German-American Day is a holiday in the United States, observed annually on October 6. Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus
It was first proclaimed in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan to celebrate and honor the 300th anniversary of German American immigration and culture to the United States[1]. A proclamation (Lat proclamare, to make public by announcement is an official declaration German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry On August 6, 1987, Congress approved S. J. Resolution 108, designating October 6, 1987 as German-American Day. It became Public Law 100-104 when President Reagan signed it on August 18. A proclamation (#5719) to this effect was issued October 2, 1987 by President Reagan in a formal ceremony in the White House Rose Garden at which time the President issued the proclamation and called on Americans to observe the Day with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
The date commemorates October 6, 1683, the founding date of Germantown, Pennsylvania, the first German settlement in the original thirteen American colonies. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Germantown is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the city of Philadelphia, about six miles northwest from the center of the city Germantown is now a neighborhood of Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
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- ^ Tricentennial Anniversary Year of German Settlement in America (1983-01-20). Von Steuben Day is held traditionally on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17th celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in The Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September (and running to early October Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Retrieved on 2007-07-29. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat
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