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World Red Cross, Red Crescent Day honors the birthday of Henry Dunant, May 8, 1828, in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross in 1863 and the first recipie...
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It was on this day, May 16, 1944, that the Romani people of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, starving and gaunt, rose up against their Nazi captors and resisted, refusing to go to the gas chambe...
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The United Nations General Assembly, by its resolution 55/201 of December 20, 2000, proclaimed May 22 as The International Day for Biological Diversity, to increase understanding and awareness of biodiver...
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Harvey Milk Day is celebrated on the anniversary of his birthday May 22, 1930. Harvey Milk was a gay rights activist, assassinated in 1978. The event is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation, to honor...
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National Missing & Exploited Children's Day is observed globally since 1979. President Ronald Reagan made it an official US observance in 1983. Supported by various organizations including the National...
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National Tap Dance is celebrated Day marks the birthday of Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson on May 25, 1878. He was an African American dancer, entertainer and civil rights advocate who popularized this style o...
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When people ask me which country I've visited did I find surprising, overwhelmingly my answer is the Black Sea nation of Georgia, and the city of Batumi, specifically. Beautiful, eclectic, and as yet unco...
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