2020 Calendar with holidays, observances and special days

Understanding Africa and understanding the whole context surrounding the crisis the continent has been through for decades is crucial to deciphe... read more

Mankind owes to the child the best it has to give - UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Worldwide, the average woman gives birth to an es... read more

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is not one single disease but an umbrella term used to describe chronic lung diseases that cause li... read more

Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout. They ... read more

This Day celebrations serve as an important reminder that we must focus on changing the way the world manages global fisheries to ensure sustain... read more

Every year, November 21 is World Hello Day. The objective is to say hello to at least ten people on the day. The message is for world leaders to... read more

It was around 470 BC when Socrates was born in Athens, Greece. According to Xenophon, Socrates was far more interested in intellectual upbringin... read more

In 1997, a monkey was arrested in the African state of Benin for stealing a television aerial. It has been calculated that the average American ... read more

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

Robert Edward Lee, who would become known as one of the most brilliant military commanders in American history, was born to Revolutionary War he... read more

The Saturday immediately preceding Thanksgiving day is designated as "Adoption Day." (ORC 5.2259 Adoption day. Effective Date: 2008 S... read more

By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Eliminatio... read more

The first documented thanksgiving services in territory currently belonging to the United States were conducted by Spaniards and the French in t... read more

Thanksgiving Day (Thanksgiving) is an important public holiday, celebrated by Americans on the fourth Thursday in November. One of the four most... read more

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.... read more

Thinking about shopping women appear almost as often as men in thinking about sex. 74% of women admitted that they think about shopping every mi... read more

Where did the name come from? In an effort to rid Judea of its Jewishness, the Romans renamed the area Filistia (Palestine) in the mid-130s CE. ... read more

In 1990, former President George H.W. Bush approved a Joint Resolution of Congress designating November as National American Indian Heritage Mon... read more

Some states observe the day as part of Presidents’ Day, which is officially known as Washington’s Birthday. Although Lincoln’s birthday, Februa... read more

Computer Security Day is an annual event that is observed worldwide. It was started in 1988 to help raise awareness of computer related security... read more

There are a total of 241 clinics in the state of Ohio. The Ohio Association of Free Clinics (OAFC) exists to educate and equip free clinics in p... read more

Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4th, 1913. Her husband Raymond Parks was a member of the NAACP(the National Association for... read more