Category: Civil Rights, Philanthropy and Human Rights

Guru Ravidas Jayanti (H)(S)(1377): Februar...

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Today marks the birthday of Hindu Guru Ravidas, who was born on this month's full moon in 1377 AD or 1450 AD, depending upon the source (historians disagree). Each year on this day, the faithful form a...

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Day of Ashakalia (XK)(2008): February 15 

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Hirak Protest (DZ)(2019): February 22 

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Internment Day (1942): February 19

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American history isn’t always flattering. Whether slavery, genocide against Native Americans, civil rights abuses, and even the insurrection of the capital in 2021 by people seeking to interfere with the...

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Susan B Anthony Day (1820): February 15 

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Janan Luwum Day (UG)(1977): February 16 

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228 Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): Februar...

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228 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: TAIWAN'S 228 PEACE MEMORIAL DAY Taiwan's 228 Peace Memorial Day is a national holiday observed annually on February 28, commemorating a tragic event known as the "228 Incident."...

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People Power Revolution, (PH)(1986): Febru...

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League of Women Voters Day (1920): Februar...

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The League of Women Voters was founded by Carrie Chapman Catt on February 14, 1920, at the National American Woman Suffrage Association convention. The struggle to obtain the right to vote for women laste...

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Russia Invades Ukraine (RU/UA)(2022): Febr...

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On February 24, 2022, Russian troops invaded the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

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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...

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Independence Day (KO)(2008): February 17

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Armed Struggle Day (AO)(1961): February 4

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Armed Struggle Day in Angola marks the anniversary of February 4, 1961, when the nation's rebels began their successful bid for independence from Portugal's colonial rule. Armed Struggle Day is a national...

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Independence Day (DO)(1844): February 27

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Independence Day marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Dominican Republic from Haitian occupation, February 27, 1844. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Independence Day (GD)(1974): February 7

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Independence Day in Granada marks the anniversary of February 7, 1974, when the nation's rebels gained independence from Great Britain's colonial rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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Victory Day (IR)(1979): February 11

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On February 11, 1979, the Shah of Iran, installed by the US and UK after a successful coup in 1953 against the democratically elected government, was deposed and forced from power by a popular uprising h...

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Liberation Day (KW)(1991): February 26

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Marking the anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq by coalition forces on February 26, 1991, Liberation Day is a national holiday.

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Statehood Day (RS)(1804): February 15 

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Peace Memorial Day (TW)(1947): February 28

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On February 27 and 28th, 1947, Taiwanese students rose against the Republic of China's government. A massacre ensued, with somewhere between 18,000 and 28,000 killed by the government. This anniversary ma...

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Independence Day (LC)(1979): February 22

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On February 22, 1979, the island nation of St. Lucia achieved independence from Great Britain. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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