2024 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Emancipation was proclaimed in Tallahassee on May 20, 1865, 11 days after the end of the Civil War and two years after the proclamation was firs... read more

Many vegetarians follow a meat-free diet in an attempt to lower the pressure meat production places on the environment. According to wikipedia.o... read more

Interesting facts about grass. It is believed that the tallest grass grows in savannas and jungles. However, there are plants belonging to the g... read more

The International Prototype Kilogram was commissioned by the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) under the authority of the Metre ... read more

It was the American Thomas Sullivan who accidentally invented the teabag when he sent out samples in small silk pouches to customers in 1904. Th... read more

In 2001, UNESCO adopted the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity and in December 2002, the UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/249,... read more

Facts about Buddhism: Buddhists go to temple, not at a special time or day, but when they can; Buddha is known as a teacher not a god; Flowers a... read more

Interesting facts about frogs. Frogs are amphibians which inhabit almost all the planet. They live in water, on the ground, on the trees, even a... read more

Crohn’s disease, also known as Crohn syndrome and regional enteritis, is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that may affect any part of the ga... read more

Obstetric fistula is one of the most serious and tragic injuries that can occur during childbirth. It is a hole between the birth canal and the ... read more

The UN General Assembly, by its resolution 60/119 of 8 December 2005, requested the annual observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples... read more

11 Things You May Not Know About Jefferson Davis: 1. Davis was not a secessionist leader. 2. As a West Point cadet, Davis was arrested for par... read more

In 1915, inspired by the poem “In Flanders Fields,” Moina Michael replied with her own poem: We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on field... read more

As of January 31, 2015, 91 802 servicemen and military observers, 12 433 policemen, 5325 international civil servants, 11 762 local civil serva... read more

World Multiple Sclerosis Day is held on 30 May every year, though events and campaigns take place throughout the month of May. The 2019 campaign... read more

During the voyages of Christopher Columbus across the Atlantic Ocean Indians presented him and his people with tobacco leaves which were used by... read more

The Global Day of Parents is observed on the 1st of June every year. The Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 2012 with resolution A... read more

Children’s Day is recognized on various days in many places around the world to honor children globally. It was first proclaimed by the World Co... read more

The birthday of Jefferson Davis is commemorated in several states. His actual birthday, June 3, is celebrated in Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana an... read more

In Kentucky, Louisiana and Tennessee,Confederate Memorial Day is observed on June 3. On this day in 1808 was the birthday of Jefferson Davis (th... read more

It is interesting to note that Abraham Lincoln was born a year or two later and within 100 miles of the place where Davis was born. Jefferson F... read more

On 19 August 1982, at its emergency special session on the question of Palestine, the General Assembly, “appalled at the great number of innocen... read more