National Senior Citizens Day
House Joint Resolution 138 and Presidential Proclamation 5847 (1988)
Date and recurrence
21 August (1988 federal designation; current status should be rechecked)
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 — senior recognition observance with federal proclamation history. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
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.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
Sources
- GovInfo — Proclamation 5847 (1988)Federal Proclamation History
Frequently asked questions
When is National Senior Citizens Day?
21 August (1988 federal designation; current status should be rechecked) The stored recurrence guidance is: 21 August is rooted in the 1988 federal designation; current official-status claims should be rechecked.
Does National Senior Citizens Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is National Senior Citizens Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States — senior recognition observance with federal proclamation history. 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 National Senior Citizens Day?
The stored designation basis is: House Joint Resolution 138 and Presidential Proclamation 5847 (1988). Supporting provenance includes GovInfo — Proclamation 5847 (1988). The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Senior Citizens Day international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: United States — senior recognition observance with federal proclamation history. 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 2026-09-06.