Events
There are 40 total events in this view, with 25 items displayed per page.
Disaster Day
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Disaster Day is observed on February 5, to raise awareness about the different types of disasters that can and have occurred and the implications they have on the world and its beings. Disaster Day also highlights the importance of disaster management.
Groundhog Day
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Groundhog Day is observed in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and sees its shadow, winter will go on for six more weeks.
Season for Nonviolence
February 4, 2024 Special Interest
Season for Nonviolence was established in 1998 by Arun Gandhi. The "season" begins with the anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on January 30, ending on the April 4 anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Data Privacy Day
January 28, 2024 Special Interest
Data Privacy Day (known in Europe as Data Protection Day) is an international event that occurs every year on January 28. The purpose is to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices. The day was initiated by Council of Europe.
NASA Day of Remembrance
January 25, 2024 Special Interest
NASA Day of Remembrance is observed annually on the last Thursday of January. Space exploration is perilous, yet scientists and astronauts accept this challenge. This day commemorates those gave up their lives to advance the cause of space discovery.
Speak Up and Succeed Day
January 23, 2024 Special Interest
Speak Up and Succeed Day is celebrated on the 4th Tuesday of January every year. Speaker and author Mary-Ellen Drummond established it, and the day is celebrated to observe the importance of the ability to speak up in a public setting.
National Thesaurus Day
January 18, 2024 Special Interest
Peter Mark Roget is celebrated for his thesaurus creation on National Thesaurus Day on January 18. Roget started the book in 1848 and finished in 1852 with 15,000 words. Writers and non-writers alike can be thankful for all the word options available.
Ratification Day
January 13, 2024 Special Interest
Ratification Day is the anniversary of the congressional proclamation of the ratification of the Treaty of Paris, on January 14, 1784, at the Maryland State House, by the Confederation Congress, which marked the end of the American Revolutionary War.
Kiss a Ginger Day
January 12, 2024 Special Interest
Red hair has always been unique and striking to all of us. January 12 is Kiss a Ginger Day, and it is the perfect opportunity to show them your love. Kiss a Ginger Day was started by Derek Forgie in 2009 on a Facebook group, and it went viral.
Peculiar People Day
January 11, 2024 Special Interest
Peculiar People Day on January 10 is the opportunity to recognize and celebrate those who refuse to conform to the world's idea of normal. They refuse to accept and live by the status quo and have the courage to do and be different.
National Clean Off Your Desk Day
January 8, 2024 Special Interest
National Clean Off Your Desk Day takes place on the second Monday of January each year. A work desk is probably 400 times less hygienic than an average toilet seat. Hygienic surroundings keep us free from all kinds of diseases.
Harlem Globetrotters Day
January 8, 2024 Special Interest
Harlem Globetrotters Day is celebrated every January 7, to honor one of the greatest teams in the history of basketball. They broke the color barrier in the NBA and the gender barrier in the Olympics. This team has given so much while playing basketball.
World Braille Day
January 4, 2024 Special Interest
World Braille Day is an international day on January 4 and celebrates braille in the full realization of the human rights for blind and visually impaired people. The date for marks the birthday of Louis Braille, creator of this writing system.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2024 Special Interest
New Year's Day is the first day of the year. Whilst most solar calendars begin the year regularly at or near the northern winter solstice, cultures that observe a lunisolar celebrate their Lunar New Year at less fixed points relative to the solar year.
Kwanzaa
December 26, 2023 Special Interest
Kwanzaa is an annual celebration of African-American culture from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually on the 6th day. It was created by activist Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions.
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