The following are recognized Institute holidays through the end of 2000 with the dates on which the holidays are observed.
Labor Day
Monday, September 6, 1999
Columbus Day
Monday, October 11, 1999
Veterans Day
Thursday, November 11, 1999
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 25, 1999
Day before Christmas
Friday, December 24, 1999
Day before New Year's
Friday, December 31, 1999
New Year's Day
Monday, January 3, 2000
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Monday, January 17, 2000
Presidents Day
Monday, February 21, 2000
Patriots Day
Monday, April 17, 2000
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29, 2000
Independence Day
Tuesday, July 4, 2000
Labor Day
Monday, September 4, 2000
Columbus Day
Monday, October 9, 2000
Veterans Day
Friday, November 10, 2000
Thanksgiving Day
Thursday, November 23, 2000
Day after Thanksgiving
Friday, November 24, 2000
Christmas Day
Monday, December 25, 2000
New Year's Day
Monday, January 1, 2001
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on September 29, 1999.