World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

World Childrens Day

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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22 Jan 2026Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
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21 Jan 2025Squirrel Appreciation Day
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12 Oct 2023Palouse region, Idaho, USA
28 Aug 2024Paralympic Games begin in Paris
23 Mar 2025World Meteorological Day
17 Sep 2024Mid-Autumn Festival
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4 Mar 2026Purple crocus flowers, Seven Rila Lakes, Bulgaria
11 Oct 2023The Painted Hills, Oregon, USA
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26 Nov 2023Fallow deer, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England
19 Oct 2023Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
17 Apr 2025Andean cocks-of-the-rock, Ecuador
7 Sep 2025Great North Run
13 Nov 2023Serra de Tramuntana, Balearic Islands, Majorca, Spain
It’s party time
Art beyond beauty
12 Mar 2026Juvenile sunbittern displaying at nest, Ecuador
Piecing together a better tomorrow
Frosty Finland
3 Jul 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Drifting through Kerala
17 Jan 2025Brown pelican, San Diego, California, United States
24 Nov 2025Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh, India
19 Aug 2025The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
10 Oct 2023Mount Sopris, Colorado, USA