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Category: Anniversaries & Historic Events
Events, awareness days, holidays, and promotions related to historical anniversaries.
This category covers historical events that fall on or near a specific day (or sometimes a month). It may be a birthday, a death day, a patent filing, or an event in the news. .
Anniversaries Events
President's Day: February 17
Daily
For those of us old enough to remember, we used to get two days off school in February: Lincoln’s Birthday and Washington’s birthday. Two other presidents were also born in February Ronald Reagan and Will...
January
Maha Shiva Ratri (H): February 21
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Maha Shivratri is a Hindu observance related to Lord Shiva. It is celebrated on the Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi of Magha month. It is the wedding day of Lord Shiva and Parvati. Devotees worship Lord Shiv...
January
Take Your Family to School Week (1897): Fe...
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Created in 2006 to mark the anniversary of the PTA Charter of February 17, 1897, Take your Family to School Week encourages parents to visit their children's school and take an active part in their educat...
January
Freedom Day, Ntl. (1865): February 1
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Freedom Day celebrates the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified on this day in 1865. The 13th Amendment made slavery illegal in the United States, except when used as punishment for a crime....
January
Robinson Crusoe Day (1709): February 1
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Be adventurous and self-reliant, on February 1, 1709 Daniel Defoe's epic adventure The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe was published. The book has been translated or imitated over 1,700 times sin...
January
G.I. Joe Day (1964): February 2
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GI Joe Day marks the anniversary of the launch of the first action figure created for boys, the GI Joe Doll, On February 2, 1964. The doll was retired in 1994 but continues on in video games.
January
Groundhog Day (1886): February 2
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Groundhog Day is an American tradition with roots in the Roman Empire, though it combines pagan ritual with Christian observances. It coincides with Candlemas, the date in the Christian calendar 40 days a...
January
Major League Baseball Birthday (1876): Feb...
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Major League Baseball was founded on this day in 1876.
January
Sled Dog Day, Ntl.(1925): February 2
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National Sled Dog day honors Balto, perhaps the most famous of sled dog in history. It was in 1925 during a diphtheria epidemic in Nome, AK, that Balto and his master Gunnar Kaasen braved the Alaskan wi...
January
Wetlands Day, World (1971): February 2
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World Wetlands Day was first observed in 1997. Since, government agencies, non-government organizations and community groups throughout the world have recognized World Wetlands Day, focusing on the benef...
January
Four Chaplains Memorial Day (1943): Februa...
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During WWII, the USAT Dorchester, a troop ship, was making its way across the Atlantic when it was torpedoed by German U-boats of the Southern coast of Greenland. The passengers onboard fell into the wate...
January
Heroes' Day (MZ)(1969): February 3
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National Heroes’ day marks the anniversary of the death of revolutionary and United Nation's trustee Eduardo Mondlane on February 3, 1969. Assassinated by the Portuguese, he is considered the father of Mo...
January
Income Tax Day (1913): February 3
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February 3, 1913, the Federal Income Tax came into existence in the United States when Delaware voted in favor of it. It was the 36th state and achieved the necessary majority. The first income tax was...
January
National Day, (VN) (1930): February 3
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National Day in Vietnam marks the anniversary of the creation of the Vietnamese Communist Party on February 3, 1930. This is a national holiday in the country.
January
The Day the Music Died (1959): February 3
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On February 3, 1959, Richie Valens age 17, Buddy Holly age 22 and JP Richardson age 24, three 1950s era Rock-n-Roll singers, died in a plane crash on their way to a performance. This night became known a...
January
Women Physicians Day, Ntl. (1821): Februar...
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Honoring the first woman to receive a degree in medicine in the United States, Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell. She was born February 3, 1821 in Bristol, England. Her family immigrated to the United States in 183...
January
Create a Vacuum Day (1862): February 4
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The idea for vacuum cleaners first came about in 1599, but the first modern mechanized vacuum cleaner wasn't patented until October 3, 1899. A hand driven machine (you'll see it in the television show U...
January
Independence Day (LK)(1948): February 4
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Today's Sri Lanka became such inn 1972. Prior to then, the nation was known as Ceylon and was part of the British Empire. On February 4, 1948, the nation gained its independence. Today is a national holi...
January
USO Day, (1941): February 4
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USO Day marks the anniversary of the founding of the United Service Organization in the months prior to the United States entering WWII. For many servicemen, especially those on active duty, the USO is a...
January
Weatherman's Day, Ntl. (1744): February 5
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John Jeffries was born on February 5, 1744. He is considered America’s first Weatherman (meteorologist). It was Jeffries who first began logging daily weather occurrences in Boston and providing reports t...
January
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