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World Clean Water Habit Day leads today's complete edition for United States.
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Official observances, world days, local context, and everyday celebrations for people who need something worth reading, sharing, or talking about today.
A day for checking the small daily routines that keep water respected, conserved, and safely shared at home and in public life.
In 1492, Columbus arrived in the Bahamas. In 1937, it became a federal holiday. In recent years, many cities and states have renamed it Indigenous Peoples' Day, because the people who were already here when Columbus arrived did not need to be discovered. In South Dakota, it has been Native American Day since 1990. In Berkeley, it has been Indigenous Peoples' Day since 1992. The holiday is changing, which is what holidays do when the country changes.
You experience Tonga's distinctive animals including humpback whales that migrate through its waters, sea turtles, tropical seabirds, and flying foxes native to the islands. You observe that Tongan households typically keep dogs, cats, pigs, and chickens as pets and livestock. ACADA celebrates the world's pets, and helps assure better care.
Casimir Pulaski was a Polish nobleman who came to America to fight in the Revolution. He saved George Washington's life at the Battle of Brandywine. He founded the American cavalry. He died at the Battle of Savannah at age 31. In Chicago, which has the largest Polish population outside of Warsaw, Pulaski Day is a school holiday. In Savannah, they hold a memorial ceremony.