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Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14th.  It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a martyr named Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural religious and commercial celebration of romance and love in many regions of […]

Washington's Birthday is a U.S. federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first president of the United States.  Increasingly, the holiday has become an occasion to celebrate the birthdays of both President George Washington and President Abraham Lincoln.  Many Americans call the holiday President's Day.

The United States Coast Guard Reserve was originally established on 23 June 1939 as a civilian reserve.  This civilian reserve was renamed the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary on the passage of the Coast Guard Reserve and Auxiliary Act of 19 February 1941 and the military reserve commenced operations at that time.