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Like Canadian bacon (which isn't Canadian), the English muffin technically is not English. It is American, though the man who created it, Samuel Bath Thomas (1855–1919), was an English immigrant (1874) to...
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The first successful full genital transplant of a penis and scrotum on an injured vet at John Hopkins was announced on April 23, 2018. The recipient is a US Sergeant wounded by an IED; the surgery happene...
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Lover's Day or National Book and Lover's Day has been a holiday in Spain since 1714. The tradition is for a woman to buy her love a book and for a man to buy his love roses—like Valentine's Day with a cer...
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The Peppercorn Ceremony in Bermuda commemorates the Masonic Lodge payment of one peppercorn to the governor of Bermuda as a rental fee for the Old State House. The tradition occurs in King’s Square in Sai...
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The goal of National Picnic Day in the United States is to encourage people to get outdoors, move, and eat together in the splendor of nature. Traditionally, picnic food is home-cooked or bought at a ma...
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Saint George, "the Dragonslayer," or George of Lydda, is the patron saint of England. He was born into a wealthy Christian family in Turkey around 280 AD and lived until he was executed at age twenty-thre...
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Spanish is one of the six official languages of the United Nations. The other official languages of the United Nations are English, Chinese, Russian, French, and Arabic. Each language gets its day each ye...
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Take a Chance Day is an unofficial holiday with a simple message: Go for it. Take a chance. Nothing happens if you don’t try first. So, if you have an idea or someone you are interested in or want to ex...
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Talk Like Shakespeare Day marks the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s birth on April 23, 1564. His birthday is marked by the United Nation’s English Language Day. Whether you celebrate English or enj...
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Yom HaShoah is Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and a state holiday. It is a day of mourning for the 25 percent of the global Jewish population targeted, detained, and killed under Nazi German rule in t...
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World Day for Laboratory Animals is a United Nations-recognized day commemorating the suffering and killing of millions of innocent animals in testing laboratories worldwide. Each nation has its organiza...
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Most Americans think the holocaust in Germany during the 1930s and 1940s was the first of its kind, believing then was the first time concentration camps were used, mass gassings and cattle cars to transp...
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The Easter Rebellion, also known as the Easter Rising, was an armed insurrection in Dublin, Ireland, from April 24 to April 29, 1916. Irish republicans organized the uprising seeking to end British rule i...
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This event is estimated. Looking for something to do in April? Join 3.5 million people for La Fiesta de San Antonio and immerse yourself in Tex-Mex culture, food, art, and fun. Fiesta San Antonio starte...
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The Gathering of Nations is one of the world's most recognized annual conferences. It brings Native American people together to celebrate and share their unique culture. The Gathering of Nations Pow Wow...