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Minnie Mouse's Birthday – November 18, 2021~Other
As of November 18, 2018, Minnie Mouse’s Birthday hit the 90-year mark, but she’s just as important (and young) as ever. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks created “Minerva” Mouse in the style of a “flapper girl.” She’s best known as Mickey’s girlfriend, but she’s also friends with Daisy Duck and Clarabelle Cow. Her November 18 “birthday” marks the day in 1928 when she made an appearance in the film “Steamboat Willie.” Whether or not you’re a die-hard Disney fan, take some time to learn a little more about one of the world’s favorite cartoon characters.
HISTORY OF MINNIE MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY Minnie was first brought to life in 1928, a brainchild of Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney. Her first appearance was in “Steamboat Willie,” a famous early film from Walt Disney that is also the debut of her counterpart, Mickey Mouse.
She’s developed as a flapper girl, a popular style at the time and a symbol of freedom and modernity, but for comedic effect her heels were too big, creating many moments of slapstick where she was falling out of or over her own feet.
As Minnie and Mickey’s relationship blossomed she began playing more damsel in distress roles. Oftentimes, Mickey had to rescue her, and his rate of success helped to play into a large portion of the comedy.
Additionally, as she started in the late 1920s as a flapper, a much more progressive and forward fashion and time, throughout the mid-century her appearance became more conservative as the culture did as well. In the 1940s and 50s, Minnie looked much less like the rambunctious flapper of the Roaring Twenties and more like the dutiful housewife of the mid-century.
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Mickey Mouse’s Birthday – November 18, 2021~Other
It must be fun to celebrate your birthday when you never age! Mickey Mouse first appeared in the short film “Steamboat Willie” on November 18, 1928. Ever since then, fans all over the world have celebrated this day as his birthday. Mickey reminds us of the magic of childhood — a time when dreams had wings, and our imagination made everything possible. Besides, everyone loves Mickey!
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Mickey Mouse Day – November 18, 2021~U.S.
Mickey Mouse first appeared publicly in the short film “Steamboat Willy” on November 18, 1928, the day fans officially recognize as Mickey Mouse’s Birthday. It must be fun to celebrate your birthday when you never age! Mickey reminds us of the magic of childhood — a time when dreams had wings, and our imagination made everything possible.
HISTORY OF MICKEY MOUSE DAY Mickey Mouse is more than just a character, he’s an iconic figure for the Disney brand. But he almost didn’t exist. Mickey Mouse was only created as a replacement for Walt Disney’s original successful creation, Oswald the Rabbit. Oswald was made by the Disney studio for Charles Mintz, a film producer and distributer through Universal Studios. With so much success from Oswald, Disney asked Mintz to increase the studio’s budget, but instead Mintz demanded Walt take a 20 percent cut. He then reminded Disney that Oswald was owned by Universal and that he had already signed most of Disney’s current employees to his new contract. Disney refused to sign the new contract, finished the final Oswald comic of his contract, and ended his work with Universal.
With just himself and two loyal animators, Ub Iwerks and Les Clark, Disney had to start from scratch. From this experience, he learned to make sure he owned all the rights to characters produced by his company. His inspiration for Mickey came from a tamed mouse at his desk at Laugh-O-Gram Studio in Kansas City, Missouri. The original name for the character was Mortimer Mouse until his wife, Lillian, convinced him to change it, ultimately creating Mickey Mouse.
On May 14, 1928, Mickey appeared in a test screening of the cartoon short “Plane Crazy”, but failed to impress audiences and attract distributors. Walt then produced a second Mickey short called “The Gallopin’ Gaucho”, which also suffered from a lack of distributor interest. “Steamboat Willy”, first released November 18, 1928 in New York, was co-directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. Intended as a parody of Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.”, it was the third Mickey film produced and the first to find a distributor, serving as Mickey’s debut.
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World Philosophy Day – November 18, 2021~International
We celebrate World Philosophy Day on the third Thursday of November every year — this year it falls on November 18, but World Philosophy Day first occurred on November 21, 2002. The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) proclaimed it an International ay.
HISTORY OF WORLD PHILOSOPHY DAY Philosophy delves into the concepts of existence, knowledge, values, the mind, language, and reason and has evolved throughout history. Philosophy has certainly shaped our present world and will mold and transform our future world’s societies. Therefore, it is only befitting that UNESCO institutionalized World Philosophy Day in 2005.
In 2007, UNESCO published a 726-page multilingual (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish) program and meeting document on the Records of the General Conference, 33rd session, Paris, 2005. This was the Proclamation of World Philosophy Day. In launching World Philosophy Day in 2005, UNESCO emphasized that philosophy is vital to young people and a discipline that inspires the objective analysis and evaluation of issues to make a judgment. World Philosophy Day boosts the development of independent critical rational thinking, which leads to an improved understanding of the world, encouraging peace and forbearance. The UNESCO General Conference in 2005 had the conviction that embedding the concept of World Philosophy Day in society would popularize philosophy, particularly in teaching it to the world.
After the day’s first celebration in 2002, UNESCO deemed it imperative to institutionalize the celebration of philosophical reflection the world over in 2005. This annual festivity supports people worldwide to participate and share their respective cultural legacies for authentic and peaceful synchronicity in the world.
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Great American Smokeout – November 18, 2021~U.S.
The American Cancer Society sponsors the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November (November 18), challenging smokers to give up cigarettes for 24 hours. If you or a loved one smokes cigarettes, consider joining the movement, and take the first step toward quitting cigarettes forever!
HISTORY OF GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT The inception of the Great American Smokeout stems from a 1970 event in Randolph, Massachusetts. High school guidance councilor Arthur P. Mullaney asked people to give up cigarettes for one day and donate the money they would have spent on buying cigarettes to a high school scholarship fund. A few years later in 1974, newspaper editor Lynn R. Smith led Minnesota’s first Don’t Smoke Day. The two efforts caught on and on November 18, 1976, the California Division of the American Cancer Society got 1 million people to quit smoking for the day. This marked the first official Smokeout before the American Cancer Society took it nationwide in 1977. As a result, there was a dramatic change in the public view of tobacco advertising and use. Many public establishments and work places are now smoke-free to protect non-smokers and support people trying to quit.
Every year the Great American Smokeout draws attention to preventing deaths and chronic illnesses caused by smoking. From the late 1980s to the 1990s, many state and local governments have raised taxes on cigarettes, limited promotions, discouraged teen cigarette use, and taken further action to counter smoking. States with strong tobacco control laws saw up to a 42% decrease of smoking in adults.
Though smoking rates have dropped, almost 38 million Americans still smoke tobacco, and about half of all smokers will encounter smoking related deaths. Each year, more than 480,000 people in the United States die from a smoking related illness, meaning smoking causes 1 out of 5 deaths in the US alone.
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Use Less Stuff Day – November 18, 2021~U.S.
Use Less Stuff Day falls on the third Thursday of November every year — on November 18 this year. The day was created to spread awareness about the clutter of unnecessary things in our homes, especially during one of the busiest shopping months of the year. It encourages people to adopt a minimalist lifestyle where only the essentials are bought or kept.
HISTORY OF USE LESS STUFF DAY In the ’50s, minimalist art rose to prominence, and minimalistic design and architecture grew popular. Japan shifted towards making homes that did not require expensive materials and was reduced to the basic elements. Life was chaotic and crowded in the cities, and people wanted to simplify by buying fewer things and using as little space as possible.
During the holiday season, especially after Thanksgiving, people produced huge amounts of trash and realized that they needed to do something to manage this problem. People were encouraged by the government and the local authorities to use fewer things and reduce waste as much as possible. Use Less Stuff Day was a campaign initiated towards making people realize how we often buy things that we don’t use and how it leads to more waste generation, resulting in environmental pollution. Tons of plastic waste are found in ocean beds, and it is a serious threat to marine life.
This day was created to remind us that we get caught up with the latest trends and lifestyles very often. We want the latest phones, gadgets, and computers, even though what we have at home works completely fine. This leads to our houses getting clogged with unnecessary things left untouched or thrown in the trash.
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Married to a Scorpio Support Day – November 18, 2021~International
We celebrate Married to a Scorpio Support Day on November 18 every year. The day provides an opportunity to share stories, guidance, and support those with Scorpio spouses. Scorpio is the zodiac sign for people born between October 23 to November 22. Every zodiac sign has a specific list of characteristics that tend to manifest in people’s personalities. Being married to a Scorpio, while amazing, is not an easy feat. They are very loyal, but they also have some intense traits. Having a Scorpio partner can come with its fair share of baggage because they can be manipulative, have intense mood swings, and can be very impulsive.
HISTORY OF MARRIED TO A SCORPIO SUPPORT DAY Astrology has played a crucial role in determining human behavior, worldviews and established many rituals. Before the invention of science and technology, humans had only the sky and their natural environment to seek answers about the world. Astrology became a way for early humans to look at the sky, patterns of the stars, and the moon’s cycles to find meaning about their existence and the workings of the vast and unknown world. Astrology has its roots dating back to the third millennium B.C. where West Eurasian people took cues from astronomical cycles to form calendars and navigate the sequence of seasons.
Astrology’s influence was far-reaching. In 13th-century Europe, astrology was a part of medical treatment, and doctors studied the stars and celestial cycles to formulate their treatment. By the 1500s in Europe, a law stated physicians had to calculate the moon’s position before performing complex medical procedures, like surgery.
Astrology’s validity as an authentic and legitimate field of knowledge started decreasing by the 17th century due to science and astronomy emerging. Several scientific concepts that were based on hard, quantifiable facts ruled out many of the assumptions astrology had been perpetuating. Astrology slowly became relegated to the category of pseudoscience, however, it saw a rise in popularity again in the 20th century when it started being supplied as newspaper horoscopes and zodiac signs. We now see zodiac signs as one of the biggest influencing factors behind one’s personality.
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World Antibiotic Awareness Week – November 18-24, 2021~World
WHAT IS WORLD ANTIBIOTICS AWARENESS WEEK? World Antibiotic Awareness Week raises our consciousness every November 18-24 about antibiotic resistance and how the medical community is educating us about the proper use of these disease-fighting drugs. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines it this way: “Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria change in response to the use of these medicines. Bacteria, not humans or animals, become antibiotic-resistant.”
WORLD ANTIBIOTICS AWARENESS WEEK HISTORY The World Health Organization (WHO) projects a sense of urgency around the global issue of antibiotic resistance — and with good reason. If you develop an illness or an infection that can’t be treated in the traditional way with antibiotics, you can die. It’s as simple as that.
WHO saw this as an increasing problem all over the world as poverty-driven conditions caused illnesses and infections that were increasingly resistant to antibiotics. In May, 2015, the World Health Assembly upgraded this antibiotic resistance to an international emergency. WHO described the problem as “New resistance mechanisms are emerging and spreading globally, threatening our ability to treat common infectious diseases. A growing list of infections – such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, blood poisoning, gonorrhoea, and foodborne diseases – are becoming harder, and sometimes impossible, to treat as antibiotics become less effective.”
WHO outlined five goals about global antibiotic resistance including: raising awareness, increasing monitoring and research, reducing infections, making the best use of antimicrobial medications and committing to “sustainable investment.”
Most importantly, these goals formed an antibiotics resistance framework that nations could use to prioritize medical experts and researchers in their countries and to allocate resources. In addition to preventing antibiotic resistance in humans, national action plans were to align with global efforts in creating antimicrobial medications for better animal health as well as use in agriculture. Countries were to report back to the WHO health assemblies by 2017. Since then, there’s been increasing news coverage, both locally and internationally, on the widening problem of antibiotic resistance.
To learn more about what’s happening around the world and what you can do in your own backyard, log onto WHO’s website and download great materials for events and discussions that you can join or start yourself around a global menace — resistance to antibiotics.
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International Men’s Day – November 19, 2021~World
International Men’s Day observed on November 19 focuses on men’s health, improving gender relations, highlighting male role models, and promoting positive expressions of masculinity. It’s also an opportunity to recognize men who don’t fall into traditional manifestations of masculinity, such as gay and bisexual men, transgender, or masculine non-binary people.
WHEN IS INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY 2021? International Men’s Day is observed on November 19, although when the holiday was first created it was celebrated in February.
HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL MEN’S DAY In 1968, an American journalist named John P. Harris wrote an editorial highlighting a lack of balance in the Soviet system, which promoted an International Women’s Day for female workers but failed to deliver a male counterpart. Harris stated that though he agreed there should be a day to celebrate women, the day served as flaw within the communist system.
In the early 1990s Thomas Oaster, the director of the Missouri Center for Men’s Studies, invited organizations in the U.S., Australia, and Malta to hold small International Men’s Day events during the month of February. Oaster successfully hosted these events for two years, but his 1995 attempt was poorly attended. Discouraged, he ceased plans to continue the function. Australia followed suit, making Malta the sole country to continue celebrating.
In 1999 Trinidad and Tobago, the day was revived by Jerome Teelucksingh from the University of the West Indies. He realized that even though there was a day for fathers, there was no day to celebrate men who didn’t have kids, or who were young boys and teenagers. Teelucksingh understood the importance of positive male role models, as his father had been an excellent example for him, and chose to celebrate International Men’s Day on November 19 — the day of his father’s birthday as well as the day a local soccer team had united his country with their endeavors to qualify for the world cup.
Since Teelucksingh’s revival, International Men’s Day has served to promote positive aspects of male identity based on the premise that men respond more constructively to positive role models than to negative gender stereotyping. The day is not intended to compete with International Women’s Day, but to highlight the importance of men’s physical and mental health and positive masculinity.
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National Camp Day – November 19, 2021~U.S.
WHAT IS NATIONAL CAMP DAY? Grab your hot dogs and marshmallows — November 19 is National Camp Day. According to a survey by the ACA Youth Outcomes Battery, 96% of campers make new friends at camp and 70% gain self-confidence during a camp experience. Whether it was summer camp or a trip, we have lots of wilderness memories.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL CAMP DAY Recreational camping can be traced back to Briton Thomas Hiram Holding, but it was popularized in the UK on the river Thames. In the 1880s large numbers of visitors took part in camping, which related to the late-Victorian craze for pleasure boating. Early camping equipment was heavy, so it was more convenient to transport it by boat or transportation craft that could be converted into a .
Though Holding is seen as the father of camping, he’s responsible for popularizing a different form of camping in the UK. In his youth, he experienced activity in the wild and spent time in the American prairies with his parents. He later embarked on a cycling and camping tour across Ireland with some friends. His book, “Cycle and Camp in Connemara,” led to the formation of the first camping group in 1901, the Association of Cycle Campers — which later became the Camping and Caravanning Club. In 1908 Holding wrote “The Campers Handbook ” so that he could share his enthusiasm for the outdoors with the rest of the world.
In the 1870s and 1880s the first summer camps promised boys a chance to escape the indoors and fast-paced urban life. Girls camps started to appear in the U.S. around 1900, many of which were located around New England. The oldest and continuously run camp for girls is Camp Wyonegonic in Maine, which opened in 1902. In 1900, there were less than 100 summer camps in the U.S., but by 1918 over 1,000 were in operation.
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National Integration Day – November 19, 2021~India
National Integration Day on November 19 is also known as Quami Ekta Divas and is an Indian celebration that commemorates the birthday of the country’s first-ever female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Schools, colleges, and universities across India remember her leadership and the ways in which she changed the country. The day’s underlying message is one of unity and the importance of integration, regardless of race or religion.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL INTEGRATION DAY National Integration Day is a day for promoting peace, unity, and integration between all of the different segments of society living in India. Indira Gandhi’s birthday was chosen as a day to celebrate as she is seen as somebody who embodies the good intentions of the holiday.
Gandhi became India’s first female Prime Minister in 1966 and stayed in the role for 11 years. She played a major role in strengthening democratic structure and tradition in the country. She won the war with Pakistan in 1971 and signed a subsequent peace treaty.
After losing her battle for reelection in 1977 she was ousted from her role as Prime Minister, only to be voted back in again in 1980. Gandhi was assassinated in 1984 by two of her own bodyguards at her home in New Delhi.
National Integration Day was created in her honor as a way to encourage all Indians to integrate, regardless of race or religion.
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National Play Monopoly Day – November 19, 2021~U.S.
National Play Monopoly Day is on November 19 every year. The game of Monopoly was invented about 118 years ago, and National Play Monopoly Day recognizes Monopoly as a favorite pastime of millions of Americans. Although it has caused many friendships to crumble, the board game is known as one of the most popular worldwide.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL PLAY MONOPOLY DAY In 1903, Lizzie Magie from the United States created “The Landlord’s Game.” The idea behind the invention was to demonstrate that an economy that appreciates wealth creation is better than where monopolists have few restrictions. Monopoly is said to have derived from this game. In 1935, Parker Brothers released Monopoly, excluding the capitalistic taxation rule.
During World War II, the British Secret Service asked the manufacturer of Monopoly, Jack Waddington Ltd, to create a special edition of Monopoly for the prisoners of war held by Nazi Germany. They hid objects like maps, currencies, and compasses in the game. The British Secret Service formed fake charity organizations to send this version of Monopoly to the prisoners of war.
Initially, when Parker Brothers released the game, it had only two versions; regular and deluxe. In 1991, when Hasbro overtook Parker Brothers, they developed many new versions of the game. In 2003, Hasbro organized a championship tournament of Monopoly on a chartered train going from Chicago to Atlantic City. Within a few years, Monopoly became a favorite among millions of people around the world, and it became their favorite pastime during get-togethers and long trips by train. In the U.S., National Play Monopoly Day was created as a dedication to this board game which brings joy to many families and friends.
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Day – November 19, 2021~International
We celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day on November 19 every year. About 85% of purchases and close to $20 trillion in global spending is credited to women. However, the workforce lacks women, and they earn only around 10% of the world’s income. Over the years, we have seen a rise in women entrepreneurs making headway and owning profitable businesses. Women’s Entrepreneurship Day recognizes this contribution and seeks to promote a more conducive environment for business women.
HISTORY OF WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP DAY Wendy Diamond, a social entrepreneur and humanitarian, volunteered with the Adelante Foundation that provides microcredit to locally impoverished women in Honduras. This inspired her to start a movement that empowers women and alleviates poverty, thus creating the Women’s Entrepreneurship Day Organization (WEDO) in 2013 as a non-governmental, non-racial, non-gender, and non-political volunteer non-profit organization. She established WEDO to bring light to the plight of 250 million girls living in poverty worldwide and deserve a chance. It also seemed to empower 4 billion women living in this world. In 2014, the organization held its inaugural women’s entrepreneurship day in New York City at the United Nations.
WEDO empowers women and girls to become active participants in the economy by creating a network of women leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs to initiate startups, drive economic expansion, and enhance communities. It also builds a community of like-minded individuals that women leaders can benefit from to make a real impact in this world.
New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio, Philadelphia Mayor, Jim Kenney, and Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, proclaimed November 19 an official day for women entrepreneurship. The United Nations also celebrates the day annually. Additionally, the U.S. House of Representatives recognizes the WEDO movement as “A Day in Honor of Women Entrepreneurs” under the leadership of Congresswoman Grace Meng. Women Entrepreneurship Day needs more support worldwide because if women receive fair and equal opportunities, they can make a greater impact in their country, boost the economy, and inspire others.
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World Toilet Day – November 19, 2021~World
November 19 was designated as World Toilet Day by the United Nations General Assembly, and is coordinated every year by a partnership between UN-Water and governments around the world. Today, we talk about the one invention that’s kept hidden behind closed doors, but is undeniably important. So if you’d like an “ode to the commode” read ahead.
HISTORY OF WORLD TOILET DAY Jack Sim, a philanthropist from Singapore, founded the World Toilet Organization on November 19, 2001, subsequently declaring the day World Toilet Day. The WTO chose “World Toilet Day” as opposed to “World Sanitation Day” for ease of public messaging, though toilets are only the first stage of sanitation apparatuses.
World Toilet Day was made to spread and increase public awareness of broader sanitations systems such as wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and hand washing. Goal 6 of the UN Sustainable Development Goals calls for adequate sanitation, which includes the system assuring that waste is safely processed. Their efforts to call attention to the sanitation crises were strengthened in 2010 when the right to water and sanitation was officially declared a human right by the UN.
In 2013, a joint effort between the Government of Singapore and the World Toilet Organization led to Singapore’s first UN resolution called “Sanitation for All.” This resolution called for the collective action to end the world sanitation crises. As a result, World Toilet Day was declared an official UN day and the resolution was adopted by 122 countries at the 67th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. During World Toilet Day 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon advocated action to renew efforts to provide access to satisfactory sanitation for all, reminding everyone of the “Call to Action on Sanitation” which was launched in 2013 and aimed to end open defecation by 2025.
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National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day – November 19, 2021~U.S.
National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day is on November 19 every year, and we are preparing to celebrate with eagerness and excitement. Did you know that caffeine was added into carbonated drinks to entice burgeoning consumers? Caffeine is considered an integral part of human lives because of beverages like coffee and tea. These drinks are so popular worldwide that even the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) has specific questions about tea and coffee in their speaking modules test.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL CARBONATED BEVERAGE WITH CAFFEINE DAY National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day is an exceptional one-of-a-kind holiday celebrated every year on November 19. On this day of the year, one can have fun by enjoying a wide array of carbonated beverages with caffeine.
We don’t know the founder of National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day or how the day came about, but we dug deeper into the remarkable history of carbonated beverages and caffeine. Alcoholic beverages were the first carbonated drinks and were carbonated through a process called fermentation.
Chemists toyed with various ideas and experiments of putting bubbles into the water using a ventilating gadget, enabling the English chemist, Joseph Priestly, to discover carbonated water. In 1767, at a local brewery in Leeds, England, Joseph experimented by suspending a bowl of distilled water above a beer vat. His accidental yet successful invention of carbonated water was a crucial moment in coming up with a major and essential ingredient of soft drinks. Priestley’s invention was a defining factor that made the soft drink business flourish.
Carbonated water in bottles emerged in marketing everywhere, and carbonated drinks with caffeine rose in the mainstream beverage industry a half-century or so later. As trade development arose, the conception of resealable bottles helped sustain the manufacturing process and consistently maintained its hold in the market until the present day.
The caffeinated beverage has become an integral part of human antiquity. Some people love carbonated drinks, while others love caffeine, and some prefer both. Whether because of health, medical reasons, or personal taste preference, the raw magnetism of an enhanced unique flavor in beverages made millions of people crave it. This gave birth and eventually led to the annual event celebrating the two components combined.
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National Adoption Day – November 20, 2021~U.S.
National Adoption Day is celebrated every November 20. Did you know that in 2015 alone, 4,000 adoptions were finalized on the Saturday before Thanksgiving? Events are held all over the country to celebrate this holiday — during which communities and courts join efforts to find the right families for children in the foster care system. Let’s celebrate National Adoption Day as thousands of foster children are welcomed into their forever homes!
HISTORY OF NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY National Adoption Day is an effort to focus attention on the more than 125,000 children waiting to be adopted from foster care in the U.S. A coalition of national partners — the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, Alliance for Children’s Rights and Children’s Action Network — founded National Adoption Day.
The coalition, along with the Freddie Mac Foundation, encouraged seven cities in 2000 to open their courts on or around the Saturday before Thanksgiving to finalize and celebrate adoptions from foster care.
Michael Nash, a former presiding judge of Los Angeles County’s Juvenile Court, inspired the first National Adoption Day with his innovative efforts. Nash opened the court on Saturdays, engaged the volunteer efforts of court personnel, and finalized adoptions to reduce the backlog of one of the busiest courts in the nation.
Today policymakers, practitioners and advocates collaborate to plan these annual, one-day events in 400 U.S. cities. To date the dreams of 75,000 children in foster care have come true as part of National Adoption Day events.
Approximately 2 million Americans are adopted — with about 150,000 adoptions happening each year, including about 50,000 through foster-care. U.S. adoptions may be either domestic or international. Domestic adoptions can be arranged either through a state agency, an adoption agency, or independently.
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Universal Children’s Day – November 20, 2021~World
Investing in our future means investing in our children — which is why the United Nations has designated every November 20 as Universal Children’s Day. It’s a time to promote togetherness around the world, awareness of the problems children face in every corner of the globe, and improve the welfare for all children.
WHEN IS UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY 2021? The United Nations' (UN) Universal Children's Day, which was established in 1954, is celebrated on November 20 each year to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide. UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund, promotes and coordinates this special day, which also works towards improving children's welfare.
HISTORY OF UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY Children’s Day began on the second Sunday of June in 1857 by Reverend Dr. Charles Leonard, pastor of the Universalist Church of the Redeemer in Chelsea, Massachusetts. Leonard held a special service dedicated to, and for the children. Leonard named the day Rose Day, though it was later named Flower Sunday, and then named Children’s Day.
Children’s Day was first officially declared a national holiday by the Republic of Turkey in 1920 with the set date of April 23. Children’s Day has been celebrated nationally since 1920 with the Turkish government and the newspapers of the time declaring it a day for the children. However, it was decided that an official confirmation was needed to clarify and justify this celebration and the official declaration was made nationally in 1929 by the founder and the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
Though Universal Children’s Day was established by the United Nations in 1954, it wasn’t until November 20, 1959 that the UN General Assembly adopted an extended form of the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. Originally acquired in 1924 by the League of Nations, the UN adopted this document as its own statement of children’s rights.
The original text reads as follows: The child must be given the means requisite for its normal development, both materially and spiritually
The child that is hungry must be fed, the child that is sick must be nursed, the child that is backward must be helped, the delinquent child must be reclaimed, and the orphan and the waif must be sheltered and succored.
The child must be the first to receive relief in times of distress.
The child must be put in a position to earn a livelihood and must be protected against every form of exploitation.
The child must be brought up in the consciousness that its talents must be devoted to the service of its fellow men.
For the expanded version, the UN adopted 10 additional principles with an accompanying resolution, proposed by the delegation of Afghanistan, calling for governments to recognize these rights, strive for their acceptance, and publicize the document as widely as possible.
On November 20, 1989, The UN General Assembly adopted the Convention of the Rights of the Child. The CRC is a human rights treaty setting out the civil, political, economic, social, health, and cultural rights of children. The document deals with child-specific needs and rights, requiring all nations that ratify it are bound to it by international law and must act within the best interests of the child.
In September 2012, the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations led the initiative for the education of children. He firstly wanted every child to be able to attend school, a goal by 2015. Secondly, to improve the skill set acquired in these schools. Finally, implementing policies regarding education to promote peace, respect, and environmental concern.
Universal Children’s Day is not just a day to celebrate children for who they are, but to bring awareness to children around the globe that have experienced violence in forms of abuse, exploitation, and discrimination. Children are used as laborers in some countries, immersed in armed conflict, living on the streets, suffering by differences be it religion, minority issues, or disabilities. Currently, there are about 153 million children between the ages of 5 and 14 who are forced into child labor.
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Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 20, 2021~U.S.
For generations, transgender people have suffered various forms of abuse (and even death) for challenging the views, notions, and stereotypes around “male” and “female” identity. Every year we set aside November 20 as a Transgender Day of Remembrance. This holiday is meant to honor, commemorate, and memorialize those who face discrimination and stigma (often on a daily basis) across the nation. This holiday is also meant to focus on the persistent struggles transgender people face in their everyday lives, and how others can share their love, support, and hope.
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National Peanut Butter Fudge Day – November 20, 2021~U.S.
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day on November 20 is when we try our hands at making a delicious batch of fudge. There is a wide range of viable peanut butter fudge recipes to be found on the internet and elsewhere, but what they all have in common is a quick prep time (a matter of minutes, in some cases), and a short list of simple ingredients that most of us probably already have in our kitchens. As a bonus, peanut butter fudge is much easier to make than chocolate fudge, because it doesn’t involve melting the chocolate to a specific temperature measured by a special thermometer.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE DAY Fudge itself has been around since the 1880s. The widely held belief is that fudge was ‘invented’ when a European pastry chef’s preparation of a batch of caramel went awry, eliciting the exclamation of the euphemism, “Oh, fudge!” The name stuck. Some versions of the story even have the sticky batch being spilled on the floor and picked back up to minimize waste. What the fudge? In any case, peanut butter fudge is a favorite flavor for many, and the week before Thanksgiving is the perfect time to whip up a batch.
Some of the first late-19th-century print references to fudge are advertisements for fudge shops in popular tourist destinations like Michigan’s Mackinac Island. Recipes also began to appear in periodicals and cookbooks around that time. Strangely enough, fudge-making was especially popular at that time on the campuses of women’s colleges like Smith and Vassar. One source details how the New York newspaper “The Sun” published a recipe called ‘Fudges at Vassar’ in 1895.
With fudge’s popularity and availability on the rise from then on, it was only a matter of time before the American peanut got involved in the game as a fudge flavor. There’s no denying our love affair with peanuts and peanut butter considering that over 75% of modern American households contain a jar or more of peanut butter, and that an American child on average eats over 1,000 peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches by the time they graduate high school. The exact first instance of peanut butter being used in a fudge batch is unknown, but it was only a natural progression, and we won’t complain about having enjoyed the confection for so long!
It was the National Peanut Board that first established November 20 as National Peanut Butter Fudge Day. The organization’s chairman, Bob White, said in 2015, “I’m not certain anyone knows for sure why Americans have named so many days or months for U.S.A.-grown peanuts and peanut butter. But it doesn’t surprise me that America’s favorite nut is top of mind all year long.” We can’t help but agree.
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National Pay Back Your Parents Day – November 20, 2021~Other
Do something special every November 20 on National Pay Back Your Parents Day. Why? Because it costs googobs of money to raise a child and now that it’s done and you turned out just fine, you can ”pay it back” to your parents — in cash! Or, do some chores to lighten their loads and put smiles on their faces.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL PAY BACK YOUR PARENTS DAY When Mothers’ or Fathers’ Day rolls around each year, we scramble to show our parents appreciation with gifts, outings or time shared. You can also reward your parents by helping with home repairs, chores or paying for cleaning services. But have you ever stopped to consider what your parents really want (or even need) is cold. hard. cash? National Pay Back Your Parents Day gives you the chance to “make it rain” on your parents with greenbacks, checks, certificates of deposit, stocks, bonds, cash cards and coins for all they’ve done for you. Here’s why.
During the 1980’s the United Nations wanted to raise awareness of the important role that parents play in the lives of children. Global Day of Parents, every June 1, is a UN initiative enacted in 2012, recognizing how good parents give their children a strong start in life.
Granted, National Pay Back Your Parents Day on November 20, is a brand new holiday. But you can make some comparison to National Parents Day, which occurs every fourth Sunday in July. In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed a proclamation recognizing “…the role of parents in the rearing of children.” And if you really want to do the right thing today, get prepared to dig deep. According to an article in “USA Today” last year, American parents spend a whopping $233,610 to raise just one child from birth to age 18!
Consider your gift a worthy investment because even seniors who have a retirement nest egg may need some financial help. According to the Congressional Research Service, in 2017 the poverty rate for Americans 65 and over was 9.2% with some fluctuations due to demographics.
So unless they’re closely related to a Buffet, a Bezos or a Gates, your parents may need some help from you, the child they raised $233,000 ago! National Pay Back Your Parents Day gets you started.
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