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'''Loyalty Day''' is an official and annual observance in the [[United States]], occurring on May 1. According to the [[United States Code]], "Loyalty Day is a special day for the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom."<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/36/115 36 U.S. Code § 115 - Loyalty Day]. ''Legal Information Institute -- Cornell Law School''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref>
This day was first observed in 1921, under the title of "Americanization Day" and as a response to the [[Russian Revolution]] a few years earlier.<ref>Trimble, Megan (May 1, 2017). [https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-05-01/what-is-loyalty-day What Is Loyalty Day?] ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signed a proclamation observing the day in 1955 after Congress passed a resolution on it, and in 1958, Congress made it an annual observance – all of which was done to counter [[Communism]] in the country.<ref>Keith, Tamara (May 1, 2017). [https://www.npr.org/2017/05/01/526384758/trump-proclaims-may-1-loyalty-day-so-did-every-president-going-back-to-eisenhowe Trump Proclaims May 1 Loyalty Day (So Did Every President Going Back To Eisenhower)]. ''NPR''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Eschner, Kat (May 1, 2017). [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-declared-loyalty-day-erase-worker-protest-180963051/ The US Declared “Loyalty Day” in the 1950s to Erase Worker Protest]. ''Smithsonian Magazine''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Bushatz, Amy. [https://www.military.com/history/loyalty-day 'Loyalty Day' Is Real and Has Everything to Do With Communists]. ''Military.com''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> Loyalty Day is contrasted with [[May Day]],<ref>Vigna, Paul (May 1, 2018). [http://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/05/may_1_is_may_day_and_loyalty_d.html May 1 is May Day and Loyalty Day: So what's the difference?] ''PennLive''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> which is associated with [[Marxism]] and [[socialism]]. Some [[mainstream media]] outlets have noted that the U.S. is the only country that does not celebrate May Day while celebrating another day in its place.<ref>Wiener, John (May 1, 2014). [https://www.thenation.com/article/why-us-only-country-celebrates-loyalty-day-may-1/ Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1?] ''The Nation''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Observances]]
[[Category:Patriotism]]
[[Category:Conservatism]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]
[[Category:United States Law]]
This day was first observed in 1921, under the title of "Americanization Day" and as a response to the [[Russian Revolution]] a few years earlier.<ref>Trimble, Megan (May 1, 2017). [https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2017-05-01/what-is-loyalty-day What Is Loyalty Day?] ''U.S. News & World Report''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] signed a proclamation observing the day in 1955 after Congress passed a resolution on it, and in 1958, Congress made it an annual observance – all of which was done to counter [[Communism]] in the country.<ref>Keith, Tamara (May 1, 2017). [https://www.npr.org/2017/05/01/526384758/trump-proclaims-may-1-loyalty-day-so-did-every-president-going-back-to-eisenhowe Trump Proclaims May 1 Loyalty Day (So Did Every President Going Back To Eisenhower)]. ''NPR''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Eschner, Kat (May 1, 2017). [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-declared-loyalty-day-erase-worker-protest-180963051/ The US Declared “Loyalty Day” in the 1950s to Erase Worker Protest]. ''Smithsonian Magazine''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref><ref>Bushatz, Amy. [https://www.military.com/history/loyalty-day 'Loyalty Day' Is Real and Has Everything to Do With Communists]. ''Military.com''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> Loyalty Day is contrasted with [[May Day]],<ref>Vigna, Paul (May 1, 2018). [http://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/05/may_1_is_may_day_and_loyalty_d.html May 1 is May Day and Loyalty Day: So what's the difference?] ''PennLive''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref> which is associated with [[Marxism]] and [[socialism]]. Some [[mainstream media]] outlets have noted that the U.S. is the only country that does not celebrate May Day while celebrating another day in its place.<ref>Wiener, John (May 1, 2014). [https://www.thenation.com/article/why-us-only-country-celebrates-loyalty-day-may-1/ Why Is the US the Only Country that Celebrates ‘Loyalty Day’ on May 1?] ''The Nation''. Retrieved June 9, 2018.</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Observances]]
[[Category:Patriotism]]
[[Category:Conservatism]]
[[Category:Anti-Communism]]
[[Category:United States Law]]