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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We did not invent this, honest
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On the wings of the Wright brothers
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park turns 103
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I see one!
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Ruins of St. Dwynwens Church, Ynys Llanddwyn, Wales
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Fighting evil with costumes
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Venice Skatepark, Los Angeles, California
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Veterans Day
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Birds of a feather
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Elephant Rock, Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia
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A peek at an explosive peak
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Groundhog Day arrives—beyond a shadow of a doubt
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It s truffle season here in the Dordogne Valley
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Celebrating Festivus
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Casting a vote for women s history
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Sequential images of a total solar eclipse
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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A stunning sight in Mexico s wilderness
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At the shore of an inland sea
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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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Frankenstein Friday
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Northern hawk-owl
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‘Fringe’ takes center stage as Edinburgh celebrates the arts
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It s World Poetry Day
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Does it swim in slow motion too?
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Heceta Head Light, Florence, Oregon
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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Bald cypress trees in Georgia