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  2. List of countries by number of public holidays - Wikipedia

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    The following table is a list of countries by number of public holidays excluding non-regular special holidays. Nepal and India have the highest number of public holidays in the world with 35 annually. Also, Nepal has 6 day working schedule in a week.

  3. List of holidays by country - Wikipedia

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    Public holidays in Afghanistan; Public holidays in Albania; Public holidays in Algeria; Public holidays in Andorra; Public holidays in Angola; Public holidays in Antigua and Barbuda; Public holidays in Argentina; Public holidays in Armenia; Public holidays in Australia. Public holidays in Christmas Island; Public holidays in the Cocos (Keeling ...

  4. November 11 - Wikipedia

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    1911 – Many cities in the Midwestern United States break their record highs and lows on the same day as a strong cold front rolls through. 1918 – World War I: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car in the forest of Compiègne. [5]

  5. December 11 - Wikipedia

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    1917 – World War I: British General Edmund Allenby enters Jerusalem on foot and declares martial law. 1920 – Irish War of Independence: In retaliation for a recent IRA ambush, British forces burn and loot numerous buildings in Cork city. Many civilians report being beaten, shot at, robbed and verbally abused by British forces.

  6. Public holiday - Wikipedia

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    Public holidays in Italy are established by the Italian parliament and, with the exception of city or community patronal days, apply nationwide. [11] These include a mix of national, religious and local observances. As for Whit Monday, there is an exception for South Tyrol. In Italy there are also State commemoration days, which are not public ...

  7. List of national independence days - Wikipedia

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    During the years of socialism, the value of this historically important day was ignored, but the law of the State Greate Khural of the Republic of Mongolia on August 16, 2007, made December 29 a public holiday, and later enshrined it into law on December 23, 2011, making it a public holiday, the Day of the Restoration of National Freedom and ...

  8. Today in History: First around-the-world telegram sent - AOL

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    On this day in 1911 the first telegram was sent around the world via a commercial service from the New York Times' office to test how fast a message could travel through a dedicated cable.

  9. International Women's Day - Wikipedia

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    The following year, on March 19, 1911, the first International Women's Day was marked by over a million people in Austria-Hungary, Denmark, Germany, and Switzerland. [12] In Austria-Hungary alone, there were 300 demonstrations, [14] with women parading on the Ringstrasse in Vienna, carrying banners honoring the martyrs of the Paris Commune. [14]