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Capitalize the names of months and days, of holidays and holy days, of historical and geological periods and events, and of parliamentary sessions:
Similarly, capitalize the names of events recorded in sacred writings and of historical events with a strong religious dimension:
However, do not capitalize the names of centuries or decades unless they are part of special names:
Note that terms referring to events and periods are often capitalized when they refer to specific events or periods and lower cased when used in a general sense:
For the use of capitals with time zones, see ABBREVIATIONS: TIME ZONES.
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