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Owain Glyndŵr (1359 - 1415) was a resistance leader in Wales. His day, September 16, is the day he was named Prince of Wales in 1400.
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Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Sabra and Shatila massacre of 1982, which killed 3,000 people, and wounded thousands more over 48 hours. It was a continuation of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon th...
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Born September 17, 1922, Agostinho Neto would become the head of the Popular Movement for Liberation of Angola and its first president. Day of the National Hero celebrates his birth and is a national holi...
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National Humiliation Day in China marks the solemn remembrance of Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Intensive protests with an anti-Japan tone usually accompany National Humiliation Day. In popul...
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Constitution and Army Day are part of National Month in Chile. On September 18, 1810, Chile formed its first national government, independent from Spain. It would take another eight years of struggle agai...
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The third Friday of September is National Prisoner of War (POW)/Missing in Action (MIA) Recognition Day. On this day, US military installations fly the POW/MIA flag, which symbolizes all who became pris...
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International Day for Peace is a United Nations General Assembly declared observance. This event was established in 1981 under resolution 36/37. In 2001, the UN General Assembly adopted resolution 55/28...
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HAFTE DEFÂ MOQADDAS IRAN'S SACRED DEFENSE WEEK Hafte Defâ Moqaddas, or Sacred Defense Week, is a national Iranian holiday held annually from September 22 to September 29. The week commemorates the valor...
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Armed Forces Day in Mozambique marks the anniversary of September 24, 1964, when the nation began its war of independence. Armed Forces Day is a national holiday.
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The International Maritime Academy sponsors World Maritime Day (IMO). Each year, since its creation in 1948, the organization highlights a different theme and educational initiative tied to the shipping i...
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Nuclear weapons pose a unique and potentially existential threat to our planet. Simply using them initiates a humanitarian and ecological catastrophe. International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclea...
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The US and Iran's first diplomatic meeting in 35 years (Persia) happened on September 26, 2013. The two nations dissolved diplomatic ties after the Shah's overthrow and the US Embassy's seizure in Iran...
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Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day is proclaimed by Presidents each year to honor the mothers and families of American men and women serving in the US Armed Forces who died or were wounded in service to...
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Commemorating the end of the Battle of Boquerón, September 29, 1932, Boquerón Day is a national holiday in Paraguay.
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On September 29, 1899, veterans united and formed the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Columbus, Ohio. Today celebrates that event. The Veterans of Foreign Wars work to care for US military personnel who hav...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin commemorated the first Day of Reunification on September 30, 2023, marking the anniversary of the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics and the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson r...
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<h2>MARKING THE END OF A CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY AND THE COMMENCEMENT OF 45 YEARS OF OPPRESSION</h2><h1>BULGARIA'S DAY OF REMEMBRANCE AND RESPECT </h1><b>FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE COMMUNIST REGIME</b><s...