Two-thousand years ago, in a world riven by strife, poverty, and hatred, Jesus of Nazareth, known to millions of Christians as "the Christ," or "anointed one" was born in a stable in Bethlehem.
November 27 is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It is a time when Americans give thanks for freedom and other blessings.
September 1st is Labor Day in the United States, a time set aside each year to honor the part played by American workers in the building of a free and prosperous society.
On July 4th, 1776, delegates from thirteen of Britain's North American colonies adopted a resolution "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states. . ." In time, these thirteen independent states would become one nation -- the United States of America.
June 19 is a U.S. national holiday known as Juneteenth. It combines the words June and Nineteenth, the day in 1865 on which the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were freed.
Today is Memorial Day -- a time when Americans honor those of their countrymen who, since 1775, have paid freedom’s highest price.
The third Monday in February is Presidents Day in the United States. Originally meant to celebrate George Washington, the country’s first President, today it serves as a recognition of all of the nation’s Presidents.
On the third Monday of each January, Americans honor the memory of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, who advocated for social change through non-violent means.
"My wish for you and for the nation, now and always, is [that] we continue to seek the light of liberty and love, kindness and compassion, dignity and decency," said President Biden.
“Throughout our country’s history, this season of reflection and giving thanks comes in good times and tough ones,” said President Joe Biden.
“In memory of those who fought here, died here, literally saved the world here, let us be worthy of their sacrifice,” said President Biden.
"The country chooses one or the other. We accept the choice the country made. I’ve said many times you can’t love your country only when you win. You can’t love your neighbor only when you agree," said President Biden.
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