Third week of September, 2024 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

In February of 1848, Mexico and the United States signed a treaty which ended the Mexican War and yielded a vast portion of the Southwest, including present day Californi..→

On September 9, 1947 Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper, USNR, (1906-1992) who worked with computer pioneer Howard Aiken, found one of the first literal computer bugs: a mo..→

Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one’s own death. Risk factors include mental illness such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorder..→

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), September 10th, is an opportunity for all sectors of the community - the public, charitable organizations, communities, researchers, ..→

The Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, introduced in the 110th Congress,(H.R. 980, S. 2123) proposed to establish minimum standards for state collec..→

In the United States, Patriot Day, observed as the National Day of Service and Remembrance, occurs on September 11 of each year in memory of the 2,977 people killed in th..→

South-South cooperation, as an important element of international cooperation for development, offers viable opportunities for developing countries and countries with eco..→

International Chocolate Day is an observance that occurs in the United States every year on September 13. The U.S. National Confectioners Association has stated that Sept..→

One hundred and fifty years ago, a battle in northern Italy sparked an idea that has since changed the world. On 24 June 1859, Henry Dunant, a young Geneva businessman, w..→

The UN General Assembly, in resolution A/62/7 (2007) encouraged Governments to strengthen national programmes devoted to the promotion and consolidation of democracy, and..→

World Lymphoma Awareness Day (WLAD) is held on September 15 every year and is a day dedicated to raising awareness of lymphoma, an increasingly common form of cancer. It ..→