Holidays and commemorative dates:
International Family Day – celebrated on the initiative of the UN since 1994. The holiday was introduced to focus the attention of the world community on the current situation of the family and its importance in the education of future generations.
World Climate Protection Day – intended to draw attention to the problems of air pollution, global warming and other causes and consequences of climate change.
International Day of Conscientious Objectors – there is such an event in the list of significant dates proposed by the UN. In fact, the day is dedicated to pacifists.
Straw Hat Day – the holiday began to be celebrated in the 1920s in the USA. At that time, such hats were very popular. As part of the advertising campaign, one of the manufacturers proposed the idea of a straw block holiday. It was joyfully received by the public and the holiday took root. And although the fashion for such accessories has passed, Straw Block Day is still celebrated.
Interesting fact: straw hats even became the cause of a real riot. According to the informal rules of propriety, in the 20s of the last century, gentlemen had to change their summer headgear (straw) to winter (felt hat) from September 15. Those who did not do this could be jokingly tipped off. In 1922, a group of teenagers in New York began throwing hats off passers-by a few days before September 15th. Some even trampled other people’s blocks. Dissatisfied with the hooliganism, the men went to the rally – “Straw Hat Rebellion”, and the police went on a hunt for teenage hooligans.
Several dozen teenagers were arrested or fined. In a few days, the attacks on the straw hats stopped. During the “riot” New York’s hat shops made insane profits.
Events on this day:
1648 — the Battle of Yellow Water took place between the rebel Ukrainian Cossacks under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and the army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1848 — serfdom was abolished in Galicia (as in the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire).
1905 – the “city of entertainment” Las Vegas was founded in the United States.
1940 – the first nylon stockings were sold in the USA.
1948 — the beginning of the Arab-Israeli conflict.
2022 — Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest with the track “Stephania”
