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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 calendar day and month of one's birth, which is often celebrated as it occurs every year, or the day of the inception of something such as a nation.
Christmas	December 25, celebrated in Christianity as the birth date of Jesus Christ. [1/3 definitions]
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	October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day, which is now celebrated primarily by costumed children who go from house to house begging for treats or playing tricks.
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 in commemoration of the adoption 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.
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.
put on the map	make famous or celebrated (used esp. of obscure places that gain sudden fame by association with a celebrated person or event).
rogation	(usu. pl.) solemn prayers chanted during rites celebrated in some Christian churches during the three days before Ascension Day. [1/2 definitions]
Rosh Hashanah	the beginning of the New Year according to the lunar Jewish calendar, celebrated as a high holy day on the first day or first and second days of Tishri.

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