World Contact Day was first declared on March 1953 by an organization called the International Flying Saucer Bureau, as a day on which all IFSB members would attempt to send a telepathic message into space. The IFSB voted to hold such a day in 1953, theorising that if both telepathy and alien...
In 1948, there was a call for the creation of a 'World Health Day' to mark the founding of the World Health Organization. And since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated annually on 7 April. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of concern for...
The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. Every year, on 31 May, WHO and partners everywhere mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective policies to reduce tobacco...
Olympic Day was introduced in 1948 to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894 at the Sorbonne in Paris. The goal was to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability. Olympic Day is celebrated all around the world:...
The 'International Ataxia Awareness Day' is an international effort from ataxia organizations around the world to dedicate September 25 as International Ataxia Awareness Day. The goal of IAAD is for every individual to participate in some activity, creating awareness about ataxia. You could...
Today is 'World Humanitarian Action Day' so it’s a great excuse to explore Humanitarianism and boil it down to find its relevance for our every day lives. The primary objective of humanitarian action is to save lives, alleviate suffering and maintain human dignity, without regard for race,...