Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events

Data Privacy & Protection Day (US/EU)(1981...

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Data Privacy & Protection Day aims to raise awareness and to promote healthy privacy and protection practices. Sponsored by a number of organizations throughout the country, Data Privacy and Protection Da...

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Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazi...

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January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Each year since 1996, the nation of Germany has marked this anniversary as a day to remember all victims of...

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Day without a Scalpel, Ntl (1964): January...

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American surgeon, Charles Dotter performed the first angioplasty procedure on a leg, without a scalpel, in Portland Oregon on January 16, 1964. He changed how surgery could be done going forward. Day with...

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Dental Drill Day (1875): January 26

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Today is the anniversary of the patenting of the electric dental drill by George F. Green from Kalamazoo on January 26, 1875. Although there were other patented dental drills prior to this, Green’s drill...

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Dishonor List Day, (US/CA)(1976): January...

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Dishonor List Day (Banishment List Day) began as a publicity stunt. New Years Day was chosen because it is known as a ‘slow news day’ and the chances of the stunt gaining traction was greatly increased....

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Ellis Island Day (1892): January 1

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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. Ellis Island was the immigration gateway into the US on the East Coast in the late 19th Century through the mid 20th Centu...

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Elvis Presley Day, Ntl. (1935): January 8

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Today is the birthday of "the King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977). Known as Elvis, he was an American singer and actor who is regarded as one of the most signifi...

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EM Forster Day (1879): January 1

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EM Forster was born on January 1, 1879 and lived until June 7, 1970. The English author is best known for his novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), Room with a View (1908)...

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Eskimo Pie Day (1921): January 24

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On this day in 1922, Christian Kent Nelson of Onawa, Iowa, along with his business partner Russell C. Stover, obtained US patent number 1,404,539 for the "Eskimo Pie" ice cream bar. At the time this was...

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Euro Day (EU)(2002): January 1

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On this day in 2002, the twelve countries of the European Union signed an agreement to adopt the single currency, the Euro. Today, 19 states within the European Union use the Euro. These are: Austria, B...

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Free Thinker's Day (1737): January 29

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Freethinkers Day, also known as Thomas Paine Day, is an opportunity to promote appreciation of free thought in honor of the life and works of Thomas Paine. Free thought supports reason over faith, and r...

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Gobind Singh (S)(1666): January 7

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Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, or Govind Singh, is a Sikh holiday commemorating the birth of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs. Even though he was born on December 22, 1666, his birthday is mos...

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Handwriting Analysis Week, Intl. (1737): J...

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You can tell a lot about a person by their handwriting. It lays bare insecurities, strengths, personality, proclivities and where they are their life. The study of handwriting is called graphology, and th...

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Handwriting Day, Ntl. (1737): January 23

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National Handwriting Day celebrates the art of handwriting, be your script cute, elegant, beautiful or doctor-like illegible. WIMA sponsors National Handwriting Day every year on the anniversary of John...

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Harlem Globetrotter's Day (1927): January...

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The Harlem Globetrotters first organized in 1926 as the Savoy Big Five. The Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team focused on athleticism and comedic theater. From 1926 until know, the Harlem Glo...

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Holocaust Victims' Day, World (1945): Janu...

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Holocaust Victims' Day remembers the horrific events which began in 1942. The day marks the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by Russian soldiers on January 27, 1945. The Holocaust is one of th...

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Independence Day (MA)(1944): January 11

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National holiday in Morocco commemorating the January 11, 1944 memo by the Independence Party to the Allied powers seeking independence from French colonial rule. They achieved it in 1956.

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J.R.R. Tolkien Day (1892): January 3

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J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tolkien is universally accepted as the father of modern fantasy literature. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit and The Silmarillio...

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Korean American Day (1903): January 13

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Honoring the first 102 Korean immigrants to arrive in the United States on January 13, 1903; The US congress set aside this day beginning in 2005 with a resolution. The Korea Economic Institute of Ameri...

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Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day (1838):...

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On January 11, 1838 Samuel Morse or Alfred Vail made their first public demonstration of the electric telegraph together. The purpose of this day is to increase interest in Morse Code, and help people lea...

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