United States Holiday

List of 2010 United States of America (U.S.A) Federal and States Holidays Date

The United States does not have national holidays (i.e., days where all employees in the U.S. receive a day free from work and all business is halted). The U.S. Federal government can only recognize national holidays that pertain to its own employees; it is at the discretion of each state or local jurisdiction to determine official holiday schedules. There are eleven such “Federal holidays“, ten annual and one quadrennial holiday. The annual Federal holidays are widely observed by state and local governments; however, they may alter the dates of observance or add or subtract holidays according to local custom. Pursuant to the Uniform Holidays Bill of 1968 (taking effect in 1971), official holidays are observed on a Monday, except for New Year’s Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. There are also U.S. state holidays particular to individual U.S. states.

Most retail businesses close on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but remain open on all other holidays. Private businesses often observe only the “big six” holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas). Some also add the Friday after Thanksgiving, or one or more of the other federal holidays.

(from Wikipedia)

Here is a list of Public Holidays in USA in Year 2010

Federal Public holidays in the United States with 2010 dates:

New Year’s Day
Celebrates beginning of the Gregorian calendar year. Festivities include counting down to midnight (12:00 AM) on the preceding night, New Year’s Eve. Traditional end of holiday season. (January 1)
Friday, 1 January 2010

Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., or Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Honors Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights leader, who was actually born on January 15, 1929; combined with other holidays in several states. (Third Monday in January)
Monday, 18 January 2010

Inauguration Day
Observed only by federal government employees in Washington D.C., and the border counties of Maryland and Virginia, in order to relieve congestion that occurs with this major event. Swearing-in of President of the United States and Vice President of the United States. Celebrated every fourth year. Note: Takes place on January 21 if the 20th is a Sunday (although the President is still privately inaugurated on the 20th). If Inauguration Day falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the preceding Friday or following Monday is not a Federal Holiday.
January 20, the first January 20th following a Presidential election
(Obama was inaugurated in 2009, no Inauguration Day in 2010)

Washington’s Birthday
Washington’s Birthday was first declared a federal holiday by an 1879 act of Congress. The Uniform Holidays Act, 1968, shifted the date of the commemoration of Washington’s Birthday from February 22 to the third Monday in February. Many people now refer to this holiday as “Presidents’ Day” and consider it a day honoring all American presidents. However, neither the Uniform Holidays Act nor any subsequent law changed the name of the holiday from Washington’s Birthday to Presidents’ Day.[2]
Third Monday in February
Monday, 15 February 2010

Memorial Day
Honors the nation’s war dead from the Civil War onwards; marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season. (traditionally May 30, shifted by the Uniform Holidays Act 1968)
Last Monday in May
Monday, 31 May 2010

Independence Day
Celebrates Declaration of Independence, also called the Fourth of July.
July 4
Sunday, 4 July 2010

Labor Day
Celebrates the achievements of workers and the labor movement; marks the unofficial end of the summer season.
First Monday in September
Monday, 6 September 2010

Columbus Day
Honors Christopher Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. In some areas it is also a celebration of Italian culture and heritage. (traditionally October 12); celebrated as American Indian Heritage Day and Fraternal Day in Alabama;[3] celebrated as Native American Day in South Dakota.[4] In Hawaii, it is celebrated as Discoverer’s Day, though is not an official state holiday.[5]
Second Monday in October
Monday, 11 October 2010

Veterans Day
Honors all veterans of the United States armed forces. A traditional observation is a moment of silence at 11:00 a.m. remembering those killed in war. (Commemorates the 1918 armistice, which began at “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.”)
November 11
Thursday, 11 November 2010

Thanksgiving Day
Traditionally celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. Traditionally includes the consumption of a turkey dinner. Traditional start of the holiday season. (Note: Thanksgiving is not celebrated on the same day in Canada).
Fourth Thursday in November
Thursday, 25 November 2010

Christmas
Celebrates the Nativity of Jesus. Some people consider aspects of this religious holiday, such as giving gifts and decorating a Christmas tree, to be secular rather than explicitly Christian.
December 25
Saturday, 25 December 2010

In addition to the federal holidays, individual states observe the following holidays (with the 2010 dates):

* Alabama: Confederate Memorial Day, fourth Monday in April (Monday, 26 April 2010)
* Alaska: Alaska Day, anniversary of transfer to U.S. control, October 18 (Monday, 18 October 2010) ; Seward’s Day, anniversary of purchase from Russia, March 27 (Saturday, 27 March 2010)
* Arkansas: Daisy Gatson Bates Day, February 16 (Tuesday, 16 February 2010), observed with Washington’s Birthday
* California: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12 (Friday, 12 February 2010) , César Chávez’s birthday, March 31 (Wednesday, 31 March 2010)(also may be optionally observed in Colorado and Texas)
* Colorado: Colorado Day August 1, 1876 Colorado became a state. This date is recognized/celebrated each year by state residents.(Sunday, 1 August 2010)
* Connecticut: Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12 (Friday, 12 February 2010) ; Good Friday, (Friday 2 April 2010)
* Delaware: Return Day, Thursday following Election Day; every two years, celebrates the returns of an election, having political opponents “bury the hatchet” in a bucket of sand
* District of Columbia: Emancipation Day, April 16 (Friday, 16 April 2010)
* Florida: Pascua Florida Day, April 2 (Friday, 2 April 2010)
* Georgia: Robert E. Lee’s Birthday (Thursday, 19 January 2010) and Confederate Memorial Day (Monday, 26 April 2010)
* Hawaii: Good Friday, (Friday 2 April 2010); May Day or Lei Day, date varies, usually May 1st (Saturday, 1 May 2010); Kamehameha Day, June 11 (Friday, 11 June 2010); Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day, March 26 (Friday, 26 March 2010); Admission Day or Statehood Day, third Friday in August (Friday, 20 August 2010)
* Idaho: Idaho Human Rights Day, January 19 (Tuesday, 19 January 2010)
* Illinois: Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, February 12 (Friday, 12 February 2010) (most state offices close, many schools choose to close on President’s Day). Pulaski Day first Monday of every March (Monday, 1 March 2010).
* Kansas: Kansas Day, January 29 (Friday, 29 January 2010)
* Louisiana: Mardi Gras date varies (Tuesday, 16 Feburary 2010); Good Friday (Friday, 2 April 2010)
* Massachusetts: Patriot’s Day, 3rd Monday of April (Monday, 19 April 2010) , traditionally April 19, anniversary of Battles of Lexington and Concord
* Maine: Patriot’s Day, April 19 (Monday, 19 April 2010), anniversary of Battles of Lexington and Concord
* Maryland: Maryland Day, March 25 (Thursday, 25 March 2010), commemoration of first European settlement of Maryland; Defenders Day, September 12 (Sunday, 12 September 2010), commemorates the successful defense of the city of Baltimore from an invading British force during the War of 1812.
* Mississippi: Mardi Gras Day, date varies (Tuesday, 16 Feburary 2010)
* Missouri: Truman Day, May 9 (Sunday, 9 May 2010)
* Nebraska: Arbor Day, last Friday of April (Friday, 30 April 2010)
* Nevada: Nevada Day, commemorates date of admission to the Union, observed on last Friday of October (Friday, 29 October 2010)
* New Hampshire: Civil Rights Day, January 19 (Tuesday, 19 January 2010)
* Oklahoma: Statehood Day, November 16 (Tuesday, 16 November 2010)
* Rhode Island: V.J. Day or Victory Day, second Monday in August (Monday, 9 August 2010)
* South Dakota: Native American Day, second Monday in October (11 October 2010)
* Tennessee
o Legal holidays: Good Friday (Friday, 2 April 2010)
o Days of special observance: Robert E. Lee Day, January 19 (Tuesday, 19 January 2010); Abraham Lincoln Day, February 12 (Friday, 12 February 2010); Andrew Jackson Day, March 15 (Monday, 15 March 2010); Mother’s Day, Second Sunday in May (Sunday, 9 May 2010); Statehood Day, June 1 (Tuesday, 1 June 2010), commemorates date of admission to the Union; Memorial or Confederate Decoration Day, June 3 (Thursday, 3 June 2010); Nathan Bedford Forrest Day, July 13 (Tuesday, 13 July 2010)
* Texas: Confederate Veterans Day, January 19 (Tuesday, 19 January 2010); Juneteenth, June 19 (Saturday, 19 June 2010)
* Utah: Pioneer Day, July 24 (Saturday, 24 July 2010)
* Vermont: Town Meeting Day, first Tuesday in March (Tuesday, 2 March 2010); Battle of Bennington Day, August 16 (Monday, 16 August 2010), commemorates Revolutionary War battle of same name
* Virginia: Lee-Jackson Day, Friday before the third Monday in January (Friday, 15 January 2010)
* West Virginia: West Virginia Day, June 20 (Sunday, 20 June 2010)