International Owl Awareness Day – A day to celebrate and raise awareness about owls, their unique characteristics, and the importance of their conservation.
International Friendship Day: This day is celebrated to promote the importance of friendship in promoting peace, harmony, and solidarity among people from different backgrounds.
Coast Guard Day: This day is observed in the United States to honor the brave men and women who serve in the country’s Coast Guard.
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day: This is a fun food holiday that celebrates one of the world’s most beloved cookies – the chocolate chip cookie.
U.S. Coast Guard Birthday: This day commemorates the founding of the United States Coast Guard in 1790.
Single Working Women’s Day: This day is dedicated to recognizing the hard work and achievements of single working women in various fields. It also highlights the challenges faced by single women and advocates for gender equality in the workplace.
National Night Out: This is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live.
70 AD: The Temple in Jerusalem is destroyed by the Romans.
1578: The Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir takes place, in which the Moroccan army defeats the Portuguese.
1693: A massive earthquake strikes the island of Sicily, killing more than 60,000 people.
1789: The French National Assembly abolishes feudalism, ending the privileges of the nobility and clergy.
1914: Germany declares war on Belgium, marking the beginning of World War I.
1944: Anne Frank and her family are arrested by the Gestapo in Amsterdam and are eventually sent to concentration camps.
1964: The bodies of three civil rights workers are found in Mississippi, who had been abducted and murdered by the Ku Klux Klan.
1993: A gunman opens fire at a San Francisco law firm, killing eight people and injuring six others before killing himself.
