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Independence Day in St. Vincent and the Grenadines marks the anniversary of October 27, 1979, the official day the nation gained its independence from Britain. This is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Czech Republic marks the anniversary of October 28, 1918, the official day Slavic and Czech people came together to create the nation of Czechoslovakia. This is a national holiday.
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Leon Day celebrates Leon Day (October 30, 1916 - March 13, 1995), one of the greatest baseball pitchers of all time. He played in the Negro Leagues between 1934-1949. On July 23, 1942 Day struck out 1...
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Created in 2013, and first observed in 2014, World Cities Day focuses on the challenges of urbanization and sustainability. This event is sponsored by the United Nations.
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October 31, 2011 the global population hit 7-billion people, a 40% increase in just 23 years. This unprecedented increase in humankind has forced an urgent focus on issues of poverty, diseases, climate ch...
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Over 46 million, 14% of people in the United States, live with food insecurity and turn to the Feeding America network each year for help. They are of all races and faiths, with children and seniors hit t...
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Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month (except the first day, which was h...
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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...
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Independence Day in Haiti marks the anniversary of January 1, 1804, the day the people declared their independence from France. This is a national holiday.
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Independence Day in Sudan marks the anniversary of January 1, 1956, the day the nation was proclaimed independent of the Anglo-Egyptian condominium created in 1899. This is a national holiday.
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Liberation Day in Cuba marks the anniversary of January 1, 1959, the day the government of Batista was overthrown by rebels headed by Fidel Castro. It also marks the January 1, 1899 anniversary of the end...
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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...
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Independence Day in Myanmar marks the anniversary of January 4, 1948, the day then Burma was granted independence from Britain. This is a national holiday.
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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.
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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...