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Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992

President George H. W. Bush proclaimed July 28, 1992 as Buffalo Soldiers Day after Congress designated that date for the commemoration.

Date / rule28 July 1992 — one-time federal designation
ScopeUnited States / commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers
VerificationPresidential Proclamation Verified
PortabilityHistorical Legacy
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyHistorical Only
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992?

President George H. W. Bush proclaimed July 28, 1992 as Buffalo Soldiers Day after Congress designated that date for the commemoration.

Date and recurrence

28 July 1992 — one-time federal designation

This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is United States / commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Buffalo Soldiers Day

Classification

Topic and context

Civic, Remembrance & History →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
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  • Historical Context Only.
  • Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Provenance

Sources

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  1. American Presidency Project — Proclamation 6461, Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992Presidential Proclamation
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992?

28 July 1992 — one-time federal designation The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 28 July 1992 — one-time federal designation.

Does Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992 fall on the same date every year?

The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.

Is Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992 an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992?

The stored designation basis is: President George H. W. Bush proclaimed July 28, 1992 as Buffalo Soldiers Day after Congress designated that date for the commemoration.. Supporting provenance includes American Presidency Project — Proclamation 6461, Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Buffalo Soldiers Day, 1992 international or country-specific?

This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / commemoration of Buffalo Soldiers.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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