Special events and other funny days

The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed annually on the day the police in Sharpeville, South Africa, opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration against apartheid "pass laws" in 1960 (21 march).

The United Nations has been concerned with this issue since its foundation and the prohibition of racial discrimination is enshrined in all core international human rights instruments. It places obligations on States and tasks them with eradicating discrimination in the public and private spheres. The principle of equality also requires States to adopt spe ...

An equinox is one of the two times of the year when the earth's axis is neither from nor towards the sun. The vernal equinox or spring equinox occurs around 20-21 March and the autumnal equinox occurs around 22-23 September each year. Equinoctium is the same as the equinox.

When it is the equinox, day and night are the same length all over the world and the sun is perpendicular to a point on the equator, and from this point the sun will be at its zenith at noon. The words equinox, spring equinox and autumn equinox are also used about the day in which the time falls. The equinoxes are the only d ...