Category: Military, Firearms and Police

Antarctica Day, Intl. (1959): December 1

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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 insure the area of Antarctica (comprising 10% of the earths surface) be set aside...

January

NORAD Santa Tracker: December 1-24

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Created from a misprinted phone number in a Sears ad during the 1955, the NORAD Sannta Tracker goes live each December 1 and follows Santa's progress leading up to his big day, December 24. This delightfu...

January

Ninja, Day of the (2003): December 5

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Day of Quito, (EC)(1534): December 6

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Day of Quito in Ecuador marks the anniversary of December 6, 1534, the day the city of Quito was founded by Spanish explorers.

January

Microwave Day: December 6

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Pearl Harbor (1941): December 7

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December 7 is the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese empire in 1941. The following day the United States declared war on Germany, Italy and Japan, thus entering WWII. National Pea...

January

Genocide Victims Day, Intl. (1948): Decemb...

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International Genocide Victims Day has the longest official name of any event in the calendar: International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and the Prevention of...

January

Army-Navy Football Game (US-PA): December...

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First played in 1890 the Army Navy Game is a college football game between the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryla...

January

Neutrality Day, Intl. Day of (1995): Decem...

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Created on the anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent entry into the world body as a neutral nation on December 12, 1995, International Neutrality Day seeks to support preventive diplomacy. These guiding...

January

Nanking Massacre Memorial Day (CN)(1937):...

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One of the most horrific events in Chinese History, the Nanking Massacre (Nanjing Massacre), began on this day, December 13, 1937. Japanese troops invaded the city. For the next six weeks, through torture...

January

Victory Day, (BD)(1971): December 16

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Victory Day in Bangladesh marks the anniversary of December 16, 1971, a day of victory when East Pakistan became part of the nation. This is a national holiday.

January

Jasmine Uprising, Tunisia, Arab Spring Beg...

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Childermas (C): December 28

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It is believed, and told through the Gospels, that King Herod ordered the killing of all newborn to two year old male babies in Bethlehem in an attempt destroy Jesus Christ. Called the Slaughter of Innoce...

January

Pepper Pot Day (1777): December 29

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The origins of the Pepper Pot Day and of the pepper pot itself, go to the Revolutionary War. As the American army was camped at Valley Forge for ten days, on this night, an especially harsh winter night,...

January

Rizal Day, (PH)(1896): December 30

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Intellectual and revolutionary Dr. Jose Rizal was a hero of the Philippine revolution. He was martyred on this day, December 30, 1896, executed by firing squad. His death anniversary is a national holiday...

January

Ancestors' (Hero's) Day (HT): January 2

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August 21, 1791-January 1,1804 represents the 12 years in which the slaves of Haiti fought against French colonial rule for their independence. Ancestors’ or Hero’s Day commemorates all of the people who...

January

Asarah B'Tevet (J)(597 BC): January 7

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Asarah B'Tevet is a minor Jewish fasting day commemorating the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II beginning in 597 BC.

January

Third Intl. Decade for the Eradication of...

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Colonialism still exists to this day, and over 8 million people in 17 “non-self-governing territories” across the globe still live under it. Palestine and the West Sahara continue to exist under the...

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Confederate Heroes Day (US-TX)(1807): Janu...

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Confederate Memorial Day is celebrated in most of the former states of The Confederacy on different days of the year. In some cases like Georgia, it is no longer referred to as Confederate Memorial Day, r...

January

Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Nazi...

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January 27, 1945, the Soviet Army liberated the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. Each year since 1996, the nation of Germany has marked this anniversary as a day to remember all victims of...

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