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Army Day in Jordan celebrates the beginning of the Great Arab Revolt on June 10, 1916, ultimately ending the Ottoman Empire with its conclusion in 1918. It changed the geography of Western Asia and the hi...
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José Gervasio Artigas, the father of Uruguay's independence, was born on June 19. 1764. His birthday is celebrated as Artigas Day, a national holiday in Uruguay.
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ASK Day is about gun safety. It is a day to remind parents, caretakers, and teens to ask, "Is there an unlocked gun in your house?" Safe storage of guns saves lives. Each day in the United States, an ave...
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The Battle of Bunker Hill occurred over three weeks during the Siege of Boston, before the Declaration of Independence in the American colonies and in the early days of the Revolutionary War. It began on...
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World Day of Child Victims of Aggression brings to light children's suffering, particularly those who are victims of war and abuse. It is a United Nations (UN) affirmation to safeguard children's rights i...
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World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is an awareness campaign sponsored by United Nations. It aims to prevent desertification (where fertile land turns into a desert) and find ways to improve d...
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Confederate Memorial Day occurs in several 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 but rather a...
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June 6, 1944, D-Day, was the Allied forces' first day of the massive invasion of Normandy, France. At the time, the Axis powers, led by Nazi Germany, held most of Europe under their authority. This invasi...
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Daniel Boone commemorates the legendary frontiersman who discovered the state of Kentucky on June 7, 1769. Boone paved the way for the settlement of Kentucky and Virginia. Daniel Boone founded Boonesbor...
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National Donut (Doughnut) Day commemorates a 1938 marketing campaign deployed by the Salvation Army and created by Dr. Morgan Pett during WWI. National Donut Day began as a gesture by Morgan Pett, a mil...
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On June 18, 1954, the British army formerly withdrew from the Suez Canal region of Egypt. Evacuation Day is a national holiday that celebrates that event.
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Evacuation Day commemorates June 11, 1970, when American troops evacuated from Libyan soil and its ports. There are several evacuation days in Libya marking various departures, including March 28, 1970, B...
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The National Firearms Act (NFA), or Title II of the Federal Firearms Laws enacted on June 26, 1934, imposes a statutory excise tax on the manufacture and transfer of certain firearms and mandates the regi...
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Often the 'happiest place to live on earth' and home of the Northern Lights, reindeer, and gorgeous scenery, Scandinavia's Finland honors the birth of its sixth president, Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, on June...
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The invasion of Russia by the Axis powers on June 22, 1941, opened up a two-front war. Code named Operation Barbarossa aimed to eliminate the Communist threat, and it became Hitler’s first land defeat.
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As the weather warms and the grass grows, Greencare for the Troops Month (formerly week) encourages volunteers to help with outdoor care (mowing lawns, pulling weeds, watering plants) at the homes of fami...
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Wear Orange on June 2 to honor the memory of the over 30,000 people a year that die from gun violence in the United States (with an additional 70,000+ injured). Of these, 33 percent are homicides, and 66...
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Hate speech, amplified by new technologies of communication, has become a prevalent method for spreading divisive ideologies globally. Its unchecked spread can disrupt peace, development, and human rights...
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June 2, each year, from noon to 12:03 PM, the nation of Bulgaria sounds its air raid sirens to honor a national hero, Hristo Botev. The entire country comes to a stop. Botev was a 28-year-old poet and a p...
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King Kamehameha Day, on June 11, is a public holiday celebrated in Hawaii. It commemorates the monarch who unified the Kingdom of Hawaii, King Kamehameha. In the past, people enjoyed carnivals, fairs, and...