Pioneer Day

noun

U.S. History.

1. a legal holiday in Utah on July 24 to commemorate Brigham Young's founding of Salt Lake City in 1847.

Example Sentences

In 1990, he spearheaded a successful campaign to get South Dakota to rename Pioneer Day, celebrated on Columbus Day, to Native American Day.

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But it is simply "Pioneer Day" in the suburbs of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the girls are dressed in costume as their Mormon ancestors.

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And the president’s oldest child, Donald Trump Jr., publicly marked Pioneer Day, a holiday significant for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, during a recent visit to Utah.

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Thursday is the last day residents can legally set off fireworks for Pioneer Day.

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Pioneer Day is so big, locals often refer to it as “the holiday.”

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