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Dab Day, or Draw a Picture of a Bird Day, is an unofficial, but well celebrated event by soldiers, medical personnel and their families. The day is based upon a real-life story from 1943. It is the sto...
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If you have been thinking about a career change, this is the week to explore your options. Consider courses you can take, or research industries you are interested in. You just might discover your next a...
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April 7, 1994 witnessed the beginning of one the largest massacres of the 20th Century, the Rwanda Genocide. It is a result of a civil war between two ethnic groups: the Hutu and Tutsi. Instigated by the...
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National Go Broke Day honors the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of the United States Army whose motto was "Go for Broke". The 442nd RCT was an infantry unit composed of American soldiers predominantly of J...
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National Gold Star Spouses' Day honors the wives, husbands and families of American soldiers that defend our country and lost their lives. The Gold Star Wives pledge to work diligently and unselfishly...
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International Day for the Foundation of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, or #OPCWDay, marks the April 29, 1997 establishment of articles internationally on prohibiting the use of...
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Cancelled in 2021 due to COVID-19. The 5th Invictus Games at The Hague, The Netherlands, are participated by wounded and veteran armed services athletes from 18 nations. The compete in 11 adaptive sports....
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Wars are started over all kinds of reasons, silly and not. In this case, British mariner Robert Jenkins' ear, was the reason. Jenkins' ship, the Rebecca, was off the coast of Jamaica with the Spanish Coas...
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John Parker was a militiaman during the American Revolution. On April 19, 1775 on Lexington Green, at Massachusetts Bay he stated: "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless you are fired upon; but, if they me...
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Marking the April 25, 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal. This peaceful coup removed the authoritarian government of Estate Novo. Democracy was restored as a result. The longest serving dictator depose...
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Limb Loss Awareness Month is an annual event with a goal of increasing awareness of limb loss and limb difference. It serves as a catalyst for change to improve the lives of the over two million Americans...
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I was in Brazil when this happened, so I knew them as the Malvinas Islands and this as the Malvinas Island conflict, rather than the Falkland Island conflict. That was how it was reported in the Brazilian...
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April 9, 1938, thousands of Tunisians took to the streets of Tunis protesting French colonial rule and demanding a Tunisian parliament be set up on their behalf. The French put down the protest, shooting...
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