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Presidential Proclamation 229 of June 26, 1876, by Ulysses S. Grant calling for a special observance of July 4, 1876 as the Centennial Anniversary of the nation's declaration of "their rights to a sep
6/26/1876
Presidential Proclamation 240 of October 7, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes authorizing the use of military force against rebellions
10/7/1878
Presidential Proclamation 2487 of May 27, 1941, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt declaring a state of National Emergency.
5/27/1941
Presidential Proclamation 2695 of July 4, 1946, by President Harry S. Truman announcing the Independence of the Philippine Islands
7/4/1946
Presidential Proclamation 28 of August 10, 1821, by President James Monroe Declaring the Admission of the State of Missouri as a Member of the Union to be Complete
8/10/1821
Presidential Proclamation 2914
12/16/1950
Presidential Proclamation 3131 of April 2, 1956, in which President Dwight D. Eisenhower Declares May 1 as Child Health Day
04/02/1956
Presidential Proclamation 3269 Admitting Alaska into the Union
1/3/1959
Presidential Proclamation 3282 of April 18, 1959, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower declaring May 1, 1959 Loyalty Day
4/18/1959
Presidential Proclamation 3404 of April 5, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy declaring Citizenship Day and Consititution Week.
4/05/1961
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