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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

May 27, 2016 – Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet surviving victims of the 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, known as Hibakusha (“explosion-affected people”). He called for a nuclear-free future “in … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: September 2, 2020

September 2nd is V-J Day II * Grits for Breakfast Day Blueberry Popsicle Day Calendar Adjustment Day * __________________________________ MORE! Lili‘uokalani, Barack Obama and Salma Hayek, click

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ON THIS DAY: April 27, 2020

April 27th is Babe Ruth Day * Prime Rib Day World Tapir Day Record Store Day Little Pampered Dog Day Mantanzas Mule Day * ________________________________________ MORE! Mumtaz Mahal, August Wilson and Kristen Griest, click

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ON THIS DAY: March 30, 2020

March 30th is ‘I Am in Control’ Day * National Doctor’s Day * National Pencil Day * Virtual Vacation Day _______________________________________ MORE! Naomi Sims, Shahka Sherkat and Zuzana Caputova, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 17, 2020

February 17th is Cabbage Day Café au Lait Day My Way Day World Human Spirit Day * National Public Science Day National PTA Founders Day _______________________________________ MORE! Huey Newton, Mary Frances Berry and Barack Obama, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 10, 2020

February 10th is ‘All the News That’s Fit to Print’ Day * Cream Cheese Brownie Day Plimsoll Day * Umbrella Day * _______________________________________ MORE! Chick Webb, Roberta Flack and Ron Brown, click

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ON THIS DAY: February 5, 2020

February 5th is Adlai Stevenson Day * Shower With a Friend Day * Western Monarch Day * World Nutella Day * Weatherperson’s Day World Animal Reiki Day * ________________________________ MORE! John H Morrow, Mary Pickford and Herbie Hancock, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 4, 2019

November 4th is Easy-Bake Oven Day * King Tut Day * National Candy Day Use Your Common Sense Day * _________________________________________ MORE! Izumi Kyōka, Janaki Ammal, and Barack Obama, click

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ON THIS DAY: May 27, 2019

May 27th is Amarone (wine) Day Cellophane Tape Day * Grape Popsicle Day Joe Cool Day * U.S. Memorial Day ___________________________________ MORE! Amelia Bloomer, Herman Wouk and Faten Hamama, click

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ON THIS DAY: November 4, 2018

November 4th is Easy-Bake Oven Day * King Tut Day * National Candy Day Use Your Common Sense Day * U.S. Daylight Savings Ends _________________________________________ MORE! Izumi Kyōka, Janaki Ammal, and Barack Obama, click

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