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In the tumultuous years leading up to World War II, a group of Czechoslovak students played a pivotal role in shaping history by founding International Student Day on November 17, 1941. This event, rooted...
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World Television Day is celebrated on the anniversary of the first World Television Forum, November 21, 1996. The United Nations launched its first production division in 1947 with programming in English...
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The World Toilet Organization originated on November 19, 2001, as part of the inaugural World Toilet Summit, the first global summit of its kind. The need for an international day to draw global attention...
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Unity Day in Russia marks the anniversary of the liberation of Moscow from the Polish on November 4, 1612. A national public holiday in Russia, it is observed on a Monday if the fourth falls on a weekend...
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US Marine Corps Day commemorates the creation of the United States Marine Corps on November 10, 1775. Header Image: U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Jorge L. Ortiz, (right), sergeant major, Marine Fighter At...
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Veteran's Day is an annual national holiday in the United States that marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. It has been celebrated since 1938 and originated with a congressional resolution. The...
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Victory Day in Italy marks the anniversary of November 4, 1918, when the nation signed a treaty with Austria returning Trentino and Trieste to Italy after WWI.
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women is a United Nations-sponsored event held annually on the anniversary of the assassination of the three Mirabel sisters in the Dominican Repu...
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November 14, 1975, Spanish (Western) Sahara, Spain, Morocco, and Mauritania signed the Madrid Accords, leading to the annexation of Western Sahara by Morocco, ushering in the last colonization on the cont...
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William Penn Adair Rogers was an American writer, actor, and humorist who first came to fame on the Vaudeville circuits. Later he became a well-known character actor in the early years of film. Rogers die...
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November 8, 1895, in Wurzburg, Germany, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) made the invisible visible by observing the first x-ray image. Like many of history's great inventions, this was an acc...
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Armed Forces Day in South Korea marks the anniversary of October 1, 1950, when UN and Korean forces drove communist forces north of the 38th parallel.
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CELEBRATING THE CD: A REVOLUTION IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY The compact disc (CD), a revolutionary music and data storage technology, was officially introduced on October 1, 1982. Developed through a partner...
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Senate Resolution 287 passed on October 5, 2011, and created National Filipino American History Month. This month promotes understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through t...
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October is LGBTQ+ History Month in the USA and includes National Coming Out Day. LGBTQ+ History Month celebrates the lives, history, and achievements of the US's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and...
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German-American Heritage Month is celebrated annually and coincides with German-American day, as proclaimed by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 and President Barack Obama in 2010. German-American Heritag...
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Independence Day in Cyprus marks the anniversary of October 1, 1960, the official day of independence from Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Nigeria marks the anniversary of October 1, 1960, the official day of independence from Britain. It also marks October 1, 1963, when Nigeria became a republic. Independence Day is a na...
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Italian-American Heritage Month has been celebrated each year since 1999. Italian Americans continue to be an essential demographic and part of the success of the United States since their first arrival...
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CELEBRATING THE CAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING: MODEL T DAY Model-T Day is an annual celebration dedicated to the Ford Model T. This car revolutionized the automobile industry and transformed the way people...
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