This week is National Bike Week and Friday, May 20th is National Bike to Work Day! National Bike to Work Day is when cyclists across the country ride together for their health, their cities and the environment (Bike NYC). We mapped...
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One of May’s monthly observances is Older Americans Month, which acknowledges the lasting contributions of older adults to our nation, in particular those who defended our country. Older Americans Month was established in 1963, when only 17 million living Americans had reached their...
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  National Space Day is a holiday that is observed annually on the first Friday of May to celebrate the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities granted by the exploration and use of space. National Space Day was originally created in 1997 by...
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Arbor Day, a holiday to celebrate trees, is Friday, April 29th. It began on April 10, 1872 in Nebraska, spreading from Julius Sterling Morton’s ideas that Nebraska’s landscape and economy would benefit from the wide-scale planting of trees. He set...
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It’s Equal Pay Day which we observe as the date that represents all of the extra days a typical woman working full time would have to work to make the same amount a typical man did in the previous year....
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It’s National Library Week so we’ve mapped some of the world’s greatest libraries that are some of the most spectacular buildings in the world. All book lover’s should take note of these and make a visit at some point in...
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Global population has reached 7.4 billion people. Of this population, the top 1% owns more of the world’s assets than the bottom 99 percent combined. “Of the estimated $250 trillion in global assets, the top 1 percent owned almost exactly...
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April is Jazz Appreciation Month! Jazz was born in the United States and is known as one of America’s greatest cultural achievements and original art forms. Its roots can be traced back to the times of slavery, when work songs...
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Wednesday, March 30th is National Doctor’s Day. This day is meant to recognize physicians – both living and dead – their work, and their contributions to the health of individuals and medical progress. Doctor’s Day was first recognized on March...
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March 21st is National Renewable Energy Day. Renewable energy is a form of clean energy provided by the natural resources present in nature. The main forms of renewable energy are solar, wind, hydropower, biofuel and geothermal and unlike fossil fuels,...
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