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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982, which killed 3,000 people, and wounded thousands more over 48 hours. It was a continuation of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon th...
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National Constitution Week occurs each September, beginning on the anniversary of the signing of the US Constitution on September 17, 1787. Although President Dwight Eisenhower first enacted this celebr...
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International Country Music Day marks the anniversary of Hank Williams' birth on September 17, 1923, and has been observed since the 1950s. Country music festivals are held worldwide, fostering unity am...
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Born September 17, 1922, Agostinho Neto would become the head of the Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola and its first president. Day of the National Hero celebrates his birth and is a national holi...
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Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second of ten gurus, received his guruship on this day in 1539.
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National Humiliation Day in China marks the solemn remembrance of Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Intensive protests with an anti-Japan tone usually accompany National Humiliation Day. In popul...
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Independence Day is part of National Month in Chile. On September 18, 1810, Chile formed its first national government, independent from Spain. It would take another eight years to win against the monarch...
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Constitution and Army Day are part of National Month in Chile. On September 18, 1810, Chile formed its first national government, independent from Spain. It would take another eight years of struggle agai...
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Independence Day in St. Kitts and Nevis marks the anniversary of September 19, 1983, when the island nation obtained independence from British rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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On September 20, 2021, US deaths from the COVID-19 virus officially passed the known death toll from the 1918 Flu pandemic, often referred to as the Spanish Flu. The 1918 - 1920 pandemic claimed 675,000 A...
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Independence Day in Armenia marks the anniversary of September 21, 1991, when the nation gained independence from the Soviet Union. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Belize marks the anniversary of September 21, 1981, when British Honduras (now Belize) gained independence from British rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Malta marks the anniversary of September 21, 1964, when the nation gained independence from British rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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Business Women's Day was created on September 22, 1949, to unite businesswomen of various occupations and provide opportunities to grow professionally and personally through leadership, education, and rec...
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HAFTE DEFÂ MOQADDAS IRAN'S SACRED DEFENSE WEEK Hafte Defâ Moqaddas, or Sacred Defense Week, is a national Iranian holiday held annually from September 22 to September 29. The week commemorates the valor...
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Hobbit Day, or the mutual birthday of Bilbo and Frodo, falls on September 22 each year. Bilbo and Frodo are two fictional characters in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Although they...
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September 22, 1903, Italo Marchiony filed patent #746971 for the first ice cream cone. The ice cream cone patent was granted on December 15 of that same year. Thanks to Marchiony, the ice cream was now...
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Independence Day in Mali marks the anniversary of September 22, 1960, when the nation gained independence from French rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.
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On this day in 1539, Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, died.
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Checkers or Dog in Politics Day commemorates the 'Checkers Speech' by Vice Presidential candidate Richard Nixon on September 23, 1953. The Checkers Speech garnered the largest television audience then,...