Hello! In this weeks episode we are looking at the history of Federal Holidays, How these holidays were created and why.

Sources for today's episode include:

An article from congress.gov titled federal holidays:evolution and current practices.

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R41990

The national museum of the american indian

A proclamation on indigenous peoples day, 2024

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