird Day
5 Fri National Keto Day 5 Fri National Whipped Cream Day
6 Sat Epiphany 6 Sat National Bean Day
6 Sat National Cuddle Up Day 7 Sun National Bobblehead Day
7 Sun Orthodox Christmas 8 Mon Battle of New Orleans
8 Mon National Bubble Bath Day 8 Mon World Typing Day
9 Tue Law Enforcement Appreciation Day 10 Wed National Houseplant Appreciation Day
11 Thu National Clean Off Your Desk Day 11 Thu National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
11 Thu National Milk Day 12 Fri National Curried Chicken Day
12 Fri National Marzipan Day 12 Fri National Pharmacist Day
13 Sat Korean American Day 13 Sat National Gluten-Free Day
13 Sat Stephen Foster Memorial Day 14 Sun National Dress Up Your Pet Day
14 Sun World Logic Day 15 Mon Martin Luther King Jr. Day
15 Mon Army Day 15 Mon Civil Rights Day
15 Mon Idaho Human Rights Day 15 Mon Martin Luther King’s Birthday
15 Mon National Bagel Day 15 Mon National Hat Day
15 Mon National Strawberry Ice Cream Day 16 Tue International Hot and Spicy Food Day
16 Tue National Nothing Day 17 Wed Benjamin Franklin Day
17 Wed Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 17 Wed Museum Selfie Day
17 Wed Prohibition Begins 18 Thu National Thesaurus Day
19 Fri Confederate Heroes' Day 19 Fri National Popcorn Day
19 Fri Robert E. Lee's Birthday 20 Sat National Cheese Lovers Day
20 Sat National DJ Day 20 Sat Penguin Awareness Day
20 Sat World Religion Day 21 Sun National Hugging Day
21 Sun National Squirrel Appreciation Day 21 Sun World Snow Day
22 Mon Celebration of Life Day 22 Mon National Blonde Brownie Day
22 Mon Roe V. Wade 23 Tue International Integrative Health Day
23 Tue National Pie Day 24 Wed International Day of Education
24 Wed National Compliment Day 24 Wed National Peanut Butter Day
24 Wed Tu Bishvat 25 Thu Mahayana New Year
25 Thu National Irish Coffee Day 25 Thu Opposite Day
26 Fri International Customs Day 26 Fri National Fun at Work Day
26 Fri National Green Juice Day 26 Fri National Peanut Brittle Day
26 Fri National Spouses Day 27 Sat International Holocaust Remembrance Day
27 Sat National Chocolate Cake Day 28 Sun National Daisy Day
28 Sun National Lego Day 29 Mon Kansas Day
29 Mon National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day 29 Mon National Puzzle Day
30 Tue National Croissant Day 31 Wed National Backward Day
31 Wed National Hot Chocolate Day

February 1968

1 Thu Black History Month 1 Thu LGBT History Month
1 Thu National Get Up Day 1 Thu World Interfaith Harmony Week
1 Thu ational Freedom Day 2 Fri Candlemas Day
2 Fri Give Kids A Smile Day 2 Fri Groundhog Day
2 Fri National Hedgehog Day 2 Fri National Tater Tot Day
2 Fri National Wear Red Day 2 Fri Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
3 Sat Feed the Birds Day 3 Sat National Carrot Cake Day
3 Sat National Golden Retriever Day 3 Sat National Women Physicians Day
4 Sun International Day of Human Fraternity 4 Sun Rosa Parks Day
4 Sun Thank Your Mailman Day 4 Sun World Cancer Day
5 Mon National Weatherperson's Day 5 Mon World Nutella Day
6 Tue International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation 6 Tue National Chopsticks Day
6 Tue National Frozen Yogurt Day 7 Wed National Fettuccine Alfredo Day
7 Wed National Send a Card to a Friend Day 7 Wed National Signing Day
7 Wed e-Day 8 Thu National Boy Scout Day
8 Thu National Kite-Flying Day 9 Fri National Pizza Day
9 Fri National Toothache Day 10 Sat World Pulses Day
11 Sun International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 Sun National Inventors' Day
11 Sun Super Bowl Sunday 11 Sun Thomas Edison's Birthday
12 Mon Darwin Day 12 Mon International Epilepsy Day
12 Mon Lincoln's Birthday 13 Tue Galentine's Day
13 Tue World Radio Day 14 Wed Arizona Statehood Day
14 Wed International Book Giving Day 14 Wed National Donor Day
14 Wed Valentine's Day 15 Thu International Childhood Cancer Day
15 Thu Singles Awareness Day 15 Thu Susan B. Anthony's Birthday
15 Thu World Anthropology Day 16 Fri National Almond Day
17 Sat Random Acts of Kindness Day 18 Sun Pluto Day
19 Mon Presidents' Day 19 Mon Daisy Gatson Bates Day
19 Mon International Tug of War Day 20 Tue National Love Your Pet Day
20 Tue World Day of Social Justice 21 Wed International Mother Language Day
21 Wed National Sticky Bun Day 22 Thu George Washington's Birthday
22 Thu National Chili Day 22 Thu National Margarita Day
22 Thu National Walking the Dog Day 22 Thu World Thinking Day
23 Fri Battle of the Alamo 23 Fri National Banana Bread Day
25 Sun National Clam Chowder Day 26 Mon National Pistachio Day
27 Tue Mardi Gras 27 Tue National Pokemon Day
27 Tue Paczki Day (Shrove Tuesday, Fat Tuesday) 27 Tue World Non-governmental Organization Day
27 Tue World Spay Day 28 Wed Ash Wednesday
28 Wed National Pancake Day 29 Thu Bachelor's Day
29 Thu Rare Disease Day

March 1968

1 Fri Employee Appreciation Day 1 Fri National Peanut Butter Lover's Day
1 Fri Saint David's Day 1 Fri Self-Injury Awareness Day
1 Fri Women's History Month 1 Fri World Candle Day
1 Fri World Music Therapy Day 1 Fri Zero Discrimination Day
2 Sat Read Across America 2 Sat Texas Independence Day
2 Sat World Teen Mental Wellness Day 3 Sun Missouri Compromise
3 Sun National Anthem Day 3 Sun World Birth Defects Day
3 Sun World Hearing Day 3 Sun World Wildlife Day
4 Mon Casimir Pulaski Day 4 Mon National Grammar Day
4 Mon National Hug a G.I. Day 4 Mon World Obesity Day
5 Tue International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness 5 Tue Vermont Town Meeting Day
6 Wed Dred Scott Case 6 Wed National Day of Unplugging
6 Wed National Dentists Day 6 Wed National Dress Day
6 Wed National Oreo Cookie Day 7 Thu National Be Heard Day
7 Thu National Cereal Day 7 Thu World Plant Power Day
8 Fri International Women's Day 8 Fri National Proofreading Day
9 Sat National Get Over It Day 9 Sat National Meatball Day
10 Sun Daylight Saving Time Starts 10 Sun Eid al-Adha
10 Sun Harriet Tubman Day 10 Sun National Hug Your Dog Day
10 Sun National Mario Day 10 Sun National Pack Your Lunch Day
11 Mon National Napping Day 11 Mon National Promposal Day
12 Tue National Girl Scout Day 12 Tue National Plant a Flower Day
13 Wed National Good Samaritan Day 13 Wed National K9 Veterans Day
14 Thu International Day of Mathematics 14 Thu National Popcorn Lover's Day
14 Thu National Potato Chip Day 14 Thu Pi Day
14 Thu White Day 14 Thu World Kidney Day
15 Fri World Consumer Rights Day 15 Fri World Sleep Day
16 Sat National Corn Dog Day 17 Sun Evacuation Day
17 Sun Saint Patrick's Day 18 Mon Awkward Moments Day
18 Mon National Biodiesel Day 19 Tue International Read to Me Day
19 Tue National Let's Laugh Day 19 Tue St. Joseph's Day
19 Tue World Social Work Day 20 Wed French Language Day
20 Wed International Day of Happiness 20 Wed National Kick Butts Day
20 Wed National Proposal Day 20 Wed Spring
20 Wed Spring Equinox (Start of Spring) 20 Wed World Oral Health Day
21 Thu International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 Thu International Day of Forests
21 Thu National Common Courtesy Day 21 Thu National Fragrance Day
21 Thu National French Bread Day 21 Thu World Down Syndrome Day
21 Thu World Poetry Day 21 Thu World Puppetry Day
22 Fri National Goof Off Day 22 Fri World Water Day
23 Sat National Chip and Dip Day 23 Sat National Near Miss Day
23 Sat National Puppy Day 23 Sat National Tamale Day
23 Sat World Meteorological Day 24 Sun National Cheesesteak Day
24 Sun World Tuberculosis Day 25 Mon Hola Mohalla
25 Mon International Waffle Day 25 Mon Maryland Day
25 Mon National Medal of Honor Day 25 Mon National Physician's Week
26 Tue National Spinach Day 26 Tue Prince Kuhio Day
26 Tue Purple Day 27 Wed National Joe Day
27 Wed World Theatre Day 28 Thu Respect Your Cat Day
29 Fri National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day 29 Fri National Smoke and Mirrors Day
29 Fri National Vietnam War Veterans Day 30 Sat Earth Hour
30 Sat National Doctors' Day 30 Sat National I am in Control Day
31 Sun César Chávez Day 31 Sun Islamic New Year
31 Sun National Crayon Day 31 Sun Trans Day Of Visibility
31 Sun World Backup Day

April 1968

1 Mon April Fool's Day 1 Mon National Sourdough Bread Day
2 Tue Autism Awareness Day 2 Tue International Children's Book Day
2 Tue National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day 2 Tue National Reconciliation Day
3 Wed National Find a Rainbow Day 3 Wed National Walking Day
3 Wed World Party Day 4 Thu International Carrot Day
4 Thu National Burrito Day 4 Thu National School Librarian Day
4 Thu Qingming Festival 5 Fri Gold Star Spouses Day
6 Sat International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 6 Sat International Pillow Fight Day
6 Sat National Handmade Day 6 Sat National Love Our Children Day
6 Sat National Student-Athlete Day 6 Sat National Tartan Day
7 Sun National Beer Day 7 Sun National No Housework Day
7 Sun Palm Sunday 7 Sun World Health Day
9 Tue National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day 9 Tue National Name Yourself Day
10 Wed National Siblings Day 10 Wed World Homeopathy Day
11 Thu Holy Thursday 11 Thu Maundy Thursday
11 Thu National Alcohol Screening Day 11 Thu National Pet Day
11 Thu National Submarine Day 12 Fri American Civil War
12 Fri Day of Silence 12 Fri Good Friday
12 Fri National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day 13 Sat Holy Saturday
13 Sat International plant appreciation day 13 Sat National Make Lunch Count Day
13 Sat National Scrabble Day 13 Sat Thomas Jefferson's Birthday
14 Sun Ambedkar Jayanti 14 Sun Easter Sunday
14 Sun International Moment of Laughter Day 14 Sun National Ex-Spouse Day
14 Sun National Gardening Day 14 Sun National Pan American Day
14 Sun RAINN Day 15 Mon Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
15 Mon Bengali New Year (Poila Baisakh) 15 Mon Father Damien Day
15 Mon Jackie Robinson Day 15 Mon National Laundry Day
15 Mon Patriots' Day 15 Mon Tax Day
15 Mon World Art Day 16 Tue Emancipation Day
16 Tue Selena Day 16 Tue World Voice Day
17 Wed World Hemophilia Day 18 Thu International Day for Monuments and Sites
18 Thu National Columnists’ Day 18 Thu National Haiku Poetry Day
18 Thu National High Five Day 18 Thu National Lineman Appreciation Day
18 Thu World Amateur Radio Day 20 Sat Chinese Language Day
20 Sat Husband Appreciation Day 20 Sat National Look Alike Day
21 Sun International Creativity and Innovation Day 21 Sun National Kindergarten Day
21 Sun San Jacinto Day 21 Sun Spanish American War
22 Mon Earth Day 22 Mon International Mother Earth Day
22 Mon Oklahoma Day 23 Tue English Language Day
23 Tue Hanuman Jayanti 23 Tue Lover's Day
23 Tue National Picnic Day 23 Tue National Take a Chance Day
23 Tue National Talk Like Shakespeare Day 23 Tue Saint George's Day
23 Tue Spanish Language Day 23 Tue World Book Day
24 Wed Administrative Professionals Day 24 Wed International Guide Dog Day
24 Wed World Immunization Week 25 Thu National DNA Day
25 Thu National Telephone Day 25 Thu Parental Alienation Awareness Day (PAAD)
25 Thu Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day 25 Thu World Malaria Day
25 Thu World Penguin Day 26 Fri Arbor Day
26 Fri International Chernobyl Disaster Remembrance Day 26 Fri Pretzel Day
26 Fri World Intellectual Property Day 27 Sat Confederate Memorial Day
27 Sat International Sculpture Day 27 Sat National Rebuilding Day
28 Sun National Great Poetry Reading Day 28 Sun National Superhero Day
28 Sun Workers’ Memorial Day 28 Sun World Day for Safety and Health at Work
29 Mon International Dance Day 30 Tue Honesty Day
30 Tue International Jazz Day

May 1968

1 Wed Global Love Day 1 Wed Law Day
1 Wed Lei Day 1 Wed Loyalty Day
1 Wed May Day 1 Wed No Pants Day
1 Wed School Principals’ Day 2 Thu Astronomy Day
2 Thu International Harry Potter Day 2 Thu National Day of Prayer
2 Thu World Password Day 2 Thu World Tuna Day
3 Fri National Paranormal Day 3 Fri National Space Day
3 Fri St Thomas Day 3 Fri World Press Freedom Day
4 Sat Free Comic Book Day 4 Sat Haymarket Riot
4 Sat Join Hands Day 4 Sat Kent State Shootings
4 Sat Kentucky Derby 4 Sat National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day
4 Sat Rhode Island Independence Day 4 Sat Star Wars Day
5 Sun African World Heritage Day 5 Sun Cinco de Mayo
5 Sun International Day of the Midwife 5 Sun National Lemonade Day
5 Sun World Laughter Day 5 Sun World Portuguese Language Day
6 Mon International No Diet Day 6 Mon National Nurses Day
6 Mon National Tourist Appreciation Day 7 Tue National Foster Care Day
7 Tue Teacher’s Day 8 Wed Buddha Day
8 Wed International Thalassaemia Day 8 Wed National Have a Coke Day
8 Wed National Receptionists Day 8 Wed National Student Nurse Day
8 Wed Truman Day 8 Wed Victory in Europe Day
8 Wed World Red Cross Day 10 Fri Military Spouse Appreciation Day
10 Fri National Clean Your Room Day 10 Fri National Golf Day
10 Fri National Provider Day 10 Fri World Lupus Day
11 Sat Fair Trade Day 11 Sat National Eat What You Want Day
11 Sat Pullman Strike 11 Sat World Migratory Bird Day
12 Sun International Nurses Day 12 Sun Mother's Day
12 Sun National Limerick Day 13 Mon National Apple Pie Day
13 Mon National Third Shift Workers Day 13 Mon world cocktail day
14 Tue Jamestown Colony Founded 15 Wed International Day of Families
15 Wed National Pizza Party Day 15 Wed Peace Officers Memorial Day
16 Thu International Day of Light 17 Fri Bike-to-Work Day
17 Fri Endangered Species Day 17 Fri Malcolm X Day
17 Fri World Hypertension Day 18 Sat Armed Forces Day
18 Sat International Museum Day 18 Sat National Learn to Swim Day
18 Sat National No Dirty Dishes Day 18 Sat Preakness Stakes
18 Sat World Whisky (Whiskey) Day 19 Sun World Baking Day
20 Mon Homestead Act 20 Mon National Be a Millionaire Day
20 Mon National Defense Transportation Day 20 Mon National Rescue Dog Day
20 Mon Whit Monday 20 Mon World Bee Day
21 Tue International Tea Day 21 Tue National Memo Day
21 Tue National Talk Like Yoda Day 21 Tue National Waitstaff Day
21 Tue World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development 22 Wed Harvey Milk Day
22 Wed International Day for Biological Diversity 22 Wed National Maritime Day
22 Wed World Goth Day 23 Thu Ascension Day
23 Thu World Turtle Day 24 Fri National Brother's Day
24 Fri National Scavenger Hunt Day 24 Fri World Schizophrenia Day
25 Sat National Missing Children’s Day 25 Sat National Wine Day
26 Sun National Paper Airplane Day 27 Mon Memorial Day
27 Mon National Sunscreen Day 28 Tue National Brisket Day
28 Tue National Burger Day 28 Tue World Blood Cancer Day
29 Wed International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers 29 Wed Learn About Composting Day
30 Thu National Creativity Day 30 Thu Red Nose Day (Comic Relief)
30 Thu World Multiple Sclerosis Day 31 Fri National Smile Day
31 Fri World No Tobacco Day

June 1968

1 Sat Belmont Stakes 1 Sat Global Day of Parents
1 Sat National Pen Pal Day 1 Sat National Red Rose Day
1 Sat National Say Something Nice Day 1 Sat Repeat Day
1 Sat World Reef Awareness Day 2 Sun Leave The Office Early Day
2 Sun National Cancer Survivor’s Day 2 Sun Pentecost
2 Sun Shavuot 3 Mon Jefferson Davis' Birthday
3 Mon National Egg Day 3 Mon World Bicycle Day
4 Tue National Cheese Day 4 Tue National Hug Your Cat Day
5 Wed Global Running Day 5 Wed National Gingerbread Day
5 Wed World Environment Day 6 Thu D-Day
6 Thu National Drive-In Movie Day 6 Thu National Higher Education Day
7 Fri National Donut Day 7 Fri National VCR Day
7 Fri World Food Safety Day 8 Sat Global Wellness Day
8 Sat National Best Friends Day 8 Sat World Oceans Day
9 Sun National Children’s Day 9 Sun National Donald Duck Day
9 Sun Odunde Festival 9 Sun Trinity Sunday
10 Mon Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 10 Mon National Iced Tea Day
11 Tue Kamehameha Day 11 Tue National Call Your Doctor Day
11 Tue National Corn On The Cob Day 12 Wed National Loving Day
12 Wed World Day Against Child Labor 13 Thu Corpus Christi
13 Thu International Albinism Awareness Day 13 Thu National Sewing Machine Day
13 Thu World Softball Day 14 Fri Army Birthday
14 Fri Bourbon Day 14 Fri Flag Day
14 Fri World Blood Donor Day 15 Sat Nature Photography Day
15 Sat World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 15 Sat World Juggling Day
16 Sun Bloomsday 16 Sun Father's Day
16 Sun Father’s Day 16 Sun Ganga Dussehra
16 Sun International Day of the African Child 16 Sun National Fudge Day
17 Mon Bunker Hill Day 17 Mon National Eat Your Vegetables Day
17 Mon World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 18 Tue International Panic Day
18 Tue International Picnic Day 18 Tue International Sushi Day
19 Wed World Sauntering Day 20 Thu American Eagle Day
20 Thu International Surfing Day 20 Thu West Virginia Day
20 Thu World Refugee Day 21 Fri International Yoga Day
21 Fri National Daylight Appreciation Day 21 Fri National Selfie Day
21 Fri Summer 21 Fri Summer Solstice
21 Fri Take Your Dog to Work Day 22 Sat National Onion Ring Day
22 Sat National Take Your Cat to Work Day 22 Sat World Rainforest Day
23 Sun International Women in Engineering Day 23 Sun National Hydration Day
23 Sun National Pink Day 23 Sun National Typewriter Day
24 Mon National Swim A Lap Day 24 Mon Please Take My Children To Work Day
25 Tue Battle of the Little Bighorn 25 Tue Bourdain Day
25 Tue Global Beatles Day 25 Tue Korean War
26 Wed National Chocolate Pudding Day 27 Thu Helen Keller Day
27 Thu International Pineapple Day 27 Thu Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Day
27 Thu National Bingo Day 27 Thu National HIV Testing Day
27 Thu National Handshake Day 27 Thu National PTSD Awareness Day
27 Thu National Sunglasses Day 27 Thu National Work From Home Day
28 Fri National Insurance Awareness Day 28 Fri Tau Day
29 Sat National Camera Day 30 Sun International Asteroid Day
30 Sun National Meteor Watch Day 30 Sun World Social Media Day

July 1968

1 Mon Battle of Gettysburg 1 Mon Bobby Bonilla Day
1 Mon Canada Day 1 Mon International Joke Day
1 Mon National Postal Worker Day 1 Mon World Bronchiectasis Day
2 Tue Civil Rights Act 2 Tue I Forgot Day
2 Tue National Wildland Firefighter Day 2 Tue World UFO Day
3 Wed International Plastic Bag Free Day 3 Wed National Compliment Your Mirror Day
3 Wed National Stay Out of the Sun Day 4 Thu Independence Day
5 Fri National Bikini Day 5 Fri National Workaholics Day
6 Sat International Day of Cooperatives 6 Sat International Kissing Day
6 Sat National Fried Chicken Day 7 Sun Global Forgiveness Day
7 Sun World Chocolate Day 8 Mon International Town Criers Day
8 Mon National Video Game Day 9 Tue Cow Appreciation Day
10 Wed National Kitten Day 11 Thu World Population Day
12 Fri Malala Day 12 Fri National Simplicity Day
12 Fri Orangemen's Day (The Twelfth) 13 Sat National French Fry Day
14 Sun Bastille Day 14 Sun National Mac and Cheese Day
14 Sun Pandemonium Day 15 Mon National Clean Beauty Day
15 Mon National Give Something Away Day 16 Tue Moon Landing Anniversary
16 Tue National Cherry Day 16 Tue World Snake Day
17 Wed National Lottery Day 17 Wed World Emoji Day
18 Thu Nelson Mandela International Day 18 Thu World Listening Day
19 Fri Seneca Falls Convention 20 Sat International Chess Day
20 Sat National Moon Day 20 Sat World Jump Day
21 Sun National Ice Cream Day 21 Sun National Junk Food Day
22 Mon National Hammock Day 23 Tue National Gorgeous Grandma Day
24 Wed Cousins Day 24 Wed National Drive-Thru Day
24 Wed National Tequila Day 24 Wed Pioneer Day
25 Thu Christmas In July 25 Thu National Hire A Veteran Day
25 Thu National Intern Day 26 Fri Uncle and Aunt Day
27 Sat National Creme Brûlée Day 27 Sat National Disability Independence Day
27 Sat National Scotch Day 28 Sun Bonus Army
28 Sun National Milk Chocolate Day 28 Sun Parents' Day
28 Sun World War I 29 Mon International Tiger Day
29 Mon NASA is Founded 29 Mon National Chicken Wings Day
29 Mon National Lasagna Day 29 Mon National Lipstick Day
30 Tue International Friendship Day 30 Tue National Cheesecake Day
30 Tue National Father-in-Law Day 30 Tue World Day Against Trafficking in Persons
31 Wed National Avocado Day 31 Wed World Ranger Day

August 1968

1 Thu Be An Angel Day 1 Thu Colorado Day
1 Thu International Childfree Day 1 Thu Lammas Day
1 Thu National Girlfriend Day 1 Thu National Minority Donor Awareness Day
1 Thu World Lung Cancer Day 1 Thu World Scout Scarf Day
2 Fri International Beer Day 2 Fri National Ex-Girlfriend Day
3 Sat National Watermelon Day 4 Sun American Family Day
4 Sun Barack Obama's Birthday 4 Sun Coast Guard Birthday
4 Sun National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day 4 Sun National Friendship Day
4 Sun Sisters' Day 6 Tue Hiroshima Day
7 Wed National Lighthouse Day 7 Wed Purple Heart Day
8 Thu International Cat Day 8 Thu International Infinity Day
9 Fri International Coworking Day 9 Fri International Day of the World's Indigenous People
9 Fri National Book Lovers Day 10 Sat Lazy Day
10 Sat National Bowling Day 10 Sat National Garage Sale Day
10 Sat National Spoil Your Dog Day 11 Sun National Son and Daughter Day
12 Mon International Youth Day 12 Mon Middle Child Day
12 Mon National Vinyl Record Day 12 Mon Victory Day
12 Mon World Elephant Day 13 Tue Left-Handers Day
13 Tue National Filet Mignon Day 14 Wed National Financial Awareness Day
14 Wed Social Security Act 14 Wed World Lizard Day
15 Thu Assumption of Mary 15 Thu International Homeless Animals Day
15 Thu National Back To School Prep Day 15 Thu National Relaxation Day
16 Fri Bennington Battle Day 16 Fri Hawaii Statehood Day
16 Fri National Airborne Day 16 Fri National Bratwurst Day
16 Fri National Roller Coaster Day 16 Fri National Rum Day
16 Fri Tell a Joke Day 17 Sat International Geocaching Day
17 Sat National Black Cat Appreciation Day 17 Sat National Nonprofit Day
17 Sat National Thrift Shop Day 18 Sun National Couple's Day
18 Sun National Fajita Day 19 Mon National Aviation Day
19 Mon National Potato Day 19 Mon World Humanitarian Day
19 Mon World Photography Day 20 Tue National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
20 Tue National Radio Day 20 Tue World Mosquito Day
21 Wed International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism 21 Wed National Spumoni Day
21 Wed Senior Citizens Day 22 Thu National Tooth Fairy Day
22 Thu World Plant Milk Day 23 Fri Cheap Flight Day
23 Fri International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 23 Fri National Sponge Cake Day
23 Fri Ride Like The Wind Day 24 Sat International Strange Music Day
24 Sat Kobe Bryant Day 24 Sat National Waffle Day
24 Sat Pluto Demoted Day 25 Sun National Park Service Founders Day
25 Sun National Secondhand Wardrobe Day 26 Mon Janmashtami
26 Mon National Dog Day 26 Mon National WebMistress Day
26 Mon Women's Equality Day 27 Tue National Just Because Day
28 Wed Bow Tie Day 28 Wed March on Washington
28 Wed Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 29 Thu International Day Against Nuclear Tests
30 Fri College Colors Day 30 Fri International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearance
30 Fri National Beach Day 30 Fri National Grief Awareness Day
31 Sat Eat Outside Day 31 Sat International Overdose Awareness Day
31 Sat World Distance Learning Day

September 1968

1 Sun American Chess Day 1 Sun Emma M Nutt Day
1 Sun World Letter Writing Day 1 Sun world alzheimer's month
2 Mon Labor Day 2 Mon Bison Ten Yell Day
2 Mon V-J Day 2 Mon West Indian Day Parade
2 Mon World Coconut Day 3 Tue National Skyscraper Day
3 Tue Signing of the Treaty of Paris 3 Tue Telephone Tuesday
4 Wed National Wildlife Day 4 Wed World Sexual Health Day
5 Thu International Day of Charity 5 Thu National Cheese Pizza Day
6 Fri Fight Procrastination Day 6 Fri National 401(k) Day
6 Fri National Food Bank Day 6 Fri National Lazy Mom’s Day
6 Fri Read a Book Day 7 Sat Ganesh Chaturthi
7 Sat International Day of Clean Air for blue skies 7 Sat National Salami Day
7 Sat World Beard Day 8 Sun Grandparents Day
8 Sun International Literacy Day 8 Sun National Hug Your Hound Day
8 Sun Pardon Day 8 Sun World Physiotherapy (PT) Day
8 Sun Worldwide Cystic Fibrosis Day 9 Mon California Admission Day
9 Mon International Day to Protect Education from Attack 9 Mon International Sudoku Day
9 Mon National Teddy Bear Day 10 Tue National Swap Ideas Day
10 Tue World Suicide Prevention Day 11 Wed National Make Your Bed Day
11 Wed Patriot Day 12 Thu Day of the Programmer
12 Thu International Day for South-South Cooperation 12 Thu National Chocolate Milkshake Day
12 Thu National Day of Civic Hacking 12 Thu National Day of Encouragement
12 Thu National School Picture Day 12 Thu National Video Games Day
13 Fri International Chocolate Day 13 Fri National Bald is Beautiful Day
13 Fri National Celiac Disease Awareness Day 13 Fri National Peanut Day
13 Fri Positive Thinking Day 13 Fri Roald Dahl Day
13 Fri World Sepsis Day 14 Sat Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day
14 Sat National Live Creative Day 14 Sat National Pet Memorial Day
15 Sun Get Ready Day 15 Sun International Day of Democracy
15 Sun International Dot Day 15 Sun National Hispanic Heritage Month
15 Sun National Linguine Day 15 Sun National Online Learning Day
15 Sun Wife Appreciation Day (National Wife Day) 15 Sun World Lymphoma Awareness Day
16 Mon International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 16 Mon National Guacamole Day
16 Mon National Step Family Day 16 Mon National Working Parents Day
17 Tue Citizenship Day 17 Tue Constitution Day
17 Tue International Country Music Day 17 Tue National IT Professionals Day
17 Tue National Pet Bird Day 17 Tue World Patient Safety Day
18 Wed Air Force Day 18 Wed International Equal Pay Day
18 Wed National Cheeseburger Day 18 Wed National First Love Day
19 Thu Batman Day 19 Thu National Dance Day
19 Thu Talk Like a Pirate Day 20 Fri National POW/MIA Recognition Day
20 Fri National Pepperoni Pizza Day 20 Fri National Queso Day
21 Sat International Coastal CleanUp Day 21 Sat International Day of Peace
21 Sat International Eat an Apple Day 21 Sat National Chai Day
21 Sat National CleanUp Day 21 Sat National Gymnastics Day
21 Sat Oktoberfest 21 Sat World Alzheimer’s Day
21 Sat World Gratitude Day 22 Sun American Business Women’s Day
22 Sun Autumnal Equinox (Start of Fall) 22 Sun Car Free Day
22 Sun Fall 22 Sun Falls Prevention Awareness Day
22 Sun Hobbit Day 22 Sun International Daughters Day
22 Sun National Centenarian’s Day 22 Sun National Elephant Appreciation Day
22 Sun National White Chocolate Day 22 Sun World CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Day
22 Sun World Car-Free Day 22 Sun World Rhino Day
22 Sun World Rivers Day 22 Sun World Rose Day
23 Mon Bi Visibility Day 23 Mon International Day of Sign Languages
23 Mon National Family Day 24 Tue National Brave Day
24 Tue National Cherries Jubilee Day 24 Tue National Punctuation Day
24 Tue National Voter Registration Day 24 Tue Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving
24 Tue World Bollywood Day 24 Tue World Gorilla Day
25 Wed Comic Book Day 25 Wed National Cooking Day
25 Wed National Daughters Day 25 Wed National Lobster Day
25 Wed National One-Hit Wonder Day 25 Wed National Open The Magic Day
25 Wed World Dream Day 26 Thu International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
26 Thu Johnny Appleseed Day 26 Thu National Dumpling Day
26 Thu World Contraception Day 26 Thu World Maritime Day
27 Fri National Crush Day 27 Fri Native American Day (CA and NV)
27 Fri World Tourism Day 28 Sat Ask a Stupid Question Day
28 Sat International Day for Universal Access to Information 28 Sat International Rabbit Day
28 Sat National Family Health & Fitness Day USA 28 Sat National Ghost Hunting Day
28 Sat National Hunting and Fishing Day 28 Sat National Neighbor Day
28 Sat National Public Lands Day 28 Sat National Singles Day
28 Sat National Sons Day 28 Sat World Rabies Day
29 Sun Gold Star Mother's Day 29 Sun International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
29 Sun International Food Loss and Waste Awareness Day 29 Sun National Coffee Day
29 Sun National Starbucks Day 29 Sun Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Day
29 Sun World Heart Day 30 Mon International Podcast Day
30 Mon International Translation Day 30 Mon National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
30 Mon National Love People Day

October 1968

1 Tue Breast Cancer Awareness Month 1 Tue International Coffee Day
1 Tue International Day of Older Persons 1 Tue International Music Day
1 Tue National Fire Pup Day 1 Tue National Hair Day
1 Tue National Homemade Cookies Day 1 Tue Urticaria day
1 Tue World Vegetarian Day 2 Wed International Day of Non-Violence
2 Wed National Custodian Day 2 Wed National Kale Day
2 Wed National Name Your Car Day 2 Wed National Walk and Bike to School Day
2 Wed Random Acts of Poetry Day 2 Wed World Financial Planning Day
3 Thu Mean Girls Day 3 Thu National Boyfriend Day
3 Thu World Temperance Day 4 Fri Feast of St Francis of Assisi
4 Fri National Body Language Day 4 Fri National Cinnamon Roll Day
4 Fri National Golf Lovers Day 4 Fri National Taco Day
4 Fri National Vodka Day 4 Fri World Animal Day
4 Fri World Smile Day 4 Fri World Space Week
5 Sat National Do Something Nice Day 5 Sat National Get Funky Day
5 Sat World Teachers’ Day 6 Sun National Coaches Day
6 Sun National Noodle Day 6 Sun National Plus Size Appreciation Day
6 Sun World Cerebral Palsy Day 7 Mon Child Health Day
7 Mon National Frappe Day 7 Mon National Inner Beauty Day
7 Mon World Architecture Day 7 Mon World Cotton Day
7 Mon World Habitat Day 8 Tue Ada Lovelace Day
8 Tue International Podiatry Day 8 Tue National Depression Screening Day
9 Wed Leif Erikson Day 9 Wed National Emergency Nurses Day
9 Wed National Stop Bullying Day 9 Wed World Post Day
10 Thu World Day Against the Death Penalty 10 Thu World Homeless Day
10 Thu World Mental Health Day 10 Thu World Sight Day
11 Fri International Day of the Girl Child 11 Fri National Coming Out Day
11 Fri World Egg Day 12 Sat Farmers Day
12 Sat National Chess Day 12 Sat National Savings Day
12 Sat World Arthritis Day 12 Sat World Hospice and Palliative Care Day
13 Sun International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 13 Sun National No Bra Day
13 Sun Navy Birthday 13 Sun World Thrombosis Day
14 Mon Columbus Day (Most regions) 14 Mon National Dessert Day
14 Mon National Fossil Day 14 Mon Native Americans' Day
14 Mon World Standards Day 15 Tue Global Handwashing Day
15 Tue International Day of Rural Women 15 Tue National Grouch Day
15 Tue National Mushroom Day 15 Tue White Cane Safety Day
16 Wed Boss's Day 16 Wed Department Store Day
16 Wed Dictionary Day 16 Wed Global Cat Day
16 Wed Global Dignity Day 16 Wed National Sports Day
16 Wed National Train Your Brain Day 16 Wed World Food Day
16 Wed World Spine Day 17 Thu Black Poetry Day
17 Thu International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 17 Thu National Pasta Day
17 Thu National Pay Back a Friend Day 17 Thu World Trauma Day
18 Fri Alaska Day 18 Fri National Mammography Day
18 Fri National No Beard Day 18 Fri World Okapi Day
19 Sat National Fetch Day 19 Sat National Kiss Your Crush Day
19 Sat National New Friends Day 19 Sat Sweetest Day
20 Sun International Chefs Day 20 Sun International Day of the Air Traffic Controller
20 Sun International Sloth Day 20 Sun National Day on Writing
20 Sun National Pharmacy Technician Day 20 Sun National Youth Confidence Day
20 Sun World Osteoporosis Day 20 Sun World Statistics Day
21 Mon Back to the Future Day 21 Mon National Apple Day
21 Mon National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day 21 Mon National Medical Assistants Day
21 Mon National Pets for Veterans Day 21 Mon National Reptile Day
22 Tue International Stuttering Awareness Day 22 Tue National Nut Day
23 Wed National Paralegal Day 23 Wed National TV Talk Show Host
24 Thu National Bologna Day 24 Thu Stock Market Crash
24 Thu United Nations Day 24 Thu World Development Information Day
24 Thu World Polio day 25 Fri International Artist Day
25 Fri International Dwarfism Awareness Day 25 Fri National Art Day
25 Fri National I Care About You Day 25 Fri Nevada Day
25 Fri World Opera Day 25 Fri World Pasta Day
26 Sat National Day of the Deployed 26 Sat National Make A Difference Day
26 Sat National Pumpkin Day 27 Sun National American Beer Day
27 Sun National Mentoring Day 27 Sun National Mother-in-Law Day
27 Sun World Day for Audiovisual Heritage 27 Sun World Occupational Therapy Day
28 Mon International Animation Day 28 Mon National Chocolate Day
28 Mon National First Responders Day 28 Mon National Immigrants Day
28 Mon world judo day 29 Tue Internet Day
29 Tue National Cat Day 29 Tue National Oatmeal Day
29 Tue World Psoriasis Day 29 Tue World Stroke Day
30 Wed Dhanteras 30 Wed National Breadstick Day
30 Wed National Candy Corn Day 30 Wed National Checklist Day
30 Wed National Text Your Ex Day 31 Thu Halloween
31 Thu National Caramel Apple Day 31 Thu National Magic Day
31 Thu Samhain 31 Thu World Cities Day
31 Thu World Savings Day

November 1968

1 Fri All Saints' Day 1 Fri Author's Day
1 Fri Day of the Dead 1 Fri Movember
1 Fri National Adoption Month 1 Fri National Brush Day
1 Fri National Calzone Day 1 Fri Native American Heritage Month
1 Fri No Shave November 1 Fri World Vegan Day
2 Sat All Souls' Day 2 Sat Day of the Dead
2 Sat International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists 3 Sun Daylight Saving Time Ends
3 Sun National Homemaker Day 3 Sun National Sandwich Day
3 Sun New York City Marathon 4 Mon Iran Hostage Crisis
4 Mon Job Action Day 4 Mon National Candy Day
4 Mon National Chicken Lady Day 4 Mon Recreation Day
5 Tue American Football Day 5 Tue Melbourne Cup
5 Tue National Redhead Day 5 Tue World Tsunami Awareness Day
6 Wed International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict 6 Wed National Nachos Day
6 Wed National Stress Awareness Day 7 Thu National Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day
7 Thu National Men Make Dinner Day 8 Fri National Cappuccino Day
8 Fri National STEM/STEAM Day 8 Fri World Urbanism Day
9 Sat Go to an Art Museum Day 9 Sat International Day against Fascism and AntiSemitism
9 Sat World Adoption Day 9 Sat World Freedom Day
10 Sun International Accounting Day 10 Sun Marine Corps Birthday
10 Sun World Keratoconus Day 10 Sun World Science Day for Peace and Development
11 Mon Veterans Day 11 Mon National Metal Day
11 Mon National Sundae Day 11 Mon Singles Day
12 Tue National Happy Hour Day 12 Tue Nurse Practitioner Week
12 Tue World Pneumonia Day 13 Wed Sadie Hawkins Day
13 Wed World Kindness Day 14 Thu National Family PJ Day
14 Thu National Pickle Day 14 Thu World Diabetes Day
15 Fri America Recycles Day 15 Fri Kartik Purnima
15 Fri National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day 15 Fri National Drummer Day
15 Fri National Philanthropy Day 16 Sat International Day for Tolerance
16 Sat National Button Day 16 Sat National Fast Food Day
17 Sun International Students' Day 17 Sun National Hiking Day
17 Sun National Homemade Bread Day 17 Sun National Take a Hike Day
17 Sun National Unfriend Day 17 Sun World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
17 Sun World Prematurity Day 18 Mon National Princess Day
18 Mon World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 19 Tue International Men's Day
19 Tue National Camp Day 19 Tue National Entrepreneurs' Day
19 Tue National Macchiato Day 19 Tue National Play Monopoly Day
19 Tue World Toilet Day 20 Wed Africa Industrialization Day
20 Wed Future Teachers of America Day 20 Wed National Absurdity Day
20 Wed Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 Wed Universal Children’s Day
20 Wed World COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Day 21 Thu Great American Smokeout
21 Thu National Rural Health Day 21 Thu National Stuffing Day
21 Thu World Hello Day 21 Thu World Philosophy Day
21 Thu World Television Day 21 Thu World pancreatic cancer day
22 Fri First Day of Ramadan 22 Fri Go For A Ride Day
23 Sat Fibonacci Day 23 Sat National Adoption Day
23 Sat National Espresso Day 25 Mon International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
25 Mon National Parfait Day 25 Mon National Play Day With Dad
26 Tue National Cake Day 26 Tue National Family Health History Day
28 Thu Thanksgiving Day 28 Thu National Day of Mourning
28 Thu National French Toast Day 28 Thu Red Planet Day
29 Fri American Indian Heritage Day 29 Fri Black Friday
29 Fri Buy Nothing Day 29 Fri International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
30 Sat Day of Remembrance for all Victims of Chemical Warfare 30 Sat International Computer Security Day
30 Sat National Mason Jar Day 30 Sat National Personal Space Day
30 Sat Small Business Saturday 30 Sat St Andrew's Day

December 1968

1 Sun National Christmas Lights Day 1 Sun World AIDS Day
2 Mon Cyber Monday 2 Mon International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2 Mon National Mutt Day 3 Tue Giving Tuesday
3 Tue International Day of Persons with Disabilities 4 Wed International Day of Banks
4 Wed National Cookie Day 4 Wed Wildlife Conservation Day
5 Thu Day of the Ninja 5 Thu International Volunteer Day
5 Thu National Repeal Day 5 Thu World Soil Day
6 Fri National Bartender Day 6 Fri National Gazpacho Day
6 Fri National Miners Day 6 Fri St. Nicholas Day
7 Sat Candle Day 7 Sat International Civil Aviation Day
7 Sat National Cotton Candy Day 7 Sat National Letter Writing Day
7 Sat Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 7 Sat World Pear Day
8 Sun Feast of the Immaculate Conception 8 Sun National Brownie Day
9 Mon Christmas Card Day 9 Mon Green Monday
9 Mon International Anti-corruption Day 9 Mon International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide
9 Mon National Llama Day 9 Mon National Pastry Day
10 Tue Dewey Decimal System Day 10 Tue Human Rights Day
10 Tue International Animal Rights Day 10 Tue Jane Addams Day
10 Tue Nobel Prize Day 11 Wed International Mountain Day
11 Wed UNICEF Birthday 12 Thu Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
12 Thu Gingerbread House Day 12 Thu International Day of Neutrality
12 Thu International Universal Health Coverage Day 12 Thu National Poinsettia Day
13 Fri National Cocoa Day 13 Fri National Day of the Horse
13 Fri National Guard Birthday 13 Fri National Salesperson Day
13 Fri National Violin Day 13 Fri Saint Lucy's Day
14 Sat Monkey Day 14 Sat National Free Shipping Day
15 Sun Bill of Rights Day 15 Sun National Cupcake Day
15 Sun National Wear Your Pearls Day 16 Mon Hanukkah
16 Mon Las Posadas: A Journey Of Faith And Tradition 16 Mon National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17 Tue National Maple Syrup Day 17 Tue Pan American Aviation Day
17 Tue Wright Brothers Day 18 Wed Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day
18 Wed Arabic Language Day 18 Wed International Migrants Day
18 Wed National Twin Day 19 Thu National Emo Day
20 Fri International Human Solidarity Day 20 Fri National Ugly Sweater Day
20 Fri National Underdog Day 21 Sat Last Day of Ramadan
21 Sat Look On The Bright Side Day 21 Sat National Crossword Puzzle Day
21 Sat National Short Girl Appreciation Day 21 Sat National Wreaths Across America Day
21 Sat Winter 21 Sat Winter Solstice
21 Sat Yule 22 Sun Eid al-Fitr
22 Sun National Cookie Exchange Day 22 Sun National Short Person Day
23 Mon Festivus 23 Mon National Roots Day
24 Tue Christmas Eve 24 Tue The Feast of the Seven Fishes
25 Wed Christmas Day 26 Thu Boxing Day
26 Thu Kwanzaa 27 Fri International Day of Epidemic Preparedness
27 Fri No Interruptions Day 28 Sat National Call a Friend Day
28 Sat National Card Playing Day 28 Sat National Download Day
28 Sat National Short Film Day 28 Sat Pledge of Allegiance Day
29 Sun Still Need To Do Day 29 Sun Wounded Knee
30 Mon National Bacon Day 31 Tue New Year's Eve

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