Anniversaries, Holidays, and Observances for March 28, 2021
Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
On This Day
- Virtual Advocacy Day
- Respect Your Cat Day
- Palm Sunday
- 1799: New York State abolished slavery
- 1804: Ohio passed a law restricting the movement of African Americans
- 1917: Jews were expelled from Tel Aviv and Jaffa by Turkish authorities
- 1970: 1,086 died when a 7.4 earthquake destroyed 254 villages in Gediz, Turkey
- 1979: A partial meltdown at Three Mile Island nuclear plant in the US resulted in the release of radioactive gas and iodine into the atmosphere but no deaths
- 2005: an 8.7 earthquake rocked Indonesia killing about 1300 people
Weekly Holidays and Observances including March 28, 2021
- Holi (March 28-29)
- Passover (March 27-April 4)
- Holy Week (March 28-April 3)
March Monthly Holidays and Observances
- American Red Cross Month
- Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month
- Colorectal Cancer Education and Awareness Month
- Colic Awareness Month
- Brain Injury Awareness Month
- Credit Education Month
- Deaf History Month (March 13-April 15)
- DVT Awareness Month
- Employee Spirit Month
- National Endometriosis Awareness Month
- Expanding Girl’s Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
- Gardening, Nature, and Ecology Books Month
- Gender Equality Month
- Hemophilia Month
- International Ideas Month
- International Listening Awareness Month
- Kidney Month
- National MR/DD Awareness Month
- National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
- National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Color Therapy Month
- National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
- National Ethics Awareness Month
- National Kidney Month
- National MS Education and Awareness Month
- National Nutrition Month
- National Optimism Month
- National Poison Prevention Awareness Month
- National Women Inventor’s Month
- National Women’s History Month
- Save Your Vision Month
- Spiritual Wellness Month
- Lent (February 17-April 3)