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STATE OF ALABAMA. PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR: "WHEREAS, many of our state citizens are of Native American Indian heritage, and their Tra..→

Columbus Day is a federal U.S. holiday that officially commemorates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’ landing in the New World on October..→

Farmer’s Day has history dating back to the 1800’s. There are some cities and towns across the United States that have their own versions of Far..→

Fraternal Day was originally celebrated in Alabama on the second Thursday of October beginning in 1915. In 1915, The Fraternal Monitor, publish..→

The idea of replacing Columbus Day with a day celebrating the indigenous people of North America first arose in 1977 from the International Conf..→

In 1989, the South Dakota legislature unanimously passed legislation proposed by Governor George S. Mickelson to proclaim 1990 as the "Year..→

It is easy to be insular in thinking when geographic factors facilitate it but it is good for us in the Virgin Islands to retain some regard for..→

Each year on 14 October, the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO..→

Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing ..→

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in i..→

Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies worldwide end in miscarriage. According to the World Health Organization, 4.5 million stillbirths occur each ye..→

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on Oct. 15 of each year since 1964. Then President Lyndon B. Joh..→

Dravet syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), is a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins ..→

To appeal to as many voters as possible, politicians sometimes pronounce "Missouri" two different ways—Missouree and Missouruh—in the ..→

Boss’s Day is generally observed on or around October 16 in the United States. (If the holiday falls on a weekend, it is celebrated on the close..→

World Anesthesia Day commemorates the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16, 1846. American dentist William Morton , ..→

On 16 October 1945, 42 countries assembled in Quebec, Canada, to create the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Their..→

International Credit Union Day (ICU Day) has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of its..→

We are living in the world, where every fourth person tries to survive for 1 US dollar a day. Even in the most technologically developed country..→

Alaska has two official state holidays: Seward’s Day, the last Monday in March, commemorates the 1867 signing of the treaty in which U.S. Secret..→

On October 19 is celebrated worldwide on the Day of Struggle Against Breast Cancer. The best tool for this struggle is early detection, therefor..→

Each year on the 20th of October we celebrate the International Chefs Day. The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional, organi..→