July 9, 2001
Source: U.S. Newswire
http://www.usnewswire.com/topnews/Current_Releases/0709-129.html
On July 9, 2001, U.S. Newswire reported that a "coalition of Atheist, Freethought, Secular Humanist and other nonbeliever organizations...under the banner of 'The Day That Counts' will hold a media conference...in Washington, D.C...The goal is to encourage the nation's 27,000,000 persons who define themselves as Atheists, Agnostics, Freethinker, Humanists or other with no religious belief, to contact Congress on July 17 and speak out in opposition to the federal religion-based initiative."