July

• Independence Day

  A legal holiday in the United States.

• Dominion Day

  A legal holiday in Canada commemorating receiving Dominion status in 1867.

• Bastille Day

  A legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris bastille in 1789.

November

• Veterans Day

  A legal holiday in the United States; formerly Armistice Day but called Veterans' Day...

• Thanksgiving

  Fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada;...

January

• New Year's Day

  The first day of the year.

• Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday

  Observed on the Monday closest to January 15.

May

• Memorial Day

  Legal holiday in the United States, last Monday in May; commemorates the members of...

• Commonwealth Day

  British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth.

Also contains

• Christmas

  A Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales,...

• Victoria Day

  A public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th.

• Labor Day

  First Monday in September in the United States and Canada.

• Columbus Day

  A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus.

• Boxing Day

  First weekday after Christmas.

• Presidents' Day

  The third Monday in February; commemorates both presidents Lincoln and Washingt...

• bank holiday

  Any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain.