Welcome to Black History Month 1 Oct 2025

Welcome to Black History Month

October in the United Kingdom isn"t just about falling leaves—it"s about rising voices. Black History Month highlights the achievements, struggles and contributions of Black people. First marked in 1987 by Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, a Ghanaian officer at the Greater London Council, the month was created to inspire pride and representation among young Black people. Since then, it has grown into an annual tradition of learning and celebration.

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Today in History

Black History Month begins
1 Oct 2023Lake Bled, Slovenia
1 Oct 2024Black History Month

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Remembering D-Day
21 May 2024RHS Chelsea Flower Show
24 Apr 2024The white trilliums in Ontario, Canada
A painters palette of natures hues
Stretching to the sky
11 Feb 2025Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China
28 Apr 2025Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
All going swimmingly
24 Sep 2025Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, United States
30 Sep 2025Koala in the Great Otway National Park, Australia
20 Apr 2024Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
Castle in the sky
16 Jan 2025Pinnacles National Park, California, United States
Birthplace of the Renaissance
25 Jul 2025Colourful houses of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
17 Mar 2026Happy St Patricks Day!
Living rock
14 May 2026Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy
Shark Awareness Day
17 Nov 2024Red deer stag in Glen Affric, Scotland
Small but mighty
An oasis in a sea of sand
13 Nov 2025Quiver trees, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
31 Oct 2025Happy Halloween!
3 Jun 2026World Bicycle Day
15 Jun 2024Trooping the Colour
A scented sea of purple
19 Aug 2024Huntington Beach Pier, California, USA
25 Jan 2025Celebrating Robert Burns OR Burns Night
31 Dec 2025Hogmanay