National Dog Day was founded in 2004. It aims to raise awareness of, and support for, responsible dog ownership of all breeds. All dogs should be able to live a happy, safe and ”abuse-free life” in a good home. Staffies Battersea Dogs and Cats Home still sees more staffies come through its doors than any other breed, writes … More National Dog Day August 26, 2015
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Rudolph Valentino was born as Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina D’Antonguolla on May 6, 1895 in Castellaneta, Italy. He became a sex symbol actor of the 1920s, starring in a number of silent screen films. Best known as the star of The Sheik, Valentino also starred in The Son of the Sheik, Blood and … More Rudolph Valentino
On 19 August 2003 22 aid workers were killed in a bombing at the UN headquarters in Baghdad. Aiming to raise public awareness of the work undertaken by humanitarian organisations Humanitarian Day takes place annually on 19th August.
August 8, 2015 is World Cat-Day International Cat Day was founded in 2002 by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and other animal rights groups. Cats are our most popular pets. It is estimated there are over 500 million cats worldwide. In 2007 a study of US households showed that there are about 72 million pet dogs … More International Cat Day
Games promote friendship Set up by the United Nations in 2011, the International Day of Friendship is the day when worldwide friendships are promoted Celebrated annually on July 30 around the world UN encourage the concept of friendships across diverse backgrounds and cultures. The aim is to promote the role that friendship plays in promoting peace in many cultures as friendship … More International Day of Friendship July 30 2015
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Wimbledon takes place from 29 June to 12 July 2015 Quote from History of Wimbledon and the LTA “The relationship between Wimbledon and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) dates back to the formation of the governing body in 1888, at which point the All England Club passed over the guardianship of the national game. Funds … More The Wimbledon Championships 2015
21st June 2015 Father’s Day is held on the third Sunday of June. Happy Father’s Day!
18th June 1815 The Battle of Waterloo took place on 18th June 1815 ending 20 years of conflict in Europe. Britain’s great military victory ended the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte and was one of the most decisive battles in the history of Europe. It was fought by 191,300 soldiers – Wellington’s army had 67,000 soldiers, Blücher’s army … More Waterloo
The Great British Pint. ‘Let there be throughout our kingdom a single measure for wine and a single measure for ale and a single measure for corn, namely “the London quarter”‘ – Article 35 of the Magna Carta On Monday June 15th 2015 at 12.15pm the first annual British National Beer Day will commence. This is to … More Britain’s national beer day – June 15th