April 15th
- National Tax Day
- National Take a Wild Guess Day
- National Rubber Eraser Day
- National Titanic Remembrance Day
- National Glazed Spiral Ham Day
- National Education and Sharing Day – Changes Annually (11th of Nissan in the Israel Calendar) April 15, 2019
NATIONAL TAX DAY
2019 tax filing deadline is April 15 for 2018 tax returns.
April 15 of each year is National Tax Day. In the United States, Tax Day is a term for the day on which individual income tax returns are due to the federal government. Tax Day may also refer to April 15 for state tax returns.
Federal income tax filing deadline is midnight on April 15th of every year with extensions occurring when the 15th lands on a Saturday, Sunday or a holiday. In those circumstances, the returns are due the first succeeding day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a holiday.
These dates can differ depending on residence as well. Some years, due to extenuating circumstances such as natural disasters larger extensions have been granted by the Federal Government.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #NationalTaxDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Income tax was first collected in The United States in 1862 to fund the Civil War. It was deemed unconstitutional due to not being apportioned with conformity across the states. The United States once again enacted income tax with the 16th Amendment in 1913. At that time, the filing deadline was March 1. In 1918 the deadline was changed to March 15 and then in 1955 for the most recent change, the filing deadline was moved to April 15th. The day has come to be known as Tax Day.
NATIONAL TITANIC REMEMBRANCE DAY
Each year on April 15th, National Titanic Remembrance Day is observed. This day is dedicated to the memory of when the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day.
Known as the “the unsinkable ship,” the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City. Later, in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, on April 15, the Titanic sank. Those who perished did so mainly due to an insufficient number of lifeboats on board the ship.
There have been a few movies made about this subject. Most recently Titanic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Use #TitanicRemembranceDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
This day is observed annually on April 15th in honor of those who lost their lives on aboard the Titanic in 1912. We were unable to find the creator of National Titanic Remembrance Day.
