National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 2016 ———— BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Seventy-five years ago, Japanese fighter planes attacked the United States Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, destroying much of our Pacific Fleet and killing more than 2,400 Americans. The following day, President Franklin D. Roosevelt called on the…
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION More than 1 million fires occur each year in the United States. Throughout the past decade, the number of fires — and of resulting deaths and injuries — has gone down. But residential…
DEATH OF SHIMON PERES – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the memory of Shimon Peres, former President and Prime Minister of Israel, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of…
NATIONAL DAYS OF PRAYER AND REMEMBRANCE, 2016 – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION On September 11, 2001, a group of small and hateful minds conspired to threaten the very fiber of our country, seeking to break the American spirit and destroy our way…
HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA – – – – – – – BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack on police officers perpetrated on Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by the authority…
Friday, July 15, 2016 until sunset on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE ATTACK IN NICE, FRANCE BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION As a mark of respect for the victims of the attack perpetrated on July 14, 2016, in Nice, France, by the authority vested in…
