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Honoring Jamaica's first prime minister and a leader in its fight for independence in the early 20th century, Alexander Bustmante. National Heroes Day is an official national holiday. It occurs annually o...
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October 19, 1781 marks the last major battle of the American Revolution. American and French troops defeated the British at Yorktown. Every year the city of Yorktown, Virginia celebrates this event with f...
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October 20, 1952, Kenya first president (as yet a revolutionary) Jomo Kenyatta and five colleagues were arrested by British colonial forces. This is the origin of this holiday, originally called Kenyatta...
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United Nations Day marks the establishment via charter of the organization on October 24, 1945. The day is a public holiday within many of its member states.
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World Disarmament Week is observed internationally. Promoted by the United Nations, it aims to encourage nations and people to choose peaceful solutions over militancy when solving problems.
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Retrocession Day in Taiwan marks the anniversary of the end of fifty years of Japanese rule in 1945. Japan took control of the island in 1894, when China lost to it during the Sino-Japanese War. Today, Ta...
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National Day of the Deployed acknowledges and honor the millions of people on active service in the United States Armed Forces. This event first ran in 2006.
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National Day in Austria marks the anniversary of October 26, 1955, the official day Soviet troops withdrew from the country. This is a national holiday.
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The United States Navy was established as the Continental Navy on October 13, 1775 by the Continental Congress. It authorized the procurement, fitting, manning, and dispatch of two armed vessels to cruise...
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Chiang Kai-shek (October 31, 1887 - April 5, 1975) was a military leader and politician who fought against communism. With the establishment of the communist government in China in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek f...
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Liberation Day in Cuba marks the anniversary of January 1, 1959, the day the government of Batista was overthrown by rebels headed by Fidel Castro. It also marks the January 1, 1899 anniversary of the end...
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