Today we’re in Howick, a town near the east coast of South Africa, where this monument honors the anti-apartheid activist and South African president Nelson Mandela, who would have turned 100 today. Like Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US, Mandela Day—celebrated on Mandela’s birthday—is intended not as a holiday exactly but as a day to answer the ‘global call to action’ by finding ways to engage in service to your local community. The best part about Mandela Day? You don’t need to be from South Africa to observe the event.
Celebrate Mandela Day
Today in History
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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GOAL!
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On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
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Trullo buildings in Alberobello, Apulia, Italy
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Swimming into the season
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A traboule in Lyon, France
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Stuben am Arlberg, Austria
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Happy St. Patricks Day!
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It’s Weihnachtsmarkt time!
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Short-eared owl
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American goldfinch
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Mod gear
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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The Old City of Bern
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Remembering Jimmy Carter
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Spring blooms in the Netherlands
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Over the boardwalk
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At ease, it’s Armed Forces Day
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World Water Day
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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Megalong Valley, Blue Mountains National Park, Australia
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Fallen but not forgotten
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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Hallstatt, Austria
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The meeting point of the winds
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