The first '''Reason Rally''' held in 2012 was billed as the largest [[Atheist conferences|secular event]] in world history, but this claim was not accurate (see: [[Reason Rally 2012 was not the largest secular event in world history]]).<ref>
*[https://www.salon.com/2014/12/06/is_mocking_religion_enough_harris_dawkins_and_the_future_of_atheistsecular_politics/ Is mocking religion enough? Harris, Dawkins and the future of atheist/secular politics] by Richard Cimino and Christopher Smith, Salon magazine
*[http://americanhumanist.org/HNN/details/2011-11-the-humanist-hour-67-reason-rally Reason Rally - American Humanist Association]</ref> It was held in the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012. [[Reason Rally 2012]] was followed by [[Reason Rally 2016]].