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The first Monday of August is a national holiday in Iceland to honor the Icelandic Constitution of 1944.
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World Indigenous People’s Day is a United Nations-sponsored event recognizing the contributions of the indigenous people in protecting the environment. Indigenous people are those native to the land befor...
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On August 15, 1947, the British Parliament declared India and Pakistan independent nations no longer under colonial rule. Both countries fought hard to gain independence with the non-violent movement led...
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Admissions Day is a state holiday in Hawaii, marking August 21, 1959, when the Hawaiian Islands entered the United States as its 50th state. Admissions Day is celebrated on the 3rd Friday in August.
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Constitution Day in Equatorial New Guinea marks the anniversary of August 15, 1982, the official ratification of the new constitution from the original of 1968 . Constitution Day is a national holiday.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is working with state and local safety partners around the nation to remind drivers and motorcyclists about t...
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On August 15, 1947, the British Parliament officially declared India an independent nation no longer under its colonial rule. It would take another two years for the ratification of the Indian constitutio...
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National Meaning of "Is" Day remembers and marks the day former US President Bill Clinton augmented the dictionary. Under oath, he clarified his alleged extra-marital relationship with Monica Lewinsky be...
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UNESCO sponsors the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. This observance focuses on the history and plight of slaves allowing people to remember how the slave trad...
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National Go Topless Day is a one-day celebration to support women who reserve the right to go topless in public as means to force gender equality. It falls on the Sunday before August 26. In 1920, this wa...
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On August 24, 1991, Ukraine regained its independence from the Soviet Union. August 24 was the second time Ukraine declared independence from Moscow. The first time was on January 22, 1918, and freedom w...
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Enforced disappearance, also referred to as rendition, is a strategy to spread terror within society. The insecurity generated by this practice is not limited to the close relatives of the disappeared but...
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Love Litigators Day spreads the love to one of the most reviled and ridiculed yet admired professions: lawyers, or those arguing court cases. Love Litigators Day is a Wellcat holiday.
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Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. This treaty, signed by 12 nations to ensure the area of Antarctica (comprising 10% of the earth's surface), be set asid...
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The United Nations General Assembly designated December 9 as International Anti-Corruption Day in 2005 to raise awareness of corruption and the Convention's role in combating and preventing it. Corrupti...
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On December 15, 1791, the first ten amendments to the US Constitution were ratified by all thirteen colonies of the United States. Known as the Bill of Rights, these amendments outlined the limits to gove...
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Constitution Day in Spain marks the anniversary of December 6, 1978, when the people of Spain approved a new constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.
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Thailand's Constitution Day marks the anniversary of December 10, 1932, when the people approved their first constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.
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Constitution Day in Taiwan marks the anniversary of December 25, 1946, when the nation adopted its Constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.
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Uzbekistan's Constitution Day marks the anniversary of December 8, 1991, when the people approved their new constitution. Constitution Day is a national holiday.