World Kindness Day: A day that promotes kindness, compassion, and empathy towards others, with the aim of making the world a better place.
World Pneumonia Day: An annual observance that aims to raise awareness about pneumonia, a life-threatening lung infection that affects millions of people worldwide.
Sadie Hawkins Day: A fictional holiday that originated in a comic strip in the 1930s, in which women are encouraged to ask men out on dates or to dance.
National Indian Pudding Day: A day to celebrate the traditional New England dessert made from cornmeal, milk, molasses, and spices.
National Caregiver Appreciation Day: A day to recognize and honor the hard work and dedication of caregivers who provide essential care and support to individuals who are ill, disabled, or elderly.
1002: English king Ethelred the Unready orders the massacre of all Danes in England. This event is known as the St. Brice’s Day massacre.
1775: American Revolutionary War: British troops capture Montreal, Canada.
1851: Moby-Dick, a novel by American author Herman Melville, is published in the United States.
1940: World War II: Germany begins the bombing of Coventry, England, killing over 500 people.
1956: The Supreme Court of the United States declares segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education.
1970: Cyclone Bhola, the deadliest tropical cyclone in history, hits East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people.
1990: In Tokyo, Japan, the Nintendo Entertainment System game Super Mario World is released, becoming one of the best-selling video games of all time.
2015: A series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France, leave 130 people dead and over 400 injured.
