International Day of Awesomeness – This day is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating all things awesome in the world.
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – A day dedicated to raising awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls.
Mario Day – A day to celebrate the iconic video game character Mario and his many adventures.
National Pack Your Lunch Day – A day dedicated to encouraging people to pack their own healthy and nutritious lunch.
Middle Name Pride Day – A day to celebrate your middle name, which often goes overlooked but can hold significant meaning or family history.
Tibetan Uprising Day – A day to commemorate the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
241 BC – The First Punic War between Rome and Carthage ends with the Battle of the Aegates Islands.
1785 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the United States Minister to France.
1861 – The Confederate States of America adopt their first flag, the “Stars and Bars”.
1876 – Alexander Graham Bell makes the first successful telephone call, saying “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”
1933 – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake strikes Long Beach, California, killing 120 people and causing widespread damage.
1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an assassination attempt, the 14th Dalai Lama flees Tibet and goes into exile in India.
1969 – James Earl Ray pleads guilty to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
1990 – In the Soviet Union, Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union, becoming the first Soviet republic to do so.
2020 – The World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a global pandemic.
