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National Poultry Day: March 19, 2024
The County Business Patterns program counted 526 poultry processing establishments in the U.S. with 238,200 employees earning $9.45B in annual payroll in 2021.
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International Women’s Day: March 8, 2024
From 2000 to 2022, the percentage of women who work as veterinarians, pharmacists, mathematicians, legislators, and chief executives have all increased.
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Valentine’s Day: February 14, 2024
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, 49.8% of men and 46.3% of women 15 years and over are now married. Never married are 37.2% men and 31.6% women.
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66th GRAMMY Awards: February 4, 2024
According to the American Community Survey (ACS), there were 25,869 music directors and composers and 44,487 musicians and singers in the U.S. in 2022.
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National Popcorn Day: January 19, 2024
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s USA Trade Online database, the U.S. in 2022 exported popcorn valued at $239.3 million.
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National Pharmacist Day: January 12, 2024
According to the 2022 American Community Survey, there were 270,137 pharmacists and 289,611 pharmacy technicians in the United States.
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National Milk Day: January 11, 2024
According to the Annual Survey of Manufactures, U.S. fluid milk manufacturing shipments were valued at $41.3 billion and involved 55,364 employees in 2021.
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National Hot Tea Month: January 2024
U.S. tea imports of tea, whether or not flavored, were valued at $508 million in 2022, up almost four times from $131 million 30 years ago.
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National Aviation History Month: November 2023
The M3 Survey reports the 2022 seasonally adjusted value of shipments of U.S. total defense aircraft and parts was $54.5B. Nondefense was $117.3B.
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National Manufacturing Day: October 6, 2023
The U.S. Census Bureau joins a group of public and private organizations in celebrating the importance of the manufacturing sector of the nation’s economy.
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National Seafood Month: October 2023
The County Business Patterns counted 10,894 establishments, $4.94B annual payroll, and 94,456 employees in U.S. fishing, seafood and marina industries in 2021.
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National Coffee Day: September 29, 2023
U.S. imports of green coffee were $3.6B from January to July 2023, down from $4.2B during the same period in 2022, according to U.S. Census Bureau trade stats.
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National Petroleum Day: August 27, 2023
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services reported seasonally adjusted petroleum exports were 16.0% of U.S. goods exports in June 2022 vs 10.9% in 2019.
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National Aviation Day: August 19, 2023
The Quarterly Service Survey estimated U.S. total revenue for air transportation was $271.3B in 2022, up from $181.1B in 2012. Q1 2023 was $71.1B.
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Woodward Dream Cruise: August 19, 2023
The Woodward Dream Cruise claims to be “the world’s largest one-day automotive event, drawing over 1-million people and 40,000 classic cars each year.”
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83rd Sturgis Motorcycle Rally: August 4-13, 2023
Sturgis is in Meade County, SD, which grew 1.1% from 2020 to 2022. The 2022 population of Sturgis was 7,170 (Mead County 30,698). The 2015 Rally had 750,000+.
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National Ice Cream Month and Day: July and July 16, 2023
The 2021 County Business Patterns program reports that the ice cream and frozen dessert manufacturing industry had 442 establishments and 22,767 paid employees.
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Virginia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 25, 2023
Virginia gained statehood on June 25, 1788 – (10th state). Nicknames: Old Dominion, Mother of Presidents. Motto: Sic semper tyrannis (Thus Always to Tyrants).
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New Hampshire 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): June 21, 2023
New Hampshire gained statehood on June 21, 1788 – (9th state). Nickname: The Granite State. Motto: Live Free or Die.
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West Virginia 160th Anniversary of Statehood (1863): June 20, 2023
West Virginia gained statehood on June 20, 1863 – (35th state). Nickname: Mountain State. Motto: Montani semper liberi (Mountaineers Are Always Free).
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National Cheese Day: June 4, 2023
The Annual Survey of Manufactures found that the product shipments value of cheese manufacturing in the U.S. grew from $47.6B in 2018 to $57.2B in 2021.
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Great Outdoors Month: June 2023
The 2016 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation counted more than $157 billion in expenditures for wildlife-related recreation.
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National Dairy Month: June 2023
From 1992, the total value of shipments of U.S. dairy product manufacturing peaked in June 2022 at $12.0B and was lowest in Dec 1993 at $4.1B.
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Armed Forces Day: May 20, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated the U.S. had 257.1 million people 18 years and over, and of those, 16.5 million, or 6.4 percent, were veterans.
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National Bike Month: May 2023
In 2021, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that 616,153 workers in the U.S. bicycled to work, down from 805,722 in 2019.
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National Telephone Day: April 25, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey found that just 0.9% (1,152,803) occupied housing units out of 127,544,730 had no telephone service available.
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World Book and Copyright Day: April 23, 2023
The 2020 County Business Patterns counted 6,570 establishments as book stores and news dealers, down from 7,996 in 2014, a period of six years.
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National Tax Day: April 18, 2023*
Q4 2022 combined state and local tax revenues for property, sales and gross receipts, and income taxes increased 2.4% to $502.7B from $490.9B in Q4 2021.
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National Pet Day: April 11, 2023
The 2021 American Community Survey estimated full-time, year-round civilian employed veterinarians at 71,009, assistants 36,286, and animal caretakers 144,411.
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National Beer Day: April 7, 2023
The 2021 Annual Survey of Manufactures - looking at breweries - counted 72,672 employees, a $3.85B annual payroll, and sales/shipments/revenue at $30.5B.
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Connecticut 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 9, 2023
Connecticut ratified the U.S. Constitution on Jan. 9, 1788 – (5th state). Nickname: The Constitution State. Motto: He Who Transplanted Still Sustains.
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Georgia 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1788): January 2, 2023
Georgia ratified the U.S. Constitution on Jan. 2, 1788, fourth of the original 13 states to do so. Nickname: Peach State. Motto: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation.
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New Jersey 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 18, 2022
New Jersey ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 18, 1787. It was the third of the original 13 colonies to join the Union.
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Pennsylvania 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 12, 2022
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution on December 12, 1787. It was the second of the original 13 colonies to join the Union.
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Mississippi 205th Anniversary of Statehood (1817): December 10, 2022
Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817, as the 20th state, with generally the same boundary as the present state.
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Delaware 235th Anniversary of Statehood (1787): December 7, 2022
Delaware ratified the U.S. Constitution on Dec. 7, 1787. It was the first of the original 13 colonies to join the Union and is thus known as “The First State.”
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