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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

Yom Yerushalayim (Jerusalem Day) is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israeli co... read more

"Although individual decisions may seem small in the face of global threats and trends, when billions of people join forces in common purpo... read more

Why do we celebrate World Oceans Day? To remind everyone of the major part the Ocean has in everyday life. They are the lungs of our planet, pr... read more

The Odunde Festival is a one-day festival and mostly a street market catered to African-American interests and the African diaspora. It is deriv... read more

Kamehameha Day on June 11 is a public holiday of the state of Hawaii in the United States. It honors Kamehameha the Great, the monarch who first... read more

The Torah was given by God to the Jewish people on Mount Sinai more than 3300 years ago. Every year on the holiday of Shavuot jews renew their a... read more

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the World Day Against Child Labour in 2002 to focus attention on the global extent of child... read more

People with albinism face multiple forms of discrimination worldwide. Albinism is still profoundly misunderstood, socially and medically. The ph... read more

In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened on that d... read more

Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855 – June 18, 1925) is widely regarded as Wisconsin’s most distinguished poli... read more

Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day ([WHO] (WHA58.13)). The event serves to thank voluntary, unp... read more

The fifteenth day of June is designated as "Elder Abuse Awareness Day" to increase public awareness of the innocent victims of elder a... read more

The global population of people aged 60 years and older will more than double, from 542 million in 1995 to about 1.2 billion in 2025. Around 4 t... read more

Eid al-Adha ("Festival of the Sacrifice"), also called the "Sacrifice Feast" or "Bakr-Eid", is the second of two M... read more

Father’s Day is a relatively new holiday in U.S. holiday calendar. A Day, celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, was officially made a natio... read more

As per the Remittances Stats, one in every ten people around the globe is directly associated with remittances. The U.S. is the largest remittan... read more

The Battle of Bunker Hill was a battle fought on June 17, 1775, during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War... read more

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year (UN: A/RES/49/115). Tackling hunger requires a multi... read more