Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I.

Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Rosh Hashanah is a solemn celebration of the beginning of the Jewish year.

The 2006 National Smart Start Conference will be held March 7-9 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP) will hold its annual conference in Arlington, Virginia.

The National AfterSchool Association hosts its annual conference February 23-25, 2006 in Louisville, Kentucky.