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United Nations days

  • Cosmonautics DayThe Soviet Union established Cosmonautics Day on the 9th of April 1962, exactly one year after Yuri Gagarin's flight. This decision transformed a single…
  • International Day of Non-ViolenceIn January 2004, Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi carried a proposal for an International Day of Non-Violence from Paris to Mumbai.
  • International Women's DayOn the 28th of February 1909, the Socialist Party of America organized a Woman's Day event in New York City. Activist Theresa Malkiel suggested holding this…