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What the world marks

Alisdare Hickson from Woolwich, United Kingdom, Jews Protest in Solidarity with Palestine -1 (52082106404) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

United NationsInternational Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian PeopleUN-organized observance

Ssemmanda will, Liberation Day anniversary celebrations in Uganda 33 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

AlbaniaLiberation Day or Dita e ÇlirimitHoliday on 29 November

nepoznato, Dan Republike priredba u Pirotu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

YugoslaviaRepublic DayNational Festival of several countries commemorating their establishment as republics

VanuatuUnity Day

LiberiaWilliam Tubman's Birthday

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Firsts, not anniversaries

1972Atari releases Pong, the first commercially successful video game.56 years ago

1947French forces carry out a massacre at Mỹ Trạch, Vietnam during the First Indochina War.81 years ago

1929U.S. Admiral Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.99 years ago

1890The Meiji Constitution goes into effect in Japan, and the first Diet convenes.138 years ago

1877Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.151 years ago

1777San Jose, California, is founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga. It is the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.251 years ago

The week ahead, around the world

The same subject is marked on different dates almost everywhere.

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.

Monday, Dec 4St Barbara's Day · Germany · Austria — Cherry branches are cut and brought inside to bloom by Christmas.

Tuesday, Dec 5Sinterklaasavond · Netherlands — Gifts are given with a poem that teases the one who gets it.

Tuesday, Dec 5Father's Day · Thailand — The birthday of King Bhumibol.

Wednesday, Dec 6St Nicholas Day · Many countries — Children find sweets in the shoes they set out.

Wednesday, Dec 6Independence Day · Finland — 1917; two candles in every window.

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