Name: National Loyalty Day in USA
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About National Loyalty Day

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National Loyalty Day .

Dates of National Loyalty Day

2026 USA Friday, May 1stNational Loyalty Day

2025 USA Thursday, May 1stNational Loyalty Day

2024 USA Wednesday, May 1stNational Loyalty Day

2023 USA Monday, May 1stNational Loyalty Day

2022 USA Sunday, May 1stNational Loyalty Day

Summary

National Loyalty Day was originally called Americanization Day and intended to remove the focus on May Day.

First observed in 1921, it is a day set aside for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom.

Loyalty Day was originally called “Americanization Day,” and it was intended to replace the May 1st (“May Day”) celebration of the International Workers’ Day, which commemorates the 1886 Haymarket Massacre in Chicago.

It was recognized by the U.S. Congress on April 27, 1955, and made an official reoccurring holiday on July 18th 1958 (Public Law 85-529). President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed May 1th 1955, the first observance of Loyalty Day. Loyalty Day has been recognized with an official proclamation every year by every president since its inception as a legal holiday in 1958.