Freedom Day

noun

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In 1978 preparations for the 7th annual Gay Freedom Day parade in San Francisco were charged with a special sense of purpose. Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 June 2026 Freedom Day at Denver Museum of Nature and Science on Friday, June 19. Anna Alejo, CBS News, 16 June 2026 The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 1 June 2026 The disruption also forced UNESCO to significantly scale back its World Press Freedom Day conference, which had been scheduled alongside RightsCon in Lusaka. Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for Freedom Day

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First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Freedom Day was in 1931

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“Freedom Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Freedom%20Day. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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