International Museum Day: This day is dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of museums as a means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures, and development of mutual understanding, cooperation, and peace among peoples.
HIV Vaccine Awareness Day: This day aims to create awareness about the importance of HIV vaccine research and development, and to acknowledge the contributions of volunteers, researchers, healthcare professionals, and community members who are working towards the goal of finding an effective HIV vaccine.
International Day of Light: This day celebrates the role of light in science, culture, and art, and promotes awareness about the importance of light-based technologies in addressing global challenges related to energy, education, agriculture, and health.
World Telecommunications and Information Society Day: This day aims to raise awareness about the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in improving people’s lives, promoting social and economic development, and fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.
332: Constantine the Great announced free distributions of food to the citizens of Constantinople.
1291: The city of Acre, the last stronghold of the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem, falls to the Mamluk Sultanate, marking the end of the Crusades.
1804: Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of France by the French Senate.
1860: Abraham Lincoln is nominated for president of the United States by the Republican Party.
1896: The United States Supreme Court delivers its landmark decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
1927: The Bath School disaster occurs in Michigan, when a disgruntled school board member sets off a series of explosives, killing 38 elementary school children and 6 adults.
1980: Mount St. Helens, a volcano in Washington state, erupts, killing 57 people and causing billions of dollars in damage.
2009: The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
