Forth week of November, 2018 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen captured Fort Sackville from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers on February 25, 1779. The heroic march..→

If you find dirty socks and underwear near-to or semi-near the hamper, there is a man nearby. Men like gadgets with lots of fancy shiny black buttons. Men would rather ta..→

Celebration of Puerto Rican Culture and Puerto Rico Discovery Day is connected with the fact of discovery of the land by Christopher Columbus in 1493. He set sail on his ..→

More People In The World Have Mobile Phones Than Toilets. Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handles. Americans spend 5 cents per day by flushing their..→

Understanding Africa and understanding the whole context surrounding the crisis the continent has been through for decades is crucial to decipher the problem of African p..→

Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give - UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Worldwide, the average woman gives birth to an estimated 6.89 children. The..→

The first documented thanksgiving services in territory currently belonging to the United States were conducted by Spaniards and the French in the 16th century. Thanksgi..→

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not one single disease but an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases that cause limitations in lung airflow...→

This Day celebrations serve as an important reminder that we must focus on changing the way the world manages global fisheries to ensure sustainable stocks and healthy oc..→

Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. The objective is to say hello to at least ten people on the day. The message is for world leaders to use communication rather ..→

In 1997, a monkey was arrested in the African state of Benin for stealing a television aerial. It has been calculated that the average American child sees about 13,000 de..→

Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving) is an important public holiday, celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday in November. One of the four most celebrated federal holida..→

Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism. In North America, Buy Nothing Day is held on the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent ..→

Thinking about shopping women appear almost as often as men in thinking about sex. 74% of women admitted that they think about shopping every minute, in other words about..→

Until the late 17th century, ‘family’ included not only relatives but also the servants of a household. The word derives from the Latin ‘famulus’, meaning ‘a servant’. Th..→

In 1990, former President George H.W. Bush approved a Joint Resolution of Congress designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month, a designation that has..→

Some states observe the day as part of Presidents’ Day, which is officially known as Washington’s Birthday. Although Lincoln’s birthday, February 12, was never a federal..→

Robert Edward Lee, who would become known as one of the most brilliant military commanders in American history, was born to Revolutionary War hero Henry Lee III and Anne ..→

By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Wome..→