National Maritime Day
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NATIONAL MARITIME DAY MAY 22 ((YEARLY))
A joint resolution of Congress designated May 22 as National Maritime Day beginning in 1933.
This became so, by:
Joint Resolution of Congress Designating May 22 as National Maritime Day passed May 20, 1933
73d Congress, Session I, 1933 S. J. Res No.7
JOINT RESOLUTION Designating May 22 as National Maritime Day.
Whereas on May 22, 1819, the steamship The Savannah set sail from Savannah, Georgia, on the first successful transoceanic voyage under steam propulsion, thus making a material contribution to the advancement of ocean transportation: Therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That May 22 of each year shall hereafter be designated and known as National Maritime Day, and the President is authorized and requested annually to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such National Maritime Day by displaying the flag at their homes or other suitable places and Government officials to display the flag on all Government buildings on May 22 of each year.
Approved, May 20, 1933
