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Carnival of Blacks & Whites (CO): January...

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A celebration of multiculturalism, the end of slavery and the diversity of Columbian Society, Carnaval de Negros y Blancos (Carnival of Black & White) is annual celebration in Columbia. Featuring food, mu...

January

Cheesy Sock Day, Ntl.: January 21

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Whimsical warm socks, cheesy popcorn, toiletries and a funny note of support and encouragement, this is what a Cheesy Sock Day care package includes. Its purpose is to raise awareness of the plight of hom...

January

Third Intl. Decade for the Eradication of...

Decade

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...

January

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...

January

Education Day of, Intl.: January 24

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Initiated by the United Nations in 2019, International Day of Education seeks to highlight the correlation between peace and education. Education is the 4th of the United Nation's 2030 Sustainable Develop...

January

Ellis Island Day (1892): January 1

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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. Ellis Island was the immigration gateway into the US on the East Coast in the late 19th Century through the mid 20th Centu...

January

Energy, Decade for Sustainable Energy for...

Decade

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...

January

Holocaust Victims' Day, World (1945): Janu...

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Holocaust Victims' Day remembers the horrific events which began in 1942. The day marks the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp by Russian soldiers on January 27, 1945. The Holocaust is one of th...

January

Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention M...

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National Human Trafficking Awareness & Prevention Month is an initiative of ECPAT-USA, an association of travel and entertainment companies that seeks to protect every child’s basic human right to grow up...

January

Human Trafficking, Wear Blue Day: January...

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The Blue Campaign is the unified voice for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) efforts to combat human trafficking. Working in collaboration with law enforcement, government, non-governmental...

January

Independence Day (MA)(1944): January 11

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National holiday in Morocco commemorating the January 11, 1944 memo by the Independence Party to the Allied powers seeking independence from French colonial rule. They achieved it in 1956.

January

Martin Luther King Holiday: January 20

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Martin Luther King Holiday was first organized in 1986 to celebrate the civil rights leader's life and great contributions to western society. He was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. The nationa...

January

Martin Luther King's Birthday (1929): Janu...

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Dr. Martin Luther King was an American pastor who rose to prominence in the 1950s as a voice for social justice and equal rights. Today is his actual birthday, January 15, 1929. The annual holiday in hi...

January

Martyrs Day (PA)(1964): January 9

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On January 9, 1964, Panamanians rose up against America sovereignty over the Panama Canal Zone. Over 3 days of fighting, with students against the US military, 22 Panamanians and 4 US soldiers were killed...

January

Migration Week, Ntl.: January 5-11

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The Catholic Church in the United States will celebrates National Migration Week. It is an opportunity to reflect on the circumstances confronting migrants, including immigrants, refugees and survivors of...

January

National Day (NR)(1968): January 31

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The island nation of Nauru gained its independence on January 31, 1968 from trusteeship of Britain, Australia and New Zealand. National Day in Nauru is a celebration of this anniversary.

January

National Unity Day (NP)(1723): January 11

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Celebrating the birthday of Prithivi Narayan Shah (1723-1775), the last ruler of the Gorkha Kingdom and first monarch of Kingdom of Nepal. He is responsible for unifying the tribes into one nation. Nation...

January

Peace, World Day of: January 1

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World Day of Peace falls on the first of the year and encourages all of humanity to pause and think about a world completely at peace. Each of us can contribute on a personal level, such as making peace...

January

Poverty Eradication, 3rd Intl. Decade: 201...

Decade

Hunger, malnutrition, lack of education, lack of opportunity, poor health, and discrimination are just some of the results and stigma associated with poverty. <br><br>If you've ever experienced a period o...

January
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