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A'phabet Day occurs on Christmas and can provide a little amusement for the family. Try to make it through a conversation without using the letter 'L.' It's a lot harder than it sounds. Just writing this,...
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Today marks the anniversary of combining the two largest labor unions in the United States, the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO), on December 4, 1955. Ac...
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February 10, 1957 is when the Africa Cup of Nations became a reality. The first series was won by Egypt. The founding members are Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. Today membership includes 54 Asso...
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World AIDS Day is held in December each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV, and commemorate people who have di...
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Ambrosia Day is an unofficial holiday without a sponsor celebrating the fruit salad known as ambrosia. Ambrosia salad includes a variety of tropical fruits, usually mixed with coconut flakes and whippin...
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Held the first week of December annually, National Anger Awareness Week provides tools and education to families leading into the highly emotional Christmas season. Sponsored by the British Association...
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Anne and Samantha Day occurs on the summer and winter solstice to honor the work of two teenage women who died too young. Its purpose is to create a postage stamp to commemorate their actions promoting wo...
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Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty on December 1, 1959. This treaty, signed by 12 nations to ensure the area of Antarctica (comprising 10% of the earth's surface), be set asid...
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The United Nations General Assembly designated December 9 as International Anti-Corruption Day in 2005 to raise awareness of corruption and the Convention's role in combating and preventing it. Corrupti...
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Annually on International Anti-corruption Day, The Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Anti-Corruption Excellence Award or ACE Award is an international recognition established to honor and support the global...
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National App Day celebrates the programs, software, and plug-ins that make our lives easier. The history of apps, short for applications, aligns with the evolution of computing and mobile technology. The...
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Arabic is one of the six official languages of the United Nations and one of three surviving Semitic languages. The other official languages of the United Nations are Chinese, Spanish, Russian, French, an...
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First played in 1890, the Army-Navy Game is a college football game between the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Mary...
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Created in 1989 as a way for artists, museums, and other cultural institutions to raise awareness about AIDS, Day Without Art (DWA) now attracts thousands of institutions worldwide. It has become part of...
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The tenth day of the Jewish month of Tevet is a fasting day to commemorate the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the sixth century BCE. In Israel, it is a public holiday honoring the dead whose date...