MOBILE VERSION Quotes and wishes: «Jose Celso Barbosa»
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Black! Black! Black! I am proud of being a Negro. Nor have I ever tried to beg tolerance from anyone. Superiority is not proved by color, but by the brain, by education, by willpower, by moral courage.
Jose Celso Barbosa
Transfiguration of Jesus
The word "transfiguration" comes from the Latin roots trans- ("across") and figura ("form, shape"). It thus signif..→
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Emancipation Day in Kentucky
While Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the August 8th observance is common to parts of Kentucky and Tennessee, w..→
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International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
Every year, 9 August is commemorated as the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. The day is celebrated with special events aroun..→
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Victory Day in Rhode Island
Rhode Island celebrates Victory Day on the Second Monday in August.
A few interesting facts concerning Rhode Island government:
Rhode Island w..→
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International Youth Day
The Day highlights the importance of creating conditions which enable full and active participation of young people in all aspects of social lif..→
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International Left-handers Day
August 13 is designated International lefthanders Day by lefthanders International. It was first observed on the 13th of August, in the year 197..→
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Brothers and Sisters’ Day in Ohio
Celebrate Brothers and Sisters Day by touching them in some way. A card or a phone call is appropriate for those who are separated by too many ..→
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International Homeless Animals’ Day
International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR) conceived and began International Homeless Animals’ Day (IHAD) in 1992. Since that time, ISAR’s I..→
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Bennington Battle Day in Vermont
August 16, 1777, the Revolutionary War’s Battle of Bennington was fought along the shore of the Walloomsac branch of the Hoosac River, and it pr..→
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Elvis Aaron Presley Day
Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi, the son of Gladys Love and Vernon Elvis Presley. This american musician and actor d..→
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National Airborne Day
National Airborne Day is a day designated by the United States Congress to honor the nation’s airborne forces of the Armed Forces. It was create..→
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World Humanitarian Day
In December 2008, the sixty-third session of the UN General Assembly decided to designate 19 August as World Humanitarian Day (A/RES/63/139).
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Statehood Day in Hawaii
Statehood bills for Hawaii were introduced into the U.S. Congress as early as 1919 by Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, the non-voting delegate s..→
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Black Ribbon Day
The European Day of Remembrance for Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, known as the Black Ribbon Day in some countries, which is observed on 23 Au..→
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International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
In 2015 year’s celebration of the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition coincides with the launch of the In..→
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Ukrainian Independence Day in Minnesota
STATE of MINNESOTA. Proclamation:
After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the Parliament of Ukraine formally declared an independent Ukrainian s..→
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Women’s Equality Day
Women’s Equality Day is a day proclaimed each year by the United States President to commemorate the granting of the vote to women throughout th..→
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Day in Texas
Lyndon Baines Johnson Day is a legal state holiday in Texas. It falls every year on August 27, to mark the birthday of U.S. President Lyndon Bai..→
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International Day against Nuclear Tests
On 2 December 2009, the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly declared 29 August the International Day against Nuclear Tests by un..→
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Festival of Harvest
The Festival of Harvest (also called Weeks, Pentecost, or Shavout) is one of the three commanded festivals of Yahweh during which all men are co..→
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International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
On 21 December 2010, by its resolution 65/209 the UN General Assembly expressed its deep concern, in particular, by the increase in enforced or ..→
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List of commemorative months in September in Ohio
Sickle Cell Anemia Awareness Month; Leukemia, Lymphoma, and Myeloma Awareness Month; Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Month; Brain Aneurysm Aware..→
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