Proclamation 5224.
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98 STAT. 3623 Proclamation 5224 of July 20, 1984 Space Exploration Day, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Space exploration is a quest for knowledge—knowledge about what lies outside the confines of the Earth’s atmosphere and knowledge about the Earth itself. The information obtained adds greatly to the accumulated wisdom of mankind necessary for an understanding of the fundamental processes and origins of life, providing insight into perplexing mysteries of the universe.
Because space has no boundaries, the information and benefits from space exploration accrue to mankind’s advantage in many different spheres. For 25 years, since the first primitive spacecraft heralded the dawn of the Space Age, the United States has expanded the frontier of space research; and the fruits of this research have been shared with scientists of other countries, reflecting the peaceful nature of our exploration. For example, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has sent remotely controlled satellites on missions to measure the winds of Mars, count the rings of Saturn, and record volcanic activity on a moon of Jupiter; weather satellites have intensely studied the Earth’s weather patterns; and communications satellites have profoundly changed modem life as events and impacts are known instantly and felt worldwide.
Near-earth satellites inventory our agricultural resources, search for mineral deposits, and measure the ecological impact of forest fires and volcanic eruptions. New products for industry, home, and medical use also have moved into the private sector. As we have employed unmanned satellites to conduct research in space, we have also utilized the presence of man. Fifteen years ago, on July 20, 1969, people around the world witnessed the wonder of a human voice being transmitted from Tranquility Base:
“That’s one small step for Man . . . One giant leap for Mankind.” as an American astronaut became the first human to set foot on truly foreign soil—the Moon. The Apollo project evinced our technological leadership and preeminence in space. The success of America’s Space Shuttle, the most sophisticated space research vehicle yet developed, reaffirms the spirit of confidence, courage, pride, ingenuity, and determination which has characterized the history of America’s space program.
As the Shuttle continues to demonstrate and expand its capabilities, and as we progress towards a permanently manned space station, the spirit of July 20, 1969, bums brilliantly, leading our journey into the future. Space exploration is part of the human adventure. Through it, we challenge ourselves to strive and to achieve. By exploring, we are not just finding out more about our physical environment, we are finding out more about the human condition. It is said there are two fundamental differences between human beings and other species; we have souls and we have curiosity.
The exploration of space is a testament to each of these differences. It is our curiosity which drives our explorations, and it is our soul which gives these explorations meaning. In recognition of the achievements and promise of our space exploration *Ante*, p. 318.program, the Congress, by House Joint Resolution 555, has designated July 98 STAT. 362420, 1984, as “Space Exploration Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue a Proclamation to commemorate this event.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim July 20, 1984, as Space Exploration Day. I call upon the people of the United States to observe the occasion with appropriate ceremonies and activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 20th day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN **Editorial note**:
For the President’s remarks of July 20, 1984, on signing Proclamation 5224, see the *Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents* (vol. 20, p. 1048). 5225 July 27, 1984 Coast Guard Day, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5225 of July 27, 1984 Coast Guard Day, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On August 4, 1790, the oldest continuous seagoing service of this Nation was formed.
The United States Coast Guard was originally organized as “a fleet of cutters” to stop illegal smuggling from the sea and collect revenue due on goods coming to the young Nation. Later called the Revenue Cutter Service, this small organization combined with the Life Saving Service in 1915 and assumed its now famous name—the United States Coast Guard. Today, Coast Guard contributions to our Nation in the areas of national defense. maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, aids to navigation, merchant marine safety, environmental protection, ports and waterway safety, and boating safety have become a benchmark by which professional maritime excellence is judged.
This Nation relies heavily on the readiness of the Coast Guard’s active duty, reserve, and civilian employees and the voluntary contribution of the 40,000 members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary to rescue victims, protect our environment, and defend this Nation, as the Coast Guard has done in every major conflict in which the United States has been involved. *Ante*, p. 295. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 150, has authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation designating August 4, 1984, as “Coast Guard Day.
” NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim August 4, 1984, as Coast Guard Day in recognition of the profound importance of the missions and responsibilities entrusted to the Coast Guard. I invite all the Armed Forces—the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard—the Departments of Defense and Transportation, other Federal departments and agencies, the Governors of the States, the chief officials of local governments, and the people of the United States to observe this day in an appropriate manner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh 98 STAT. 3625day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN 5226 July 27, 1984 National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5226 of July 27, 1984 National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Throughout our history, the American spirit has been distinguished by the ready willingness of neighbors to join together and help one another.
The tradition of voluntary community service is as important today as it was in the founding years of our country. Our Nation’s volunteer firefighters carry on this truly American tradition of citizen response for the common good. Like the Minutemen of our early years, these volunteers are ready to respond on short notice to help fellow citizens in need. Volunteer firefighters protect our lives, our families, and the economic life of our communities from the threat of destructive fire, often at great personal sacrifice.
But these volunteers are more than firefighters. In many communities, they respond to a wide range of natural and technological emergencies. These trained and organized volunteers, our neighbors, are a valuable national resource. It is fitting and proper that a grateful Nation should recognize the vital contributions of the one million men and women who serve in our Nation’s volunteer fire and rescue companies and departments. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 136, has designated August 18, *Ante*, p. 168.1984, as “National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day” and has authorized and requested the President to issue an appropriate proclamation.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim Saturday, August 18, 1984, as National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day, and I call upon all Americans to join in appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities to recognize the valuable contributions of these public-spirited volunteers. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh day of July, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN 5227 August 16, 1984 Women’s Equality Day, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5227 of August 16, 1984 Women’s Equality Day, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which guarantees women the [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1).right to vote, became part of the Constitution, the supreme law of our land. 98 STAT. 3626 By that measure, women became equal partners with men in the responsibilities of citizenship.
The contributions of American women to free government in the United States date back to the Colonial Era. The importance of those contributions has been recognized by writers such as the French historian Alexis de Tocqueville, who attributed the success of the American experiment in self-government largely to the extraordinary qualities of our Nation’s women. In democracies, government is founded on popular consent, expressed through the process of free elections. Indeed, the absence of free and fair elections is a crucial element by which we define regimes that are not democratic.
By exercising the right to vote, American women and citizens of other free countries continue to affirm their faith in self-government. [USC prec. title 1](/us/usc/t1). The 19th Amendment gives women the same political means as men have to participate in the process of self-government. On this 64th anniversary of its ratification, we honor the pioneer suffragettes, and we applaud today’s women who are pioneering in fields new to women and men alike. Most importantly, we reaffirm our national commitment to the goal of equal opportunity for each individual to pursue and to achieve her or his goals.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim August 26, 1984, as Women’s Equality Day. I call upon all Americans and friends of popular government around the world to mark this occasion with appropriate observances. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN 5228 August 17, 1984 Fortieth Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5228 of August 17, 1984 Fortieth Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Forty years ago, one of the most heroic battles of World War II, the Warsaw Uprising, occurred. Polish resistance to aggression throughout World War II had been courageous and uncompromising.
As the Nazi forces retreated before advancing Soviet armies, the Polish Home Army that led the resistance seized its chance to throw off the Nazi yoke. For sixty-three days, the people of Warsaw fought against insurmountable odds, endured unimaginable suffering, and made countless sacrifices to regain their independence. Nevertheless, the lightly-armed resistance fighters were overwhelmed by the full weight of Hitler’s war machine. The Nazis mercilessly crushed the uprising while Soviet forces passively looked on from across the Vistula River.
Warsaw lay in rubble. Two hundred-fifty thousand Poles were killed, wounded, or missing. Yet the victims of the Warsaw Uprising did not die in vain. The example of those who fought for freedom during the Warsaw Uprising is a stirring chapter in history, as vivid today as it was then. The ongoing struggle of the faithful, the shipyard workers of Gdansk, the miners of Silesia, and farmers throughout the countryside is but a continuation of the proud history of the Polish quest for freedom. 98 STAT. 3627 It is right that we pay tribute to those who sacrificed all for independence and freedom.
All of us who share their passion for freedom owe the heroic people of Warsaw and all of the valiant people of Poland a profound debt. The Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 272, has resolved that the United *Ante*, p. 1349.States should join in recognizing the Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim August 1, 1984, as the Fortieth Anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventeenth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth.
RONALD REAGAN **Editorial note**: For the President’s remarks of Aug. 17, 1984, on the 40th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, see the *Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents* (vol. 20, p. 1131). 5229 August 17, 1984 Polish American Heritage Month, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5229 of August 17, 1984 Polish American Heritage Month, 1984 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation The United States is a country in which people of many different heritages are bound together by a common dedication to democratic principles.
The mosaic of ethnic diversity invigorates our culture and strengthens our society. For this reason, the Polish American Congress and other Polish American clubs and organizations across the country are celebrating August 1984 as Polish American Heritage Month. The millions of Americans who trace their ancestry to Poland have made vast contributions to our Nation. Tadeusz Kosciuszko and Kazimierz Pulaski crossed the ocean to help the American colonies win their independence. Throughout the last two centuries, thousands of Polish Americans have fought bravely to help preserve that independence.
Polish Americans have also made outstanding contributions in the arts, the sciences, and in industry and agriculture. Through these efforts they have helped in innumerable ways to establish a strong and free United States. Americans of Polish descent take great pride in and honor two great world leaders who have their roots in Poland. Both Pope John Paul II and Lech Walesa, the Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of the Solidarity Labor Federation, have gained the world’s respect and admiration.
Solidarity has been continuing the Polish people’s struggle for freedom since its founding in August 1980. The Congress, by House Joint Resolution 577, has designated August 1984 *Ante*, p. 1255.as “Polish American Heritage Month” and authorized and requested the President to issue a proclamation in observance of this occasion. NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States 98 STAT. 3628of America, do hereby proclaim August 1984 as Polish American Heritage Month, and I urge all Americans to celebrate this month with appropriate observances.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN 5230 August 21, 1984 Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation Proclamation 5230 of August 21, 1984 Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On August 21, 1959, President Dwight D.
Eisenhower proclaimed Hawaii the fiftieth State. The admission of Hawaii to the Union has proved to be of immense benefit both to the United States and to the State of Hawaii. On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Hawaii’s Statehood, we recognize the many contributions the people of Hawaii have made to our country. Hawaii is blessed with clean waters, pure air and extraordinary natural beauty. These attributes have made it an outstanding center of tourism, attracting people from many different countries.
Moreover, Hawaii’s ethnically diverse people have shown a warm spirit of friendship toward all the peoples of the world. Hawaii is one of our major agricultural States. It is the Nation’s largest producer of sugar cane and pineapple, and the only major domestic source of coffee, macadamia nuts and certain kinds of flowers. Always on the frontiers of technological progress, the State is an outstanding leader in commercial aquaculture, astronomy, ocean science and energy research and development.
It is also essential to our national security as the site of some of the country’s most renowned defense facilities. Finally, it is an important international commercial center and base for cultural and technical exchange with the Pacific nations. *Ante*, p. 1347. In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Hawaii’s admission to the Union, the Congress, by Senate Joint Resolution 248, has resolved that August 21, 1984, shall be known throughout the Nation as “Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day” and authorized and requested the President to issue an appropriate proclamation in observance of this anniversary.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, RONALD REAGAN, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim August 21, 1984, as Hawaii Statehood Silver Jubilee Day, and I call upon the people of the United States to observe this day with appropriate activities. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and eighty-four, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and ninth. RONALD REAGAN 5231 August 28, 1984 Ostomy Awareness Month, 1984 Digitization Vendor By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation