League of Nations Day: (excerpted from http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=6772) On January 10, 1920, the League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, takes effect. In 1914, a political assassination in Sarajevo set off a chain of events that led to the outbreak of the [...]

International Human Solidarity Day: (excerpted from http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/international-human-solidarity-day) The United Nations’ (UN) International Human Solidarity Day is annually held on December 20 to celebrate unity in diversity. It also aims to remind people on the importance of solidarity in working towards eradicating poverty. On International Human Solidarity Day, governments are reminded of their commitments to international [...]