July, 2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Ohio is experiencing a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Epidemic. NAS is a complex disorder that occurs when newborns are exposed to certain addictive opiate or narcotic drug..→

The economic activity of the 30,000 cooperatives in the U.S. contributes an estimated $154 billion to the nation’s total income. The co-ops have helped to create over 2.1..→

Sports journalism is an essential element of any news media organization. Sports writers must have a foundation in competition coverage and analysis, as well as an unders..→

The Virgin Islands are located in the Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean and east of Puerto Rico, consist of four islands (737 square miles..→

Independence Day of the United States is a national federal holiday celebrated on July 4 (also known as "the Fourth of July", “July Fourth” or simply “The Fourt..→

Kissing Day aims to make us appreciate a kiss in its own right. No conventions, no social norms, just a kiss. Across the globe we embrace the kiss by embracing someone..→

Eid al-Fitr, also called Breaking the Fast Feast, the Sugar Feast, Bayram (Bajram), the Sweet Festival or Hari Raya Puasa and the Lesser Eid, is an important religious ho..→

Today is a special day for pasta lovers. The first written reference to pasta was in 1154 in Sicily. In 1884, the first American pasta factory opened in Brooklyn, New Yor..→

Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history. For example, one vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf Coast of Veracruz, Mexico,..→

Collector Car Appreciation Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness of the role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. The day was first ..→

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be classified based on severity, m..→

Aggregate is the component of a composite material that resists compressive stress and provides bulk to the composite material. For efficient filling, aggregate should be..→

By the end of the century, the world’s population might be as high as 17 billion or as low as 7 billion, according to the most recent UN estimates. 2015: There are about ..→

Interesting fact about Bastille: after the storming of the Bastille, its main key was given to the Marquis de Lafayette who later gave it to George Washington. It can sti..→

The UN estimates that the number of unemployed youth globally reached 74.5 million in 2013, the majority of whom live in developing countries. According to the Internatio..→

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni hernia, diaphrag..→

Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico (July 17, 1859 – November 15, 1916), Munoz Rivera studied in local schools and entered politics in 1887. He became a leader of the Auton..→

He was loved and admired the world over. From Cape Town to California, streets named after Mandela abound. Nelson Mandela, the prisoner-turned-president who reconciled So..→

The first chessboard withalternating light and dark squares (as it appears today) was made in Europein 1090. The new pawn move, where pawns were allowed to advance two sq..→

The second Battle of Guam began on July 21, 1944 with American troops landing on western side of the island after several weeks of pre-invasion bombardment by the U.S. Na..→

In every culture and time period, the family has stood as the most fundamental human institution. Family is the starting point of life, the sustainer of well-being, and t..→

Completing a treacherous thousand-mile exodus, an ill and exhausted Brigham Young and fellow members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints arrived in Utah’s ..→

Law #1 of August 4, 1952 of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico establishes a full state holiday on July 25 of every year, to be known as Puerto Rico Constitution Day. Someti..→

World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized every three years by the Catholic Church. World Youth Day was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985. For th..→

Puerto Rico celebrates all official U.S holidays, and a number of other official holidays established by the Commonwealth government. Additionally, many municipalities c..→

The theme for 2015 year’s World Hepatitis Day is "Prevent hepatitis. Act now". Viral hepatitis is caused by 5 distinct hepatitis viruses. These viruses are tran..→

System Administrator Appreciation Day, also known as Sysadmin Day, SysAdminDay, or Sysmas, is an annual event created by system administrator Ted Kekatos. The event exist..→

The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals c..→

Human trafficking is a crime that exploits women, children and men for numerous purposes including forced labour and sex. The International Labour Organization estimates ..→