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(Encyclopedia)day lily: see lily.D-day
(Encyclopedia)D-day: see Normandy campaign.sidereal day
(Encyclopedia)sidereal day: see sidereal time. ...Flag Day
(Encyclopedia)Flag Day, anniversary of the adoption of the American flag in 1777. It is celebrated on June 14 but is not a legal holiday.Independence Day
(Encyclopedia)Independence Day: see Fourth of July. ...Judgment Day
(Encyclopedia)Judgment Day or Doomsday, central point of early Christian, Jewish, and Islamic eschatology, sometimes called the Day of the Lord. References to it throughout the Bible are numerous. The Christian bel...Lady Day
(Encyclopedia)Lady Day or Annunciation: see Mary. ...Nicholas, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Nicholas, Saint, patron of children and sailors, of Greece, Sicily, and Russia, and of many other places and persons. Little is known of him, but he is traditionally identified as a 4th-century bishop...Columbus Day
(Encyclopedia)Columbus Day, holiday commemorating Christopher Columbus's discovery of America. It has been traditionally celebrated on Oct. 12 throughout most of the United States, parts of Canada, and in several o...Day, Dorothy
(Encyclopedia)Day, Dorothy, 1897–1980, American journalist and social activist, b. New York City. After studying at the Univ. of Illinois (1914–16), where she joined the Socialist party, she returned to New Yor...Browse by Subject
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