William Davis Miners’ Memorial Day, June 11
Davis Day, also known as Miners’ Memorial Day (and since November 25, 2008, officially as William Davis Miners’ Memorial Day) is an annual day of remembrance observed on June 11 in coal mining communities in Nova Scotia, Canada to recognize all miners killed in the province’s coal mines.
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