National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation
Public Law 101-143 designated May 25, 1989 as National Tap Dance Day. The authority record keeps that statutory one-year designation distinct from later recurring cultural usage.
Date and recurrence
25 May; federal law specifically designated 25 May 1989
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 / historical federal designation and cultural observance. 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 Tap Dance 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.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
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Frequently asked questions
When is National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation?
25 May; federal law specifically designated 25 May 1989 The stored recurrence guidance is: May 25 is the cultural recurrence; the cited federal law designated May 25, 1989 specifically.
Does National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / historical federal designation and cultural observance. 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 Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation?
The stored designation basis is: Public Law 101-143 designated May 25, 1989 as National Tap Dance Day. The authority record keeps that statutory one-year designation distinct from later recurring cultural usage.. Supporting provenance includes GovInfo — Public Law 101-143 / National Tap Dance Day designation. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Tap Dance Day — 1989 federal designation international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / historical federal designation and cultural observance.
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 2026-09-09.