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World Emoji Day
This day was created by Emojipedia to celebrate the use of emojis. An emoji is a small digital image or icon used to convey an idea or emotion. They are… Read More »World Emoji Day
Migrant and Refugee Sunday
From this year forward, Migrant and Refugee Sunday will be celebrated in Australia on the last Sunday in September. This brings the practice of the Church in Australia into line… Read More »Migrant and Refugee Sunday
1988: Formation of Burma’s National League for Democracy by Aung San Suu Kyi
The Nobel Prize website explains that Peace Prze Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is "the daughter of the legendary liberation movement leader Aung San. Following studies abroad, she returned home… Read More »1988: Formation of Burma’s National League for Democracy by Aung San Suu Kyi
1989: Opening of the Berlin Wall
"On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin’s Communist Party announced a change in his city’s relations with the… Read More »1989: Opening of the Berlin Wall
1995: Execution of nine Nigerian environmentalists and human rights activists
On this day in 1995, writer and human rights activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa was executed in Nigeria despite worldwide pleas for clemency. The country's military rulers ordered the execution of Mr… Read More »1995: Execution of nine Nigerian environmentalists and human rights activists
1991: Dili Massacre, Timor-Leste: more than 271 people killed
On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops fired upon a peaceful memorial procession to a cemetery in Dili, East Timor that had turned into a pro-independence demonstration. More than 271 East… Read More »1991: Dili Massacre, Timor-Leste: more than 271 people killed
1989: Murder of six Jesuit priests and two co-workers in El Salvador
In the early hours on 16 November 1989, six Jesuit priests, a cook and her 16-year-old daughter were shot and killed at the Pastoral Centre of José Simeón Cañas Central… Read More »1989: Murder of six Jesuit priests and two co-workers in El Salvador
1961: First raising of the Morning Star flag, West Papua
On this day in 1961 the West Papuan national flag, the Morning Star was first raised. Although the Netherlands' plans for West Papuan independence at that time did not come… Read More »1961: First raising of the Morning Star flag, West Papua
2004: Devastating tsunami in South Asia, killing 200,000 to 300,000 people
The Indian Ocean tsunami traveled as much as 3,000 miles (nearly 5,000 km) to Africa, arriving with sufficient force to kill people and destroy property. The epicenter of the 9.0… Read More »2004: Devastating tsunami in South Asia, killing 200,000 to 300,000 people