2016 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

In 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that the countenance of Harriet Tubman will appear on a new $20 bill. Harriet Tubman was born A..→

Founded March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga., the Girl Scouts remain a beloved organization that promotes friendship, innovation and empowerment amo..→

By measuring circular objects, it has always turned out that a circle is a little more than 3 times its width around. In the Old Testament of th..→

As the leading cause of accidental injury death in the United States, poisonings can harm people of all ages and from all walks of life. More th..→

A Proclamation (abbreviating). The opening phase of the American Revolutionary War, known as the Siege of Boston, began on April 19, 1775 with ..→

Saint Patrick’s Day fixed on March 17, is the religious and festive holiday, commemorating one of Ireland’s patron saints, Saint Patrick, and th..→

The Irish Famine of 1845 to 1852 was the greatest social calamity, in terms of morality and suffering, that Ireland has ever experienced. Becaus..→

News of bad customer service reaches more than twice as many ears as praise for a good service experience. Source: White House Office of Consume..→

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..→

Matthew 1:18-21: "Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together..→

Since 1985 Meatout has become the world’s largest annual grassroots diet education campaign, activists around the world have celebrated March 20..→

As with all things Mother Nature, she is difficult to predict. Yoshino Cherry Trees are not native to the South. William A. Fickling, Sr., a loc..→

Even if you are one of those lucky folks that are born happy it’s not something you can choose to ignore. Happiness needs to be nurtured, fed an..→

The School Energy Program was established in 1985 to allow school districts to make energy efficiency improvements to their buildings and use th..→

Many diseases are linked to your oral health, including heart disease, osteoporosis, and diabetes. 75% of the U.S. population suffers from some ..→

Reports show that nearly 50% of Americans under 18 are minorities. The trend projects a reversal in the population where by 2030, the majority o..→

Did you know? A single tree can absorb 10 pounds of air pollutants per year. The average healthy, mature tree produces roughly 260 pounds of oxy..→

Celebrating Nowruz means the affirmation of life in harmony with nature, awareness of the inseparable link between constructive labour and natur..→

The estimated incidence of Down Syndrome is between 1 in 1,000 to 1 in 1,100 live births worldwide. Each year approximately 3,000 to 5,000 child..→

The International Federation for Home Economics (IFHE) is the only worldwide organisation concerned with Home Economics and Consumer Studies. It..→

Epic of Gilgamesh from Babylon is the oldest written poem (around 4,000 years old) and it tells the story of a king. A stanza, traditionally con..→

On March 22, Puerto Rico celebrates the annual holiday, Emancipation Day, commemorating the abolition of slavery from its island in 1873. Slaver..→