OccasionWise

Heroes’ Day (also known as Namibia Day) is a national public holiday in Namibia. It is recognized by the United Nations as Namibia Day. Celebrated annually on 26 August, the day commemorates numerous events in Namibian history.
Officially, the day commemorates those Namibians who died for independence, especially during the Namibian War of Independence which began [...]

There are actually three “birthdays” that can identify Linux’s 1st appearance.
The first was July 3rd, 1991, when Linus Benedict Torvalds posted his first query to a newsgroup for some information he needed to help him with a project but he does not actually mention what the project is.
The next was August 25th, 1991, when Linus [...]

International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition, August 23 of each year, the day designated by UNESCO to memorialize the transatlantic slave trade. That date was chosen by the UNESCO Executive Board’s adoption of resolution 29 C/40 at its 29th session. Circular CL/3494 of July 29, 1998 from the Director-General [...]

Ninoy Aquino Day is a public holiday in the Philippines observed annually on August 21. It marks the anniversary of assassination of former Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, Jr. Returning to the Philippines after three years of self-imposed exile, Aquino was shot in the head and killed on August 21, 1983 as he was escorted off [...]

World Union is a non-profit, non-political organization founded on the November 26, 1958 in Pondicherry, inspired by Sri Aurobindo’s vision of carrying forward a movement for Human Unity, World Peace and Progress on a Spiritual Foundation. For the ordinary humanitarian and religious outlook and motivation are inadequate to meet the demands of the New Age [...]