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Public Domain Day celebration in Poland (2008) Public Domain Day 2020 celebration in Indonesia There is no explicit time when Public Domain Day began being observed (it was mentioned by Lawrence Lessig in 2004 [3]), but in recent years it has been mentioned by Project Gutenberg [12] and has been promoted by Creative Commons. [13]
Twosday is the name given to Tuesday, February 22, 2022, and an unofficial one-time secular observance held on that day, characterized as a fad. [1] [2] The name is a portmanteau of two and Tuesday, deriving from the fact that the digits of the date form a numeral palindrome marked by exclusivity or prevalence of the digit 2—when written in different numerical date formats, such as: 22/02 ...
The observance of Groundhog Day in the United States first occurred in German communities in Pennsylvania, according to known records. The earliest mention of Groundhog Day is an entry on February 2, 1840, in the diary of James L. Morris of Morgantown, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, according to the book on the subject by Don Yoder. This was a ...
The day is also understood to celebrate Abraham Lincoln, America's 16th President, who was born on 16 February. ... Read more: 2022 Federal Holidays: Full List. How is it marked?
In May 2021, councillors elected Hurcum to the position of Mayor of Bangor City Council for the 2021–22 term, with Plaid Cymru's Gwynant Roberts taking the deputy mayor position. [18] On 14 November 2021 Hurcum laid a Remembrance Day wreath at Bangor Cathedral on behalf of the people of the City. Hurcum completed this term as Mayor in May ...
For 2023, Gwynedd Council, did not give a day-off to staff on 1 March 2023 as it did for 2022, with council services open and "business as usual" on St. David's Day. The 2022 decision was said to have polarised views, while most were supportive of the decision, there were criticisms of the impact the decision had on council finances, and the ...
The government confirmed the change with effect from 2 April 1996, one day after the new council came into being. [4] [5] ... 2004–2022 Plaid Cymru: 2022–present
A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on a New York lecture stage in 2022. Jurors delivered the verdict after deliberating for ...