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Today, around the world
Sunday, November 26. What the world marks, and the firsts that happened on this day.
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What the world marks
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Firsts, not anniversaries
1998Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of the Republic of Ireland.30 years ago
1942World War II: Yugoslav Partisans convene the first meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia at Bihać in northwestern Bosnia.86 years ago
1924The Mongolian People's Republic is officially established after a new constitution, passed by the first State Great Khural, abolishes the monarchy.104 years ago
1922Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3,000 years.106 years ago
1922The Toll of the Sea debuts as the first general release film to use two-tone Technicolor. (The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.)106 years ago
1917The National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams.111 years ago
1778In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook becomes the first European to visit Maui.250 years ago
The week ahead, around the world
The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.
Monday, Nov 27Lancashire Day · United Kingdom — County day of historic Lancashire, England
Monday, Nov 27Maaveerar Day · Tamil Eelam, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan Tamil observance, 27 November
Monday, Nov 27Naval Infantry Day · Russia
Monday, Nov 27Teacher's Day · Spain — Day for appreciating teachers
Monday, Nov 27International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage — United Nations observance on 27 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day · Albania — 1912.
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day, celebrating the independence of Albania from Turkey in 1912, the first Albanian flag raise by Skanderbeg in 1443, and for the new parliamentary constitution in 1998. — Public holiday celebrated on 28 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Bedfordshire day is celebrated in the county of Bedfordshire to celebrate the birth of John Bunyan
Tuesday, Nov 28Bukovina Day · Romania — Romanian holiday celebrated on 28 November
Tuesday, Nov 28Heroes' Day · Sri Lanka — National holiday in many countries
Tuesday, Nov 28Hōonkō · Japan — Holiday in the Jodo Shinshu tradition of Buddhism
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day (Mauritania), celebrate the independence of Mauritania from France in 1960.
Tuesday, Nov 28Independence Day (Panama), celebrate the independence of Panama from Spain in 1821. — 1821 proclamation of independence from Spain
Tuesday, Nov 28Navy Day · Iran
Tuesday, Nov 28Proclamation of Independence Day (Timor-Leste), celebrating the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor from Portugal in 1975.
Tuesday, Nov 28Republic Day · Burundi
Wednesday, Nov 29International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People · United Nations — UN-organized observance
Wednesday, Nov 29Liberation Day or Dita e Çlirimit · Albania — Holiday on 29 November
Wednesday, Nov 29Republic Day · Yugoslavia — National Festival of several countries commemorating their establishment as republics
Wednesday, Nov 29Unity Day · Vanuatu
Wednesday, Nov 29William Tubman's Birthday · Liberia
Thursday, Nov 30St Andrew's Day · Scotland
Thursday, Nov 30Independence Day · Barbados — 1966.
Thursday, Nov 30Bonifacio Day · Philippines — National holiday in the Philippines
Thursday, Nov 30Commemoration Day · United Arab Emirates — Public holiday in the UAE, 30 November / 1 December
Thursday, Nov 30Day to Mark the Departure and Expulsion of Jews from the Arab Countries and Iran · Israel — Remembrance day
Thursday, Nov 30Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Barbados from the United Kingdom in 1966
Thursday, Nov 30National Day · Benin
Thursday, Nov 30Regina Mundi Day · South Africa — Largest Roman Catholic church in South Africa
Thursday, Nov 30Saint Andrew's Day · Scotland — Feast day celebrated on 30 November
Thursday, Nov 30Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare · United Nations — Annual commemorative event
Friday, Dec 1Great Union Day · Romania — 1918.