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It's also 【World Opera Day】 — started in 2019 by Opera Europa and Opera America to celebrate opera as a global art form, marked with performances worldwide.

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#TodayInHistory #WorldDays #DokdoDay

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10월 25일은 【독도의 날】입니다 — 1900년 대한제국이 '칙령 제41호'로 독도를 울릉도 관할에 포함시켜 독도가 우리 영토임을 공식 선언한 것을 기념합니다. 오늘 세계가 함께 기념하는 다른 날들도 소개합니다 🧵

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October 25 also marks 【World Pasta Day】 — created in 1995 at the World Pasta Congress in Rome to celebrate pasta's place in food cultures worldwide, now marked by food lovers and chefs across many countries each year.

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【World Development Information Day】 (Oct 24) calls on the media and public worldwide to pay closer attention to development challenges and the need for stronger international cooperation.

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#TodayInHistory #WorldDays #UNDay #WorldPolioDay

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October 24 marks 【United Nations Day】 — it celebrates the 1945 founding of the United Nations, when the UN Charter entered into force to promote peace, security, and cooperation among nations. Here's what else the world is marking today 🧵

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【World Polio Day】 (Oct 24) honors the fight against polio and Dr. Jonas Salk, who helped develop the first vaccine. Vaccination efforts have cut polio cases by over 99% since 1988.

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October 23 is 【International Snow Leopard Day】 — marking the 2013 Bishkek Declaration, signed by 12 countries to protect the endangered big cat. #SnowLeopardDay #TodayInHistory #WorldDays

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10월 23일은 한국 전통 24절기 중 하나인 【상강(霜降)】입니다 — 찬 이슬이 서리로 바뀌며 가을이 깊어지고 겨울이 머지않았음을 알리는 절기예요. 오늘 세계 곳곳에서 함께 기념하는 다른 날들도 소개합니다 🧵

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วันที่ 23 ตุลาคมของทุกปีคือ 【วันปิยมหาราช】 วันหยุดราชการของไทยเพื่อรำลึกถึงพระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว (รัชกาลที่ 5) ผู้ทรงเลิกทาสและปฏิรูปประเทศ พระองค์เสด็จสวรรคตในวันนี้เมื่อปี พ.ศ. 2453

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本日10月22日は京都の【時代祭】です。1895年、平安遷都1100年を記念して始まり、京都三大祭りの一つに数えられます。平安時代から明治時代までの衣装をまとった大行列が、京都御所から平安神宮へと練り歩きます。

#TodayInHistory #WorldDays #StutteringAwarenessDay

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October 22 marks 【International Stuttering Awareness Day】 — a global day observed since 1998 to raise awareness of stuttering, a speech disorder affecting about 1% of people worldwide, and to ease the stigma around it. Here's what else the world is marking today 🧵

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そして今日は【あかりの日】です。1879年10月21日にエジソンが世界初の実用的な白熱電球を完成させたことにちなみ、1981年に日本の照明関連団体が制定しました。明かりのありがたさを見直す日です。

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#PoliceDay #TodayInHistory #WorldDays

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10월 21일은 【경찰의 날】입니다 — 1945년 오늘 대한민국 경찰이 창설된 것을 기념하며, 올해 81주년을 맞았습니다. 국민의 안전을 위해 애쓰는 경찰관들의 노고에 감사를 전하는 날입니다. 오늘 세계가 함께 기념하는 다른 날들도 소개합니다 🧵

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Also today: 【Back to the Future Day】. October 21, 2015 was the exact future date Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to in 'Back to the Future Part II' (1989) — the film that imagined hoverboards and flying cars for this day.

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It's also 【International Chefs Day】, founded by the World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) in 2004. Chefs worldwide mentor young cooks and promote sustainable food practices.

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#TodayInHistory #WorldDays #WorldOsteoporosisDay

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October 20 marks 【World Osteoporosis Day】 — a global health day led by the International Osteoporosis Foundation to raise awareness of bone health and fracture prevention. Here's what else the world is marking today 🧵

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Today also marks 【International Day of the Air Traffic Controller】, established by IFATCA in 2007 to recognize controllers who safely guide takeoffs, landings, and traffic in our skies — often without public notice. ✈️

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October 19 also marks 【World Pediatric Bone and Joint Day】, within Bone and Joint Action Week — raising awareness of children's musculoskeletal health and early screening. #TodayInHistory #WorldDays #BoneHealth

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১৯ অক্টোবর আজ 【মহাষ্টমী】 — দুর্গাপূজার গুরুত্বপূর্ণ দিন। আজ কুমারী পূজা ও সন্ধিপূজা হয়, দেবী দুর্গার মহিষাসুর বধের দিন বলে বিশ্বাস। পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, বাংলাদেশ, নেপাল ও বিশ্বজুড়ে বাঙালিরা উৎসব পালন করেন। আরও কিছু দিনের কথা জানাই 🧵
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