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Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism.
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland.The plantation was between Hillsboro and Cordova; [10] his birthplace was likely his grandmother's cabin [b] east of Tappers Corner and west of Tuckahoe Creek.
The Clemson Tigers men's soccer team represent Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I soccer.The program has won 4 NCAA national championships, 16 Atlantic Coast Conference championships, and hosted 4 Hermann Trophy winners (Bruce Murray in 1987, Wojtek Krakowiak in 1998, Robbie Robinson in 2019, and Ousmane Sylla in 2023).
Father's Day is a holiday honoring one's father, as well as fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society.The holiday complements similar celebrations honoring family members, such as Mother's Day and, in some countries, Siblings Day, and Grandparents' Day.
Virtually nothing of Hudson's early life is known for certain. [7] [8] His year of birth is variously estimated between 1560 and 1570.[9] [10] [11] He may have been born in London and it is possible that his father was an alderman of that city.
In 1948 the U.S. Government released a commemorative stamp issued on Carver's birthday, five years after his death. A 1951 Carver-Washington commemorative half dollar Carver is featured on the reverse of Missouri's 2024 American Innovation dollar. A movement to establish a U.S. national monument to Carver began before his death.
The Clemson Tigers baseball team represents Clemson University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The team participates in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Tigers are currently coached by head coach Erik Bakich and play their home games in Doug Kingsmore Stadium .
In the mid-1960s, the organization focused its efforts on prevention of birth defects and infant mortality, which became its mission. [20] [21] At that time, the cause of birth defects was unknown; only the effects were visible. In 1976, the organization changed its name to the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. [5]