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.
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Spain celebrates Constitution Day.
Quito, Ecuador observes its Foundation Day.
Happy Independence Day, Finland!
Today is the Feast of Saint Nicholas.
Western Samoa celebrates Arbor Day.
Culture Day (“Bunka no hi”) is commemorated in Japan, to honor the culture and to promote the love of freedom and peace.
Peru observes the Feast of St. Martin de Porres, who was born in Lima in 1579.
On this day in 1978, Dominica gained its independence from the UK. The country also celebrates Discovery Day, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1493.
It’s also Independence Day in Panama (1903) and the Federated States of Micronesia (1986).
Ecuador celebrates Independence of Cuenca Day (1820).
Today is National Day in Moldova.
Happy Victory Day to Maldives and Happy Thanksgiving to Liberia.
The day that Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World is commemorated in various ways around the world, including:
- The Bahamas celebrates Discovery Day.
- Dia de la Raza (“Day of the Race”) is celebrated in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
- Laos observes Liberation Day, commemorating the end of the long war with the French in 1975.
- Dia de la Hispanidad (aka “National Day”) is observed in Spain.
Happy Independence Day to Equatorial Guinea!
Brazil honors its patron saint, Our Lady of Aparecida.
Venezuela marks today as the Day of Indigenous Resistance.
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.
Happy National Duran Duran Appreciation Day!
Ecuador became an independent territory on this day in 1830.
In Spain, it is the feast day of St. Lawrence.
It is International Biodiesel Day.
U.S. President Herbert Hoover was born on this day in 1874.
America’s Smithsonian Institution celebrates its 165th anniversary.
Missouri became the 24th state of the U.S. on this day in 1824 (“Admission Day”).
Today is the birthday of noted American aviation pioneer and author, Amelia Earhart (1897).
Venezuela and Ecuador commemorate “The Liberator” – noted military and political leader, Simon Bolivar, who was born on July 24, 1783.
Children’s Day is celebrated in Vanuatu today.
It’s Fiesta de Santiago in Peru.
Pioneer Day is an official holiday celebrated today in Utah (U.S.), honoring the entry of Brigham Young and the first Mormon pioneers into Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
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