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This date marks the anniversary of the historic 'Schuman declaration', which was signed 74 years ago on 9th May 1950. In this declaration, Robert Schuman, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs at the time, proposed the creation of a new model of political cooperation...

King’s Day (Koningsdag in Dutch) is a national holiday in the Netherlands celebrating the reigning monarch’s birthday. On 27th April, the entire country celebrates King Willem-Alexander. This tradition started with Queen Beatrix in the 19th century when she decided to...

World Voice Day was established on April 16th 1999, with the main goals of increasing public awareness of the importance of the voice and drawing attention to voice problems. Our voice is essential in our everyday lives. Everyone communicates in a unique way and our...

National Carbonara Day is a recent invention as it was celebrated for the first time in 2017. This celebration was created as way to pay tribute to Italy’s greatest export and one of the most well-loved dishes around the world. There are several hypotheses about how the...

Greek Independence Day falls on March 25th. This day commemorates the Greeks’ fight for freedom after being occupied by the Ottoman Empire for over 400 years. Greece came under Ottoman rule in the 15th century. In 1814, a secret organization called Filiki Eteria...

‘Reuse’ and ‘recycle’ – these two words are more important than ever on the 18th of March, the official World Recycling Day. This yearly celebration is all about getting people to waste as little as possible, reuse whenever possible, and about encouraging world leaders...