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International Towel Day celebrates the author Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) through the symbolic advice given in the book that towels are one of the most valuable items an intergalactic...
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Train Day began in 2008 to honor the anniversary of the creation of Amtrak on May 1, 1971, and encourage Americans to discover their country and travel by train. The First Transcontinental Railroad was...
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National Transportation Week recognizes our nation's transportation infrastructure and the men and women who build, maintain, and utilize it. In 1957. by joint resolution, Congress requested the Preside...
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The first full week of May is National Travel and Tourism Week, a tradition since 1984, created by a Congressional joint resolution passed in 1983. The United States travel and tourism community has col...
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UNESCO's International Day for Biosphere Reserves recognizes and promotes the importance of Biosphere Reserves worldwide. These reserves, part of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme, are partic...
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The strength of a nation is dependent upon its infrastructure. Like bones in a body, the infrastructure supports the nation’s ability to move products and services and defend itself. National Critical I...
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American Education Week is the joint initiative of the US Department of State and the US Department of Education. It is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and student ex...
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Family Reunion Planning Month falls each year in November and is the perfect time to begin planning your family’s next reunion. Relatives usually gather at this time of year, making it easier to coordinat...
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National Geography Awareness Week celebrates geography, cartography (maps), and the natural world. The week was established in 1987 through a presidential proclamation and continues annually during the th...
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Go for a Ride Day is the day that encourages people to travel using their cars, bikes, and even shoes. On this day, people embark on a journey.
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Marooned without a Compass Day is devoted to the unfortunate souls stranded on a lonely island. Isolated without a knife, tools, and matches seems worse, as navigation is possible with the sun, moon, and...
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Want to make your Christmas holiday more exciting? Then head to Louisville, Kentucky, and see if you can beat the Rudolph Run. This scavenger hunt in cars runs on the weekends from Thanksgiving through Ch...
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World Sustainable Transport Day focuses on the role of transport and transit corridors in sustainable development, the need for cooperation among all transport modes by highlighting the significance of in...
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CELEBRATING THE CAR THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING: MODEL T DAY Model-T Day is an annual celebration dedicated to the Ford Model T. This car revolutionized the automobile industry and transformed the way people...
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HERITAGE, SCIENCE, CULTURE AND ART: MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES MONTH IN THE PHILIPPINES Museums and Galleries Month is a national celebration that honors the country’s rich cultural heritage and the vital rol...
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The first Sunday in October recognizes all B&Bs, inns, and their keepers in the US and Canada through "National Country Inn, Bed & Breakfast Day," The event was created in 2005 by Tina Czarnota, the autho...
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The first event celebrating Bed and Breakfast Inns is the first weekend of October, Inn Mascot Day, and it celebrates the animals and muses that keep innkeepers and guests entertained and amused. Annually...
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UNESCO's International Geodiversity Day recognizes and promotes the importance of geodiversity—the variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, soils, and landforms and the processes that form them. This observan...
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ROAD SAFETY WEEK IN IRELAND: SAFER ROADS AND FEWER ACCIDENTS Each October, Ireland observes Road Safety Week, a campaign dedicated to reducing traffic accidents and enhancing road safety for all users. S...
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THE MAN WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA: LEIF ERICSSON Leif Ericsson, also known as Leif the Lucky, was a Norse explorer from Iceland and is often credited as the first European to set foot on North American soil...