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Frances Willard, a teacher and lecturer, grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin. She was influential in the early women’s movement and was president o... read more

In 2018, International Maritime Organization (IMO) celebrates 70 years since the Convention establishing the Organization was adopted. The World... read more

World Rabies Day is an international campaign coordinated by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, a non-profit organization with headquarters... read more

Sukkot or Succot, in traditional Ashkenazi pronunciation Sukkos or Succos, literally Feast of Booths, is commonly translated to English as Feast... read more

World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death, cla... read more

International Translation Day is celebrated every year on 30 September on the feast of St. Jerome, the Bible translator who is considered the pa... read more

On 14 December 1990, the United Nations General Assembly (by resolution 45/106) designated 1 October the International Day of Older Persons. Th... read more

The International Music Council (IMC) was created in 1949 as UNESCO’s advisory body on matters of music. It is based at UNESCO’s headquarters in... read more

October 1 marks the beginning of International School Library Month (ISLM), a month to celebrate and draw attention to school libraries. First s... read more

Ohio hepatitis C awareness month; German heritage month; Crime prevention month; Disability employment awareness month; Sudden Infant Death Synd... read more

The state of Ohio has approximately 8.05 million acres under forest cover, which is 30.7% of Ohio’s land area. Nearly three-quarters of Ohio’s f... read more

World Vegetarian Day is observed annually on October 1. It is the official date, however if necessary, individuals may schedule their event on a... read more

According to General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/271 of 15 June 2007, which established the commemoration, the International Day is an occasion... read more

The idea of Ohio Violence Week was developed by the Mahoning Valley Sojourn to the Past, an organization that advocates for peace, tolerance and... read more

World Architect Day is celebrated on the first Monday of every October, concurrently with the United Nations’ World Habitat Day, was set up by ... read more

In 1985 the United Nations designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day (Resolution 40/202 of 17 December 1985). The i... read more

World Animal Day was observed on October 4th, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Started in Florence Italy in 1931... read more

The General Assembly declares 4 to 10 October World Space Week to celebrate each year at the international level the contributions of space scie... read more

UNESCO proclaimed 5 October to be World Teachers’ Day in 1994, celebrating the great step made for teachers on 5 October 1966, when a special in... read more

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October 6 as German-American Day to celebrate and honor the 300th anniversary of German American imm... read more

World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of October every year. The idea of World Smile Day was coined and initiated by Ha... read more

In 1993 Professor Dr. Gerhard Englert proposed the idea to organize World Ostomy Day. The aim was to draw attention for people with a stoma and... read more