World Freedom Day is a celebration started by former U.S. President George W. Bush. It commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The tearing down of the Berlin Wall was the beginning of the end for communist rule in many parts of Europe. Bush...
Armistice Day is on November the 11th every year. It commemorates the end of World War I on the 11th of November 1918. It was on this day that the Allies and Germany signed a ceasefire that was the beginning of the end of the Great War. Hostilities e...
World Diabetes Day (WDD) is celebrated every year on November 14. This is the birthday of Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the discoverers of insulin in 1922. WWD was created in 1991 by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the WHO (World Heal...
International Students' Day is on November the 17th every year. It has a tragic beginning, at the start of WWII. Nazis attacked the University of Prague in what was then Czechoslovakia. On November 17, 1939, nine students were executed and 1,200 sent...
November the 19th is World Toilet Day (WTD). This day celebrates the importance of something we never really think about too much the toilet. Imagine life without one. There are many world issues regarding toilets. WTD is a global day of action to ra...
November the 25th is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It was started by the United Nations General Assembly in 1999. The UN asked governments, international organizations and NGOs to raise global awareness of this...
Do you ever stop to think about your television? Well, there is a special day to do this. World Television Day started on November 21, 1998. The United Nations General Assembly decided there should be a day to commemorate one of the most revolutionar...
Thanksgiving is a very American holiday. It is also called Thanksgiving Day. It is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year. It used to be a religious holiday to give thanks to God. There are two versions of the origins of this holida...
Buy Nothing Day is a great way of reminding yourself you dont need to go shopping. In todays world, most of us buy too much, too often. There is really no need for us to buy half the stuff we purchase. In fact, make that three-quarters, or even nine-...
We all need to take Computer Security Day seriously. Imagine how much important stuff is on your computer. Imagine if it all suddenly disappeared. What would happen if your passwords ended up in the wrong hands? The Association for Computer Security...
World AIDS Day is observed on December the 1st each year. It really is a day that should be very high profile in all countries around the world. Of course, it is to raise awareness of the horror of AIDS. On this day, we do our best to remember the mi...
The 2nd of December is International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. It was on this day in 1949 that the United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution. This was titled the Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Explo...
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities happens every year. It highlights issues that are an everyday concern for millions of people around the world. It started in 1992 when the United Nations created the day. There is a different focus e...
Come on everybody. Get up and do something. December the 5th is International Volunteer Day. This highly important day was started by the United Nations in 1985. Its aim is twofold: first, to thank volunteers around the world for giving their time to...
Human Rights Day is one of the most important events on the United Nations calendar. It takes place on the 10th of December every year. It was on this day in 1948 that the U.N. created the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Only 48 states initial...
