Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony
The National Park Service identifies the Oklahoma City National Memorial as honoring those changed forever by the 19 April 1995 bombing; Oklahoma public records and the annual Memorial ceremony preserve the April 19 remembrance.
Date and recurrence
19 April annually; the 31st anniversary was 19 April 2026
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Oklahoma City bombing remembrance; the canonical “National ... Commemoration Day” title is not treated as a federal holiday designation. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Oklahoma City Bombing Commemoration Day
Topic and context
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.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- National Park Service — Oklahoma City National MemorialFederal Agency
- Oklahoma House — 31st anniversary remembranceState Legislature
Frequently asked questions
When is Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony?
19 April annually; the 31st anniversary was 19 April 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: 19 April.
Does Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Oklahoma City bombing remembrance; the canonical “National ... Commemoration Day” title is not treated as a federal holiday designation. 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 Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony?
The stored designation basis is: The National Park Service identifies the Oklahoma City National Memorial as honoring those changed forever by the 19 April 1995 bombing; Oklahoma public records and the annual Memorial ceremony preserve the April 19 remembrance.. Supporting provenance includes National Park Service — Oklahoma City National Memorial. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary / Annual Remembrance Ceremony international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Oklahoma City bombing remembrance; the canonical “National ... Commemoration Day” title is not treated as a federal holiday designation. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
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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