Christians observe the Feast of St. Joseph.
Iran marks the National Day of Oil, to commemorate the nationalization of its oil fields in 1963.
Each year, Mission San Juan Capistrano (California) celebrates the return of the swallows.
The Battle of Azua (1844) is remembered in the Dominican Republic.
Happy Independence Day, Dominican Republic!
Born on this day: American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807).
Ecuador marks National Unity Day.
It’s Green Monday (aka “Clean Monday”) in Cyprus and Greece,denoting the beginning of Lent.
Happy Australia Day!
In honor of founding father Juan Pablo Duarte, the Dominican Republic observes Duarte Day.
Santos, Brazil marks Foundation Day.
Republic Day is celebrated in India.
U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur was born on this day in 1880.
Michigan became the 26th state of the Union on this day in 1837.
Born on this day were American composer and conductor John Philip Sousa (1854) and Adolphe Sax, inventor of the saxophone (1814).
Dominican Republic celebrates Constitution Day, commemorating the adoption of its first constitution in 1844. Tajikistan also observes Constitution Day (1994).
Today is Green March Day in Morocco, in remembrance of the day in 1975 when 350,000 unarmed Moroccan civilians marched into the Sahara area to reclaim it from Spain.
Dominican Republic celebrates Columbus Day.
It’s Dia de Comunidad in Spain.
Happy Independence Day to Uganda (1962).
Ecuador’s port city of Guayaquil gained its independence on this day in 1820.
South Korea observes Hangul Day, in celebration of the invention of the Korean alphabet.
Today would have been the 61st birthday of John Lennon.
It’s World Post Day, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in Bern, Switzerland (1874).
Native American Day honors the indigenous peoples of North America.
Cambodia marks the anniversary of the signing of its Constitution (1993).
South Africans celebrate their cultural heritage today.
El dia de las Mercedes is a day observed by the Dominican Republic to honor the Virgin Mary with a pilgrimage to her shrine.
It’s National Day in Guinea-Bissau.
American author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born on this day in 1896.
New Caledonia marks New Caledonia Day.
In Paraguay, Children’s Day is celebrated today.
Gabon became independent from France on this day in 1960.
Restoration Day is observed today in the Dominican Republic in remembrance of the Dominican Restoration War (1863 – 1865).
Vermont (U.S.) commemorates the American victory at the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War in 1777.
Elvis Presley died on this day in Memphis, TN in 1977.
Happy birthday, Madonna!
Republic of Congo celebrates the Upswing of the Revolution, honoring the country’s independence from France, beginning in 1960.
Today is Hawaiian Flag Day (“La Hae Hawai’i”).
It’s Father’s Day in the Dominican Republic.
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