Card: «Amazing things»

The first American Indian Day was celebrated in May 1916 in New York. In 1990, then President George H. W. Bush signed a joint congressional re..→

Achieving global nuclear disarmament is one of the oldest goals of the United Nations. It was the subject of the General Assembly’s first resol..→

World Contraception Day takes place on September 26th every year. The annual worldwide campaign centers around a vision where every pregnancy is..→

Bullying is the use of force, threat, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others. The behavior is often repeated and habi..→

When’s Google’s birthday? I’m not sure even we know – we’ve celebrated on September 4th, 7th, 8th, 26th, and, most recently the 27th. Still, w..→

World Tourism Day (WTD) is commemorated each year on 27 September. Its purpose is to foster awareness among the international community of the ..→

Frances Willard, a teacher and lecturer, grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin. She was influential in the early women’s movement and was president o..→

The 1978 STCW Convention and Code, as amended, set the international benchmark for the training and education of seafarers. While compliance wit..→

World Rabies Day is an international campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters..→

World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, cla..→

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the pa..→

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which jews are closest to G-d and to the quintessence of their own souls. It is the Day of ..→

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. Th..→

The International Music Council (IMC) was created in 1949 as UNESCO’s advisory body on matters of music. It is based at UNESCO’s headquarters in..→

October 1 marks the beginning of International School Library Month (ISLM), a month to celebrate and draw attention to school libraries. First s..→

Ohio hepatitis C awareness month; German heritage month; Crime prevention month; Disability employment awareness month; Sudden Infant Death Synd..→

The state of Ohio has approximately 8.05 million acres under forest cover, which is 30.7% of Ohio’s land area. Nearly three-quarters of Ohio’s f..→

World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1. It is the official date, however if necessary, individuals may schedule their event on a..→

According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion..→

The idea of Ohio Violence Week was developed by the Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, an organization that advocates for peace, tolerance and..→

World Architect Day is celebrated on the first Monday of every October, concurrently with the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, was set up by ..→

In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day (Resolution 40/202 of 17 December 1985). The i..→