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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...
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The New Moon occurs when the Moon and the Sun have the same elliptical longitude. This happens when the moon is at its closest point to the sun in its orbit. From earth we usually cannot see it. The New M...
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The Proxigean Tide occurs when the moon is in its new moon or full moon phase and closest to the Earth. The gravitational forces between the Earth and the Moon create intense high tides and it is not un...
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World Soil Day connects people to soil and raises awareness of its critical importance in our lives. This event first ran in 2013. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Conference,...
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Alfred Nobel was born on October 21, 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden. He devoted his life to peace, science and literature. Upon his death, December 10, 1896, he willed $9 million to create a prize honoring the...
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The first quarter moon occurs when the moon is one-half illuminated by the sun. Each day forward increases the amount of the moon you can see. The 1st quarter typically occurs 7 days after the New Moon.
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Created to promote energy conservation and prevent global warming and climate change, World Energy Conservation Day is observed in over 150 countries worldwide.
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Monkey Day in the United States is an annual event that aims to support and promote primate-related causes around the globe. These can include the use of primates in laboratory testing, supporting their n...
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Today is the 3rd Quarter of the Moon, meaning it is half way between the Full Moon and New Moon.
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The vision for implementing IDDA III is to firmly anchor Africa on a path toward inclusive and sustainable industrial development. The achievement of this vision requires the transformation of African cou...
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Today marks the anniversary of the death of Austrian scientist Gregor Mendel in 1884. Mendel is the founder of the modern field of Genetics and performed his work through the study of beans and legumes. H...
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Signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 and put in force in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international treaty for biodiversity conservation. <br><br>Biodiversit...
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Child Inventor’s Day marks the anniversary of Benjamin Franklin’s birth January 17, 1706. Franklin completed his first invention at the age of 11 in 1717, (a set of swimming fins for the hands). By the...
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Scotland’s Year of Coasts and Waters, a year that will spotlight, celebrate and promote opportunities to experience and enjoy Scotland’s unrivalled Coasts and Waters, encouraging responsible engagement an...
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American surgeon, Charles Dotter performed the first angioplasty procedure on a leg, without a scalpel, in Portland Oregon on January 16, 1964. He changed how surgery could be done going forward. Day with...
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The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution A/RES/62/195 of 2007, declared 2010 to 2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification (UNDDD). Despite past and ong...
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Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) empowers leaders to broker partnerships and unlock finance to achieve universal access to sustainable energy, as a contribution to a cleaner, just and prosperous worl...
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First run in 1926, International Green Week is a global forum on food, agriculture and sustainability. The conference includes 1,800 exhibitors with over 100,000 products from all over the world as well a...