Three species are recognised, the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
March 17. The New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade is one of the city's greatest traditions. On this day, everyone is Irish in the Big Apple! The Parade marched for the first time on March 17, 1762 - fourteen Years before the signing of the Declaration of Independence and today it is the largest parade in the world.
Memorial Day is on the last Monday in May every year. This year it falls on Monday, May 30, 2016. The biggest Memorial Day parade starts at 1pm on Grand Ave. at 72nd St. in Queens on Sunday (yep - a day early). All other NYC parades are on Monday.