The 970 million people worldwide living with mental health conditions, the Pacific island nation that Britain granted independence in 1970, and the vision impairment that affects 1.1 billion people — ...

August 22 is the 234th day of the year. More than 15 holidays and observances fall on the date. International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief was ...

Whatever floats your boat, you’ll find it on National Today. Our master list of special interest holidays covers many different hobbies, obsessions, activities, and trends.

The storming of a royal prison that launched the French Republic, the pasta-and-cheese dish that Thomas Jefferson imported from France and Kraft turned into a box, the non-binary gender identity that ...

September 17 is the 260th day of the year. More than 20 holidays and observances fall on the date. Australian Citizenship Day is observed on September 17 to celebrate Australian citizenship and the ...

September 4 includes National Wildlife Day, created by Colleen Paige to honor Steve Irwin and raise awareness for the more than 40,000 species currently threatened, and National Food Bank Day, raising ...

The nutritionally dense seed that a walnut or almond tree invests years of growth to produce, the communication disorder that affects 70 million people worldwide, and the dog whose quality of life ...

September 8 includes International Literacy Day, established by UNESCO in 1966 to advocate for the 773 million adults worldwide who lack basic literacy, and National Iguana Awareness Day, raising ...

On September 7, Labor Day is the most widely observed U.S. federal holiday, established by Congress in 1894. International Day of Clean Air is the most globally significant environmental observance, ...

On March 30, Doctors’ Day is the most widely recognized U.S. health observance, rooted in Dr. Crawford Long’s 1842 first use of ether anesthesia. World Bipolar Day is the most globally observed mental ...

International Dance Day was launched in 1982 to mark the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the 18th-century French dancer who invented modern ballet — and every April 29, UNESCO and the International ...