50 years of World Heritage Sites Nov 16, 2022

50 years of World Heritage Sites

At its World Heritage Convention on November 16, 1972, UNESCO adopted an international treaty that for the first time linked the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural properties. The World Heritage Sites program was sparked by Egypt"s plans to construct the Aswan High Dam. UNESCO helped save thousands of antiquities that would have been lost as a result of the dam, which flooded a large swath of the Nile Valley.

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Today in History

Nov 16, 2018Ancient art in the Amazon
Nov 16, 2019Mountain mists over Bavaria
Nov 16, 2020A temple, preserved
Nov 16, 2021Glenfinnan Viaduct
Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Nov 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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Aug 15, 2020Celebrating the Acadians
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Apr 5, 2018Mada’in Saleh archeological site in Saudi Arabia
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Oct 9, 2018A history of Vinland
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Nov 24, 2022Happy Thanksgiving!
Dec 23, 2023Festivus
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Jun 14, 2024Flag Day
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Jun 30, 2024Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Jan 31, 2021A glittering diamond in the rough
Aug 7, 2025National Lighthouse Day
Oct 16, 2020It s harvest time on World Food Day
Sep 15, 2025Dallas Latino Cultural Center for Hispanic Heritage
Apr 11, 2018Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan Province, China
Aug 25, 2022National Park Service Founders Day
Dec 14, 2019The Christmas Bird Count begins
Jan 15, 2021It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
May 27, 2020Clouds over the River of Grass
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Oct 9, 2024Aspens in the White River National Forest, Colorado