July 26, 2011
U.S. and International Holidays and observances:
Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act [ Presidential Proclamation ]
Blog for Access Day
New York Ratification Day
One Voice 1:00 p.m. Central Time
Unofficial / Unsponsored / Urban Legend Holidays:
All or Nothing Day
Aunt and Uncle Day
Footnote Appreciation Day
Groovy chicken day
National Bagelfest Day
National Coffee Milkshake Day
Holidays and observances in other countries:
Curaçao Day – Curaçao
Day of the National Rebellion – Cuba
Independence Day – Liberia
Independence Day – Maldives
Kargil Vijay Diwas (Kargil Victory Day) – India
Events:
Trivia:
1788 New York ratified the US Constitution and became the 11th of the United States.
1947 President Truman signed legislation unifying the War Department (Army) and the Navy into the Department of Defense ans separating the Air Force from the Army.
1948 U.S. President Harry S. Truman signed Executive Order 9981 desegregating the military of the United States.
1989 Robert T. Morris, Jr. became the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act for releasing the Morris worm.
1990 President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 into law.
