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Each year on 14 October, the members of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO... read more

Global Handwashing Day is an annual global advocacy day dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of handwashing ... read more

International Credit Union Day (ICU Day) has been celebrated on the third Thursday of October since 1948. 2018 marks the 70th anniversary of its... read more

The first International Day of Rural Women was observed on 15 October 2008. This new international day, established by the General Assembly in i... read more

Approximately 1 in 4 pregnancies worldwide end in miscarriage. According to the World Health Organization, 4.5 million stillbirths occur each ye... read more

White Cane Safety Day is a national observance in the United States, celebrated on Oct. 15 of each year since 1964. Then President Lyndon B. Joh... read more

Dravet syndrome, also known as Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy (SMEI), is a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy that begins ... read more

Boss’s Day, also known as Bosses Day or National Boss Day, is generally observed on or around October 16 in the United States. (If the holiday... read more

World Anesthesia Day commemorates the first successful demonstration of ether anesthesia on October 16, 1846. American dentist William Morton , ... read more

On 16 October 1945, 42 countries assembled in Quebec, Canada, to create the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Their... read more

We are living in the world, where every fourth person tries to survive for 1 US dollar a day. Even in the most technologically developed country... read more

Alaska has two official state holidays: Seward’s Day, the last Monday in March, commemorates the 1867 signing of the treaty in which U.S. Secr... read more

On October 19 is celebrated worldwide on the Day of Struggle Against Breast Cancer. The best tool for this struggle is early detection, therefor... read more

Each year on the 20th of October we celebrate the International Chefs Day. The American Culinary Federation, Inc. (ACF), a professional, organi... read more

The International Day of the Air Traffic Controller, celebrated on 20 October each year, not only marks the anniversary of the International Fed... read more

The concept for World Osteoporosis Day started with a campaign launched by the United Kingdom’s National Osteoporosis Society and supported by... read more

World Statistics Day is observed On 20 October every 5 years since 2010 when it was celebrated for the first time, as decided in the UN General ... read more

To appeal to as many voters as possible, politicians sometimes pronounce "Missouri" two different ways—Missouree and Missouruh—in ... read more

Since 1998, every year on October 22 we celebrate International Stuttering Awareness Day (ISAD). The self-help groups and the national associat... read more

USS Hocking (APA-121) was a Haskell-class attack transport of the United States Navy (Displacement: 6,873 tons; Length: 455 ft (139 m); Beam: 62... read more

The annual observance of Disarmament Week, which begins on the anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, was called for in the Final Do... read more

British police officers carry a teddy bear in their cars to help comfort kids who are scared after an accident. That’s really awesome! If youâ... read more