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Navajo Code Talkers Day commemorates the significant contribution of Navajo Nation to the Allied victory in the Second World War. These men transmitted classified information in their native tongue. Navaj...
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August 14, 1945, Japan surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. This ended WWII.
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Chauvin Day commemorates the life of Nicolas Chauvin, a legendary soldier who served under Napoleon Bonaparte. Nicolas Chauvin was born in Roquefort, France on this day in 1790. He became a soldier at 1...
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Constitution Day in Equatorial New Guinea marks the anniversary of August 15, 1982, the official ratification of the new constitution from the original of 1968 .This is a national holiday. This is a nat...
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On August 15, 1947 the UK Parliament officially declared India an independent nation no longer under its colonial rule. It would take another two years for the Indian constitution to be ratified. India fo...
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Independence Day in Congo marks the anniversary of August 15, 1960, the official day of independence from France .This is a national holiday. This is a national holiday.
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Independence Day on the Korean Peninsula marks the anniversary of August 15, 1945, the official surrender of Japan and the August 15, 1948 official proclamation of the Republic of Korea. This is a nationa...
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International Airborne Day is set aside each year to honor to the bravery and commitment of Armed Services Airborne divisions, combat troops who land by parachute. Created by then President George W Bus...
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Restoration of the Republic Day marks the anniversary of August 16, 1863, the day the island nation reacquired its independence. This is a national holiday.
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Roller Coaster Day marks the August 16, 1878 anniversary of the first patent for the roller coaster. It was granted to Richard Knudsen and JG Taylor. Several years later the first roller coaster would op...
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Saint Roch (Rocco) was died on August 16, 1327 under the Julian calendar, who is known as the Patron Saint of Dogs. This is his feast day in the Catholic Calendar. Catholics have many feast days. It was...
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Independence Day in Gabon marks the anniversary of August 17, 1960, the official day of independence from France .This is a national holiday. This is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Indonesia marks the anniversary of August 17, 1945, when independence was declared against the Netherlands. Independence would be achieved December 27, 1949.This is a national holiday....
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August 17, 1894 the US Congress passed the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act. This allowed charitable institutions and nonprofit organizations to avoid or minimize their federal and state tax burdens in the United...
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