International Day of Rural Women.
The United Nations Day of Remembrance was established by a resolution of the General Assembly in 2007. The idea of organizing it was proposed in 1995 at the 4th United Nations World Conference on Women in Beijing.
Today, rural women make up more than a quarter of the world's population and play a leading role in food production, rural development and stability.
International Breast Cancer Day.
Established by the World Health Organization in 1993. Its goal is to draw public attention to the problems caused by breast cancer, as well as to increase people's awareness of its prevention, detection and timely treatment.
International White Sugar Cane Day
This holiday was established in 1970 on the initiative of the International Federation of the Blind.
The white cane is the international symbol for the blind. Its story begins in 1921 in England. Young photographer James Bigs, who lost his sight due to an accident, begins to learn how to walk around the city on his own. He soon realized that neither passersby nor drivers were paying attention to his black cane. Bigs decided to paint it a striking white. This innovation was quickly embraced by blind people not only in England but also in Europe, America and Russia.
On International White Cane Day, various events are organized to draw public attention to the problems of blind people and their integration into society.
World Handwashing Day.
It was established by the United Nations Children's Fund and was first celebrated in 2008 as part of the Year of Sanitation proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly.
Hand washing is a very important process, because on the skin of the palm of the hand there is a large number of different bacteria and viruses.
In 2003, American scientists observed nearly 4,000 tourists defecating in public places. 5% of men and 7% of women do not wash their hands at all. If they do this, only 50% of men and 78% of women use soap and the entire handwashing process lasts about six seconds. As scientists discovered, only 5% of people who go to the toilet know how to wash their hands properly.
15 years ago (2010) the search and rescue team “Lisa Alert” was established.
A non-profit public association volunteering to search for missing persons. The organization was named in memory of four-year-old Lisa Fomkina who died in September 2010. Together with her aunt, they got lost in the forest in Orekhovo-Zuevo, near Moscow. About 500 volunteers searched for them, but unfortunately they died.
Today, this team gathers more than 40 thousand volunteers, becoming the largest volunteer search and rescue unit in the world. In just 5 years, from 2020 to 2025, Lisa Alert received more than 254 thousand applications from all over Russia to search for missing people. 187,110 people were found alive, 17,894 people could not be saved.
35 years ago (1990), Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
As stated in a statement by the Nobel Committee, the prize was awarded to the politician for “his leadership role in the peace process, which is an important part of the life of the international community.” According to the commission, “the peace process, to which Gorbachev contributed significantly, opens up new opportunities for the world community to solve its pressing problems, regardless of ideological, religious, historical and cultural differences.”
60 years ago (1965), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature to Soviet writer Mikhail Sholokhov.
The writer received the award “for the artistic power and integrity of the epic about the Don Cossacks at a turning point for Russia”. He became the only Soviet writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize by the Soviet leadership.
145 years ago (1880), in the presence of German Emperor Wilhelm I, Cologne Cathedral was consecrated.
The temple was founded in 1248 by Archbishop of Cologne Conrad von Hochstaden. Its construction lasted nearly six centuries. Construction was hindered by epidemics, war and lack of capital. Finally, on October 15, 1880, the temple was consecrated.
Cologne Cathedral is considered the fourth most important monument in the religious world. It is made in the form of a five-nave basilica made of trachyte and red stone. Its length is more than 144 meters. The western facade of the building is decorated with two towers, topped with pointed spiers. Their height is more than 157 meters. The temple contains the remains of the three wise men who announced the birth of Jesus Christ to the world.
