This International Women’s Day—celebrated every year on March 8—the world will pause to recognize the roughly 50 percent of the population who identify as women. But though the holiday has been ...

Celebrated on December 26, this British holiday was likely inspired by one of several charitable traditions. Here are the theories—and how it is observed today. Celebrated on December 26, Boxing Day ...

The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas" is an English Christmas carol. From 1558 until 1829, Roman Catholics in England were not permitted to practice their faith openly. Someone during that era ...

Important Days in December 2025: December is the year's final month and kicks off the festive season. From religious holidays to important national and global events, December brings a mix of ...

As exemplified by the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic major infectious diseases and epidemics have devastating impacts on human lives, wreaking havoc on long-term social and economic ...

Learn about Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson (1916–2005) and how environmental disasters of his day inspired the creation of Earth Day in 1970. On December 7, 1972, Apollo 17 astronauts captured a now ...

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Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

This year, under the inspiring theme “Every Contribution Matters,” International Volunteer Day (IVD) 2025 takes on historic significance as it marks the official global launch of the International ...

The Earth is always spinning on an imaginary line called an axis. This line goes through the North and South poles. We call this spinning, rotation, and it takes about 24 hours for the Earth to make ...