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Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: September 10, 2010 Half-staff observance: September 11, 2010 Moment of silence: 8:46 a.m. eastern daylight time Federal Register publication: September 15, 2010 Remembrance expressed through service Nine years after the September 11 attacks, President Obama's proclamation honored …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: June 30, 2010 Honoree: Senator Robert C. Byrd, President pro tempore of the Senate Half-staff endpoint: sunset on the day of interment Explicit exception: full-staff display on July 4, 2010 Federal Register publication: July 6, 2010 A tribute with a specific Independence Day instr …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: May 28, 2010 Memorial Day observance: May 31, 2010 Half-staff display: until noon Prayer hour: beginning at 11 a.m. in each locality National Moment of Remembrance: 3 p.m. local time Federal Register publication: June 7, 2010 Remembering those who gave their lives President Obama' …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: April 26, 2010 Half-staff period: the day of Dorothy Height's interment, until sunset Federal Register publication: April 30, 2010 Honoring a lifetime of work for equality Dorothy Height's public service connected the struggle for racial equality with the work of women and communi …

Historical notice: this observance has ended. This independent FORTISVEX resource preserves a past presidential directive; it is not a government notice. At a glance President: Barack Obama Formal proclamation date: April 16, 2010 Remembrance and half-staff day: April 19, 2010 Federal Register publication: April 21, 2010 Remembering victims and supporting survivors Proclamation 8501 placed remembrance alongside service to people whose lives had been changed by terrorism. President Obama recal …