On July 1, 2010                   Confederation. Before 1982 Canada Day had been known as Dominion Day, First of July, Confederation Day, and July the First. Canada Day celebrates the events that occurred on July 1, 1867, when the British North America Act created the Canadian federal government. The BNA Act proclaimed "one Dominion under the name of Canada," hence the original title of the holiday, "Dominion Day." Dominion Day was officially renamed "Canada Day" by an Act of Parliament on October 27, 1982. This change reflected the policy of successive governments to down play Canada's colonial origins. Canada's national celebration is always observed on July 1, unless that date falls on a  Sunday, in which case it is observed the following day.

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Canada Day marks the anniversary of the July 1, 1867 enactment of the British North America Act. On that date, Canada was united as a single country of four provinces.Did you know? That the July 1 holiday was established by statute in 1879, under the name Dominion Day

                      Happy Independence Americans 

             In all the festivity associated with the Washington DC Fourth of July celebrations, Americans sometimes forget the history surrounding the date. The fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence this nation's official certificate of birth. Some would argue that this country was founded in 1492 when Christopher Columbus sailed the Ocean blue; however, the American spirit of freedom was not unleashed until the colonists officially won the war against British control of our land and government in 1776.

               First Thanksgiving  In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast which is acknowledged today as one of the first,    Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies.This harvest meal has become a symbol of cooperation and interaction between English colonists and Native Americans.Although this feast is considered by many to the very first Thanksgiving celebration, it was actually in keeping with a long tradition of celebrating the harvest and giving thanks for a successful bounty of crops. Native American groups throughout the Americas, including the Pueblo, Cherokee, Creek and many others organized harvest festivals, Ceremonial dances, and other celebrations of thanks for centuries before the arrival of Europeans in North America.      

                                                                     Today Thanksgiving Dinner