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Alex Haley	a U.S. author celebrated for his pulitzer prize-winning work of historical fiction, Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), a publication whose subsequent television broadcast adaptation spawned a national discussion about race and race relations (b.1921--d.1992).
assumption	(cap.) in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and certain other Christian churches, the feast day that commemorates the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. Assumption is celebrated on August 15. [1/5 definitions]
Babe Ruth	U.S. professional baseball player, celebrated for his ability to hit home runs and for generating public interest in the sport of baseball; born George Herman Ruth (b.1895--d.1948).
birthday	the day on which a person was born, usually celebrated each year on that date.
Boxing Day	a holiday in England, Canada, and some other countries, celebrated on the first weekday after Christmas.
Christmas	December 25, celebrated in Christianity as the birth date of Jesus Christ. [1/3 definitions]
Father's Day	a holiday in the United States that honors fathers, celebrated every year on the third Sunday in June. People often give gifts to their fathers on this day.
Guy Fawkes Day	November 5, a holiday in the UK on the anniversary of Guy Hawkes' failed attempt in 1605 to blow up the House of Lords, celebrated with bonfires and fireworks.
Halloween	a holiday celebrated on October 31. On Halloween, children wear special clothes and go from house to house asking for candy or other treats.
Helen Keller	deaf-blind pupil of Anne Sullivan who became a celebrated U.S. author, lecturer, and social activist (b.1880--d.1968).
H.G. Wells	British author and social critic, born Herman George Wells, celebrated for developing the genre of science fiction.
Hood Island	the seventh-largest island of the Galápagos Islands, celebrated for its population of giant tortoises.
illustrious	highly renowned; celebrated; glorious.
Independence Day	a U.S. national holiday celebrated on July 4 to remember the signing of the Declaration of Independence from England in 1776; Fourth of July.
jubilee	a particularly celebrated anniversary, such as the fiftieth, or the celebration itself. [1/4 definitions]
Juneteenth	the anniversary and celebration of the day, June 19, 1865, on which the abolition of slavery in the Confederate states was announced in Texas by Union Army forces. Before this date, slaves in Texas, part of the Confederacy, had no way of knowing that they had been freed on January 1, 1863 by the Emancipation Proclamation; thus, June 19th, now a Federal holiday, is celebrated each year in commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Technically, all slaves became free in the United States upon the adoption of the 13th Amendment at the end of 1865. The amendment abolished slavery everywhere, including in those slave-owning states that had not joined the Confederacy.
legal holiday	a holiday established by law and usu. celebrated by the closing of government offices, banks, and schools, and sometimes businesses and factories.
Lincoln's Birthday	a holiday on February 12, the day on which President Abraham Lincoln's birthday is celebrated.
Mardi Gras	the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated by some Christians with elaborate merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday.
May Day	the first day of May, celebrated traditionally by a dance around a Maypole and the crowning of a May queen, and recently established in some countries as a holiday in honor of international labor.
Michaelmas	September 29, a festival celebrated in honor of the archangel Michael.

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