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United Nations Day is an annual commemorative day, reflecting the official creation of the United Nations on 24 October 1945. In 1947, the United Nations General Assembly declared 24 October, the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, to "be devoted to making known to the people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations and to gaining their support for" its work.
Writers have traditionally written abbreviated dates according to their local custom, creating all-numeric equivalents to day–month formats such as "12 December 2024" (12/12/24, 12/12/2024, 12-12-2024 or 12.12.2024) and month–day formats such as "December 12, 2024" (12/12/24 or 12/12/2024).
The following is a list of notable month-long observances, ... National PTSD Awareness Day [31] National Safety Month [32] National Smile Month (United Kingdom, ...
The effective day the President takes the adversary decision to prepare for war (unambiguous strategic warning). (US) X-Day 1 November 1945, the day Operation Downfall (the invasion of Japan) was to begin. [10] The term also generically means "attack day". Y-Day 1 March 1946, the day Operation Coronet (the invasion of Tokyo Plains) was to occur ...
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London lit up in purple to mark 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities The Disability flag created for this day. International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying ...
Nov. 8—U.S. Rep. Elise M. Stefanik could be the next American ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, won reelection to represent New York's 21st Congressional District on ...
What else is the month of May known for? Cinco de May (May 5), Mother’s Day (May 12), and the federal holiday Memorial Day (May 27) are May holidays you probably already know. But do did you ...
On New Year's Day 1942, Roosevelt, Churchill, the Soviet Union's former Foreign Minister Maxim Litvinov, and the Chinese Premier T. V. Soong signed the "Declaration by United Nations", [26] and the next day the representatives of twenty-two other nations added their signatures. During the war, the United Nations became the official term for the ...