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Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events
Events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions related to historical anniversaries.
This category covers historical events that fall on or near a specific day (or sometimes a month). It may be a birthday, a death day, a patent filing, or an event in the news. .
Anniversaries Events
Wildlife Day, Ntl. (1962): February 22
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National Wildlife Day, founded in 2005, falls on the birthdate of conservationist "The Crocodile Hunter," Steve Irwin, born February 22, 1962. Irwin Died September 4, 2006. Colleen Paige created this even...
January
Women Physicians Day, Ntl. (1821): Februar...
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National Women Physicians Day honors the first woman to receive a degree in medicine in the United States, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. She was born on February 3, 1821, in Bristol, England. Her family immigr...
January
Women's Right to Vote Day (US-UT)(1870): F...
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Who said religious societies and conservatives aren't progressive? Islam was educating women for centuries before Christianity emerged from the dark ages. And then there are the Mormon women of the territ...
January
Woolworth's Day (1879): February 22
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Woolworths Day marks the anniversary of the establishment of the first five-and-dime department store in the United States. Once a staple of the American retail landscape, Woolworths traces its origins...
January
24 Karat Day (1848): January 24
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International 24 Karat Day marks the anniversary of the discovery of gold on January 24, 1848, by James W Marshal at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. Dubbed the California Gold Rush in 1849, this si...
January
55-MPH Speed Limit Day (1974): January 2
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Today is the anniversary of the enactment of the 55-mile-per-hour speed limit in the United States in 1974. Speed limits have been with us since 1757, when they first appeared in Boston. The 55-mile-per-...
January
Acceptance, Intl. Day of (1984): January 2...
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International Day of Acceptance, observed annually on January 20th, is dedicated to fostering social acceptance of disability and promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life...
January
Alasitas Festival (BO)(1781): January 24
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Making a little deal out of big dreams, Alasitas is a unique festival found only in Bolivia. The pre-Columbian (before 1492) Aymara people of Bolivia ushered in the fall harvest season with a pagan festi...
January
Ancestors (Heroes) Day (HT)(1804): January...
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August 21, 1791, through January 1, 1804, represents the 12 years in which the slaves of Haiti fought against French colonial rule for their independence. Ancestors Day or Heroes Day commemorates the peop...
January
Angel Island Day, Ntl. (1910): January 21
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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of the immigration center on Angel Island, January 21, 1910. Located in the San Francisco Bay, Angel Island is the 2nd most significant island in the bay, with...
January
Anniversary of the Storming of the US Capi...
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<h1>INSURRECTION AT THE US CAPITOL</h1><span><br>Today is the anniversary of January 6, 2021, storming of the US Capitol.<br><br>For the first time since 1814, the US Capitol was attacked. In 2021, the as...
January
Army Day, (LS)(1986): January 20
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Army Day in Lesotho marks the anniversary of January 20, 1986, when the army overthrew Prime Minister Leabua Jonathan and his government. Army Day is a public holiday.
January
Army Day, (UZ)(1992): January 14
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Army Day, or Day of the Defenders in Uzbekistan, marks the anniversary of January 14, 1992, when the Armed Forces were established in the nation. Army Day is a national holiday.
January
Ataques a Brasília (BR)(2023): January 8
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Sério, Brasil? A bunch of largely angry white men can't deal with the results of a free and fair election. Rather than buckle down and work within the democracy, they don their fascism and attack the coun...
January
Australia Day Holiday (AU): January 27
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As the anniversary falls on the weekend, today is the workday holiday. Australia Day is a national holiday marking the official proclamation by the British government on January 26, 1788, of sovereignty o...
January
Balloon Ascension Day (1793): January 9
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Balloon Ascension Day marks the anniversary of the first balloon flight in the United States on January 9, 1793, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 18th century marks the dawn of human flight. This era o...
January
Bean Day (1884): January 6
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Today marks the anniversary of the death of Austrian scientist Gregor Mendel in 1884. Mendel is the founder of the modern field of Genetics and performed his work by studying beans and legumes. He is the...
January
Beer Can Appreciation Day (1935): January...
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On January 24, 1935, the beer can we know today went on sale. Before, beer was only available in bottles, and Beer Can Appreciation Day marks this anniversary. Krueger's Finest Beer created the packagin...
January
Berchtoldstag (CH)(1191): January 2
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Berchtoldstag celebrates the founding of Bern, Switzerland, in 1191 AD by Duke Berchtold V.
January
Bodhi Day (B)(CN)(532 BC): January 13
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Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...
January
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