National
Day
Serbia
Events
of the day
John Frum
Day (Vanuatu)
National Flag of Canada Day
(Canada)
Parinirvana Day, also celebrated
on February 8. (Mahayana Buddhism)
Susan B. Anthony Day (United
States)
Total Defence Day (Singapore)
1493
– While on board the Niña, Christopher
Columbus writes an open letter
(widely distributed upon his
return to Portugal) describing
his discoveries and the unexpected
items he came across in the
New World.
1835 – The first constitutional
law in modern Serbia is adopted.
1879 – Women's rights: American
President Rutherford B. Hayes
signs a bill allowing female
attorneys to argue cases before
the Supreme Court of the United
States.
1972 – Sound recordings are
granted U.S. federal copyright
protection for the first time.
1976 – The 1976 Constitution
of Cuba is adopted by national
referendum.
1994 – Standard of the President
of Russia is established.
2003 – Protests against the
Iraq war take place in over
600 cities worldwide. It is
estimated that between 8 million
to 30 million people participate,
making this the largest peace
demonstration in history.
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