Libya Edition
World Borrowed Tool Day leads today's complete edition for Libya.
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A day for the neighborly economy of ladders, pans, cords, books, advice, and returning things better than you found them.
The anniversary of the liberation of Libya from Gaddafi's forces in 2011. The day is observed with ceremonies, the flying of the new flag, and the celebration of the end of the 42-year dictatorship. The liberation was declared on October 23, 2011, after the fall of Sirte and the death of Gaddafi. The day is both celebration and uncertainty, because the liberation did not bring peace. It brought a civil war that continues to this day.
You observe Laysan albatrosses, Hawaiian monk seals, and frigatebirds on these remote Pacific and Caribbean islands. You note that pet ownership is virtually nonexistent on these largely uninhabited atolls. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.