«Veterans Day»

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, one-third of all women who become widowed are younger than age 60, and half of th... read more

On this date back in 1894, the modern Olympic Games were born. To celebrate the occasion, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) encourages e... read more

The UN General Assembly, in its resolution 57/277, designated 23 June as Public Service Day. The UN Public Service Day intends to celebrate the... read more

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for measures to improve the saf... read more

By resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987, the General Assembly decided to observe 26 June as the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit... read more

Torture seeks to annihilate the victim’s personality and denies the inherent dignity of the human being. The United Nations has condemned tortur... read more

Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deafblind person t... read more

Those enterprises, which generally employ fewer than 250 persons, are the backbone of most economies worldwide and play a key role in developing... read more

King Charles I of England granted the land on which South Carolina is located to Sir Robert Heath in 1629. The region was named Carolina, a word... read more

In the Tropics, just over 70% of people had access to electricity in 2012, up from 56% in 1990. Although access has improved considerably, it re... read more

Asteroids are small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. The first asteroid was Ceres, discovered by Giuseppe Piazzi. In 1801, Giuseppe Piazzi dis... read more

Ohio is experiencing a Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Epidemic. NAS is a complex disorder that occurs when newborns are exposed to certain addicti... read more

Sports journalism is an essential element of any news media organization. Sports writers must have a foundation in competition coverage and anal... read more

The Virgin Islands are located in the Caribbean, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean and east of Puerto Rico, consist of four... read more

Independence Day of the United States is a national federal holiday celebrated on July 4 (also known as "the Fourth of July", “July Fo... read more

The economic activity of the 30,000 cooperatives in the U.S. contributes an estimated $154 billion to the nation’s total income. The co-ops have... read more

Kissing Day aims to make us appreciate a kiss in its own right. No conventions, no social norms, just a kiss. Across the globe we embrace the... read more

Today is a special day for pasta lovers. The first written reference to pasta was in 1154 in Sicily. In 1884, the first American pasta factory o... read more

Chocolate has been prepared as a drink for nearly all of its history. For example, one vessel found at an Olmec archaeological site on the Gulf ... read more

Traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as intracranial injury, occurs when an external force traumatically injures the brain. TBI can be class... read more

Collector Car Appreciation Day is an annual celebration to raise awareness of the role automotive restoration and collection plays in American s... read more

By the end of the century, the world’s population might be as high as 17 billion or as low as 7 billion, according to the most recent UN estimat... read more