Friday 27 November 2020 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against consumerism. In North America, Buy Nothing Day is held on the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent ..→

Thinking about shopping women appear almost as often as men in thinking about sex. 74% of women admitted that they think about shopping every minute, in other words about..→

Until the late 17th century, ‘family’ included not only relatives but also the servants of a household. The word derives from the Latin ‘famulus’, meaning ‘a servant’. Th..→

In 1990, former President George H.W. Bush approved a Joint Resolution of Congress designating November as National American Indian Heritage Month, a designation that has..→

Some states observe the day as part of Presidents’ Day, which is officially known as Washington’s Birthday. Although Lincoln’s birthday, February 12, was never a federal..→

Robert Edward Lee, who would become known as one of the most brilliant military commanders in American history, was born to Revolutionary War hero Henry Lee III and Anne ..→