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Transportation events focused on what moves us: the transportation industries, the people who make it possible, and anything that supports physical movement, including ships, automobiles, buses, trains, bicycles, and planes, shipping, careers and infrastructure.
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National Car Care Month occurs twice a year in April and October. April’s Car Care month focuses on preparing your vehicle for the summer driving months, and October is about preparing your car for winter...
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Distracted Driving Awareness Month occurs in April each year. Cellular phones and smartphones used while driving kill thousands needlessly each year, whether handheld or hands-free. During Distracted D...
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Supply Chain Integrity: The lifeblood of business Supply Chain Integrity Month is an observance that underscores the importance of securing the global supply chain from various risks and threats. It is t...
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Pony Express Day marks the anniversary of the creation of the Pony Express on April 3, 1860. The first Pony Express sped the delivery of mail in the American West. It consisted of two horse and rider rel...
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The Japanese Grand Prix is a prestigious Formula One (F1) motor racing event held in Japan. It has been part of the F1 World Championship calendar since 1976, with the exception of a few years. The race h...
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Read a Road Map Day celebrates an essential component of civilization for the past 3,000 years. The first known road map is the Turin papyrus map showing the travel-friendly riverbeds near Thebes, Egypt,...
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Drowsy Drivers Awareness Day is an annual awareness campaign commemorating and memorializing all those who have perished in automobile accidents attributed to drowsy driving. This event is officially rec...
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The Wednesday of National Library Week in the US is National Library Outreach Day (originally National Bookmobile Day). Bookmobiles bring libraries to rural and poor communities that do not have librari...
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The Grand Prix of Bahrain premiered in 2004. The Formula One race unfolds over 57 laps, each 5.412 km, and the overall distance is 308.238 km. PLEASE NOTE: Treat all televised and venue-specific events (...
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National Submarine Day in the United States marks the anniversary of the US Navy’s acquisition of its first modern submarine, the Holland VI, on April 11, 1900. The Holland VI is not the first submarine...
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International Human Space Flight Day celebrates the day humanity's dreams of space travel finally came true. On April 12, 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man to fly into space and r...
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On April 12, 1961, Cosmonaut Yuri Gargarin entered history by becoming the first human being in space. The space race between the USSR and the USA was on, and it would not end until 1969 when a man would...
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NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATIONS WEEK National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW), observed annually during the second week of April, celebrates the critical work of public safety tele...
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India's National Fire Service Day and Week are observed on April 14 every year to commemorate the lives lost in the Mumbai Dock Fire of 1944, one of the most devastating fires in Indian history. The day a...
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India's National Fire Service Day and Week are observed on April 14 every year to commemorate the lives lost in the Mumbai Dock Fire of 1944, one of the most devastating fires in Indian history. The day a...
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Ford Mustang Day is one of the world's favorite sports cars. Henry Ford II officially unveiled the Ford Mustang, a two-seat, mid-engine sports car, at the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York, on A...
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The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is a Formula One race that takes place in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The inaugural race was held in 2021, making it the newest addition to the Formula One calendar. The...
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Each year in the spring, National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) brings national attention to motorist and worker safety and mobility issues in work zones. Since 1999, FHWA has worked with the American...
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Antigua Sailing Week started in 1968 when friends and hoteliers got together to hold a regatta (sailboat or yacht race). Antigua Hotel Association sponsored the first Antigua Sailing Week, which occurre...
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On April 27, 1865, at approximately 2:00 AM, the day after President Lincoln's assassination and after the end of the Civil War, about 1,168 (actual total unknown) Union soldiers, civilian passengers, and...