World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

World Childrens Day

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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8 Feb 2026Corfu, Greece
2 Jul 2025Spine-cheeked anemonefish
29 Nov 2025Red deer stag in De Hoge Veluwe National Park, Netherlands
21 Jun 2026Happy Fathers Day!
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15 Feb 2025Kingfisher
Doves of peace
8 Aug 2025Bristol International Balloon Fiesta
12 Mar 2025Château de Sully-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France
1 Jul 2026Kaysersberg, Alsace, France
The oldest way to fly
14 Dec 2024Christmas Bird Count turns 125
13 Oct 2023Vieste, Apulia, Italy
31 Jul 2025Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii, United States
19 Mar 2026Short-beaked echidna, Adelaide Hills, Australia
7 Jun 2025Victoria Street in Edinburgh, Scotland
A painters palette of natures hues
Trunks packed for the road
9 Mar 2024Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico, USA
2 May 2026Tŵr Mawr Lighthouse, Anglesey, Wales
West of Windermere
World Elephant Day
6 Jul 2026Syracuse, Sicily, Italy
The worlds most exclusive beach?
6 Jun 2024The 80th anniversary of D-Day
27 Jun 2025Splendid leaf frog
17 Oct 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
A mile-high island
29 Apr 2026Belém Tower, Lisbon, Portugal
Where history comes alive