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International Archives Day celebrates the work of archivists and the importance of record keeping to culture, history, and education in preserving our cultural heritage, history, and collective memory. Th...
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Field Day is HAM radio's open house. Every June, more than 40,000 hams throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio's science, skill, and servi...
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INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY (take two) is a celebration to commemorate Billy Mays, the Infomercial King, who died June 28, 2009. Mays was an American icon known for his enthusiastic, yelling pitch styl...
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Founded in 2019 by professional photographers Paul Joynson-Hicks and Tom Sullam as an offshoot of The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, The Comedy Pet Photography Awards celebrates the humorous and ende...
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The Daytime Emmy Awards honor excellence in all fields of broadcast production segmented into 68 categories, including series, performers, technical and creative. The awards pay tribute to exceptional wor...
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June 19th, 1978, Garfield the Cat came to life, thanks to his creator Jim Davis. The Garfield comic strip holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the most syndicated comic strip, appearing in o...
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Journalism is under attack globally and in the United States. Columnists are the people we turn to daily or weekly for information and opinion. They help us sift through data, consider facts and challenge...
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National Paul Bunyan Day celebrates Paul Bunyan, one of the folk heroes of North America, specifically Canada, and appears to have originated in lore around 1837. Accompanied by his bull, Babe the Blue Ox...
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The Peabody Awards were first established in 1940 by philanthropist George Foster Peabody. They have since become one of the most prestigious awards in broadcasting, affectionately referred to as the "Pul...
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Runner's Selfie Day is a day for the global running community to get out, run and shoot a selfie to celebrate the sport.
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National Selfie Day celebrates the pictures one takes of oneself on their cellphone. It began as a fundraising event in Texas to support local charities in the Dallas/ Fort Worth area; this event began in...
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Created by Mashable in 2010, World Social Media Day celebrates the phenomenon created after Web 2.0 enabled user-generated content in 2004. Before this, social media, as it is currently known, could not e...
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Understudy Appreciation Week celebrates the often overlooked role of understudy. A theater understudy is a performer who learns the lines, blocking, and choreography of one or more positions in a stage pr...
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The date for this event is set in September each year. Current date is an estimate. Arising from the ashes of the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center, the first Tribeca Film Festival occur...
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THE WORLD WHALE FILM FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING MARINE LIFE THROUGH CINEMA The World Whale Film Festival, a global annual event, is a beacon of hope and inspiration, celebrating the beauty and importance of m...
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National 3-D Day, celebrated every March on the third day of the third week of the third month, shines a spotlight on the art, science, and history of stereoscopic 3-D imagery. This day marks the explorat...
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The Academy Awards®, also known as The Oscars®, occur annually to honor achievements in the film industry. The awards ceremony is one of the most highly anticipated television events watched by 100s of mi...
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On this day in 1940, the master of suspense, Alfred Hitchcock, released the Academy Award Winning film for Best Picture, "Rebecca," his first film from an American studio. Hitchcock already had 20 years...
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The American Documentary and Animation Film Festival (AmDocs) celebrates the artistry and power of true stories and animated narratives. It is a major awards program and event in the documentary and anima...
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<h1>OPENING DAY FOR MLB</h1><h2><i>Take me out to the ballgame!</i></h2><br>Major League Baseball's (MLB) Opening Day is a cherished annual event that marks the official start of the baseball season in th...