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Constitution Day in Uruguay marks the anniversary of July 18, 1830, the official date of the proclamation of the nation's constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.
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In November 2009, the United Nations General Assembly declared Nelson Mandela International Day in recognition of the former South African President's (1994-1999) contribution to the culture of peace and...
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In 1575, a plague ripped through Venice, in today's Italy, killing over 50,000 people or one-third of the population. In fear and panic, the Venetians prayed and vowed to build a new church for the Redeem...
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Liberation Day in Nicaragua marks the July 19, 1979, anniversary of the Sandinista's defeat of the Somoza dictatorship. Liberation Day is a national holiday.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower proclaimed the first Captive Nations Week in 1959. It affirmed America's support of individual liberties, an idea absent under communism, apartheid, and colonialism. The f...
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Fédération Internationale des Échecs (The World Chess Federation) was formed on July 20, 1924. International Chess Day celebrates that anniversary and one of the most thought-provoking and strategy teach...
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Independence Day in Columbia marks the anniversary of July 20, 1810, the official declaration and the beginning of the uprisings toward sovereignty from the nation of Spain. Columbia gained its independen...
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Today is the anniversary of the Moon Landing. If you were alive on July 20, 1969, you were watching television. Personally, though alive, this writer does not recall it (I had just turned three, and my...
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Celebrating the birth of American author Ernest Hemingway on July 21, 1899, is Hemingway Day. Hemingway is considered one of the foremost writers of the early 20th Century and is known for such works as "...
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Independence Day in Belgium marks the anniversary of July 21, 1831, when King Leopold I ascended to the throne. Independence Day marks the official separation from the nation of The Netherlands and is a n...
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Liberation Day in Guam marks the anniversary of the American navy liberating the island from Japanese occupation on July 21, 1944. Guam continues today as a US territory, and liberation Day is an island h...
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Ratcatcher's Day commemorates the disappearance of 130 children on July 22, 1376, in Hamelin, Germany, and has ties to the story of the Pied Piper through a poem. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Rattenfänger...
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Spoonerism Day in the United Kingdom commemorates the birthday of the Father of spoonerisms, an amusing exchange of phonetic sounds in a sentence, phrase, or word. This communication tactic is the inventi...
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On July 22, 2011, Utoeya Massacre occurred. Carried out by Anders Behring Breivik, the sequential attacks targeted the children of the government and business elites, ultimately claiming 77 lives. There...
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Guru Harkrishan Sahib was born on this day in 1656. He was the second son of the seventh guru.
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CELEBRATING SMOKY BEER: RAUCHBIER DAY Rauchbier Day, celebrated annually on July 23, honors the centuries-old tradition of brewing Germany's distinctive smoky beer. This date marks the anniversary of an...
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Renaissance Day is a public holiday in Oman, similar to the 4th of July in the United States. It marks the anniversary of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said's ascendency to the throne on July 23, 1970. Qaboo...
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Revolution Day in Egypt marks the July 23, 1952, anniversary of the overthrow of Egypt's monarch. Nasser, a general, would become its first president, and Revolution Day is a national holiday.
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Amelia Mary Earhart was born on July 24, 1897, in Aitchison, Kansas. She is the 16th woman to receive a pilot's license from the FAI and is best known as the first woman to fly solo over the Atlantic Ocea...
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National Drive-thru Day commemorates the opening of the first drive-thru by Jack in the Box on July 24, 1951.