Navy Day: (excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navy_Day) In the United States, the Navy League of the United States organized the first Navy Day in 1922, holding it on October 27 because it was the birthday of the Navy-supporting President Theodore Roosevelt. Although meeting with mixed reviews the first year, in 1923 over 50 major cities participated, and [...]

Australia Flag Day: (excerpted from http://www.aussie-info.com/identity/nationalflag.php) On 28 August 1996, The Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, Sir William Deane, acting on the advice of the Federal Executive Council, declared that 3 September in each year would be observed as “Australian National Flag Day” throughout Australia and in the external Territories of Australia. Whilst Australian [...]