Friday, the 24th of April, 2015 is the 114th day in 2015 and in the 17th calendar week.
General Events:
World Meningitis Day
April 24, 2015 in the World
Held every year on 24 April, WMD is recognised to raise the global profile of meningitis, emphasise the importance of vaccination, and provide support to those dealing with the consequences of the disease.
Meningitis is a disease that can affect anyone, anywhere and at any time! It does not discriminate against age, gender or where we live in the world. You may think of meningitis as something that affects infants or university students. You are right, but meningitis can also affect young children, adults and the elderly. Meningitis can affect your babies, your friends, your parents or grandparents – it does not discriminate!
World Meningitis Day has been celebrated since 2008. Although Meningitis is a serious and sometimes deadly disease, many people do not realize that there are vaccinations that can prevent the illness. Around the world, people come together on April 24 to spread a message of awareness, information about prevention, and the consequences of infection. In addition to in-person events, online venues including social networks, video sharing websites and idea boards will promote the event and public awareness of this global health concern.
Where is World Meningitis Day?
Worldwide
Arbor Day 2015
April 24, 2015 in the USA
Arbor Day is in 2015 on the 24th of April. Arbor Day is a holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant and care for trees. It originated in Nebraska City, Neb., in the United States in 1872. J. Sterling Morton is the founder of Arbor Day. The first Arbor Day (from the Latin arbor, meaning tree) was held on April 10, 1872, and an estimated 1 million trees were planted that day.
In the US, the national holiday is celebrated every year on the last Friday in April; in Nebraska, it is a civic holiday. Each state celebrates its own state holiday. Many countries now observe a similar holiday. Though usually observed in Spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
Trees are an important component of the natural landscape because of their prevention of erosion and the provision of a weather-sheltered ecosystem in and under their foliage. They also play an important role in producing oxygen and reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, as well as moderating ground temperatures.
They are also elements in landscaping and agriculture, both for their aesthetic appeal and their orchard crops (such as apples). Wood from trees is a building material, as well as a primary energy source in many developing countries. Trees also play a role in many of the world’s mythologies.
Where is Arbor Day?
Nationwide USA
Genocide Remembrance Day
April 24, 2015 in Armenia
Genocide Remembrance Day is celebrated on April 24, 2015. Genocide Remembrance Day or Genocide Memorial day, is a national holiday in Armenia and is observed by Armenians in dispersed communities around the world. It is held annually to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1923. In Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, hundreds of thousands of people walk to the Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial to lay flowers at the eternal flame. The date 24 April commemorates the Armenian notables deported from the Ottoman capital in 1915, of hundreds of Armenian intellectuals and community leaders, most of whom would be executed, which was a precursor to the ensuing events.
Where is Genocide Remembrance Day?
Nationwide Armenia
Yom Ha’atzmaut
April 24, 2015 in Israel
Yom Ha’atzmaut takes place on April 24, 2015. Yom Ha’atzmaut commemorates the Israeli Declaration of Independence in 1948. It is celebrated on 5th of Iyar according to the Hebrew calendar. Yom Ha’atzmaut is preceded by Yom Hazikaron, the Israeli Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism Remembrance Day.
Where is Yom Ha’atzmaut?
Nationwide Israel
Día de la Chupina
April 24, 2015 in Rosario / Argentina
Día de la Chupina is celebrated on April 24, 2015. The Día de la Chupina is a popular event and self-styled “holiday” created by secondary school students in the city of Rosario, Argentina. It is held annually, on the last Friday of every April. On this day, the students do not attend their classes, but gather instead in some particular spots of the city center, especially the National Flag Memorial and the highly commercial pedestrian-only section of Córdoba Street.
Where is Día de la Chupina?
Nationwide Rosario / Argentina
National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day
April 24, 2015 in the USA
This delicious finger food is popular with kids and cocktail party guests all across the world. In fact, there are many different cultures that have their own unique twist on this comfort food classic.
In the United Kingdom, pigs-in-a-blanket are small sausages wrapped in bacon. People traditionally serve them as Christmas dinner appetizers. In Israel, kids enjoy Moshe Ba’Teiva (Moses in the Ark), which are miniature hot dogs rolled in a ketchup-covered puff pastry and baked in the oven. In the United States, pigs-in-a-blanket are hot dogs or Vienna sausages wrapped in biscuit or croissant dough and baked until golden brown. Yum!
No matter where you are or how you decide to cook your pigs-in-a-blanket, make this tasty finger food for dinner tonight and serve it with a side of ketchup. Happy National Pigs-In-A-Blanket Day!
Where is the event?
Nationwide USA
Historical Events on 24th April:
1479 BC – Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).
1184 BC – The Greeks enter Troy using the Trojan Horse (traditional date).
1066 – Halley’s Comet sparks English monk to predict country will be destroyed
1185 – Battle at Danoura: Yoshitsune Minamoto’s fleet beats imperial fleet
1596 – Pacificatie of Ireland drawn
1800 – Library of Congress establishes with $5,000 allocation
1833 – Jacob Evert & George Dulty patent 1st soda fountain
1877 – Russo-Turkish War, 1877-1878: Russia declares war on Ottoman Empire
1888 – Eastman Kodak forms
1898 – Spanish-American War: Spain delares war after rejecting US ultimatum to withdraw from Cuba
1915 – German army fires chloroform gas in Ieper
1915 – Massacre of Armenians by Turks starts (Armenian Martyrs Day)
1920 – British Mandate over Palestine goes into effect (lasts 28 years)
1921 – Under Allies supervision, a plebiscite in the Tyrol favors merging with Germany; unhappy with the outcome, Allies give the area to Italy
1950 – Independent republic of South Molukkas declared
1950 – Jordan formally annexes the West Bank
1961 – 17th century Swedish warship Vasa, which sunk on her maiden voyage in 1628, is salvaged
1967 – Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had “gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily.”
1970 – Senegal adopts constitution
1982 – 150 Khomeini followers assault student dormitory in West Germany
1989 – 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China
1990 – Gruinard Island, Scotland, is officially declared free of the anthrax disease after 48 years of quarantine
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