USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary
Presidential Proclamation 4029 proclaimed 4 February 1971 as USO Day for the organization’s 30th anniversary; USO records identify 4 February 1941 as its founding date.
Date and recurrence
4 February 1971 was proclaimed USO Day; USO was founded 4 February 1941
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 one-time presidential proclamation plus organizational anniversary. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
USO 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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Sources
- Federal Register — Proclamation 4029, USO DayGovernment
- USO — organizational historyFirst Party
Frequently asked questions
When is USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary?
4 February 1971 was proclaimed USO Day; USO was founded 4 February 1941 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: 4 February 1971 was proclaimed USO Day; USO was founded 4 February 1941.
Does USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / historical one-time presidential proclamation plus organizational anniversary. 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 USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary?
The stored designation basis is: Presidential Proclamation 4029 proclaimed 4 February 1971 as USO Day for the organization’s 30th anniversary; USO records identify 4 February 1941 as its founding date.. Supporting provenance includes Federal Register — Proclamation 4029, USO Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is USO Day — 1971 presidential proclamation / USO founding anniversary international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / historical one-time presidential proclamation plus organizational anniversary.
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.