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Created in 2007, National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day (NHAAAD) is observed annually in September. The event focuses on issues facing an aging population regarding HIV prevention, testing, care, and treatment. The campaign seeks to reach the following: A) Persons over 50 with an initial diagnosis; B) Educate on HIV infection prevention; C) Assist primary guardians for children who have lost their parent(s) to HIV/AIDS; Organizations and community members are invited to develop, implement and participate in awareness activities related to HIV/AIDS and aging.

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Sep

Cheeseburger Day, Ntl.: September 18

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National Cheeseburger Day celebrates an international favorite, the cheeseburger. A cheeseburger is a hamburger with cheese. Where did the hamburger come from initially? Mongolia. Mongolia is a cold country, and in the 11th century, everyone traveled by horse. The Mongols were ranchers and raised several herd animals. They sold the meat from their herds across Eurasia, with Moscow being a primary market. Unfortunately, on horseback, there isn't a lot of storage space for meat or anything else. The Mongols flattened the beef into patties, making it easier to carry and sell in small quantities. Eventually, sailors took this idea west to Europe. Hamburg, Germany, where they ground beef and served it as a patty, the Hamburg steak. Ground meat easily mixes with other ingredients, extending its ability to feed more people, making it an economical form of meat, and it cooks faster. People would often wrap the meat in bread, but there was no purpose-built bread for the patty yet. The Hamburg steak arrived in the US with immigrants, and in 1916 Walter Anderson, a short-order cook, decided to make it portable. He created the hamburger bun and founded White Castle, the first fast food hamburger chain. Versions abound of who had the great idea to add cheese to the hamburger. We know that between 1924 and 1926, "cheeseburgers" began popping up on menus.

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Sep

Equal Pay Day, Intl.: September 18

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International Equal Pay Day, celebrated on September 18th, symbolizes global efforts to ensure equal pay for work of equal value, highlighting a core commitment of the United Nations to human rights and opposition to all forms of discrimination, particularly against women and girls. Despite this, women are still paid less than men globally, with a gender pay gap of around 20 percent due to historical and structural inequalities, poverty, and unequal access to resources and opportunities. Progress towards closing the gender pay gap has been slow and challenging, although the principle of equal pay for men and women is widely accepted. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) address these issues, focusing on achieving gender equality and empowerment for all women and girls, while promoting decent work, economic growth, and equal pay for work of equal value for everyone, including young people and persons with disabilities. The mainstreaming of a gender perspective is deemed crucial in realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Achieving equal pay is a significant milestone for human rights and gender equality, requiring collective global efforts. Key stakeholders like the United Nations, including UN Women and the International Labour Organization (ILO), invite member states, civil society, women's organizations, businesses, and workers' and employers' organizations to actively promote equal pay and the economic empowerment of women and girls.

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Sep

Gurgadi (S)(1539): September 18

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Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second of ten gurus, received his guruship on this day in 1539.

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Sep

Humiliation Day (CN)(1931): September 18

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National Humiliation Day in China marks the solemn remembrance of Japan's invasion of Manchuria in 1931. Intensive protests with an anti-Japan tone usually accompany National Humiliation Day. In popular culture, this event is depicted in the 1987 Oscar-winning (9 total) film, including Best Picture, "The Last Emperor."

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Sep

Independence Day (CL)(1810): September 18

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Independence Day is part of National Month in Chile. On September 18, 1810, Chile formed its first national government, independent from Spain. It would take another eight years to win against the monarchists and colonialists to achieve actual independence. September celebrates the victory of patriots over colonizers and the birth of a new nation. National Month includes the Day of Unity on the first Monday of September, Independence Day on the 18th, and Constitution and Army Day on the 19th.

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Sep

Read an E-book Day: September 18

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Read an ebook Day encourages people to read ebooks and discover what is available. With the explosion of tablets, ebooks have risen in popularity over the past 20 years. They’ve been around since the beginning of the internet, first published as Word Documents and PDFs. Today ebooks require programming skills to lay them out on multiple platforms. Many of the ebook distributors online have specials this month, allowing you to try an eBook if you’ve never read one or pick up something of interest. Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org), an online repository and source for classics literature, is accessible in English, Portuguese, German and French.

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Sep

Teach Ag Day, Ntl.: September 18 (est)

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The National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE) promotes National Teach Ag Day. Ag stands for Agriculture, which plays a critical role in society and national security by developing a sustainable food supply.

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Sep

Big Beachwatch Weekend (UK): September 19-28

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Big Beachwatch Weekend is the most extensive beach clean-up in the United Kingdom and increases people’s awareness of the need to caretake beachers. Garbage threatens marine life, and marine life becomes entangled in the trash, and many eat it. Volunteer or organize an event.

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Sep

British Food Fortnight (UK): September 19 - October 6 (est)

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Year after year, thousands of people get behind the Love British Food campaign, which culminates in British Food Fortnight in the early autumn. Glorious celebrations of food, schools visit farms, and learn more about the food produced in the country. Pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and care homes change their menus in support, and Britons actively seek locally grown and produced foods.

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Sep

Brother's Day, Intl.: September 19*

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Brother's day celebrates and appreciates our brothers, whether by blood or experience. "Brothers are not defined by the blood that runs in our veins but by the events and experiences which have united us." This is the day's slogan Brother's day is a relatively new holiday, created in the vein of Mother's Day and Father's Day.

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Sep

Butterscotch Pudding Day, Ntl.: September 19

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Butterscotch Pudding Day honors butterscotch pudding, which was first mentioned in historical records during the 13th Century. Made of brown sugar, butter, molasses (treacle), and sugar, the ingredients for butterscotch pudding are boiled and then set to cool.

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Sep

Clean up the World Weekend: September 19-21 (est)

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International Clean Up the World Weekend occurs on the 3rd weekend of September. Created in 1989 by yachtsman Ian Kiernan of Australia as a way to clean up Sydney Harbor, the event was initially called "Clean up Australia Day." It soon came to the attention of the United Nations. In 1993 the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and "Clean Up the World" was launched. A tremendous success, it is estimated that 35 million people in over 130 countries participate in International Clean up the World Weekend each year. The United Nations Environment Program and World Environment Day (another UN initiative) also support International Clean-up the World Weekend. Media contacts are the same for both events.

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Sep

Constitution and Army Day (CL)(1980): September 19

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Constitution and Army Day are part of National Month in Chile. On September 18, 1810, Chile formed its first national government, independent from Spain. It would take another eight years of struggle against the monarchists and colonialists to achieve actual independence.

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Sep

Independence Day, (KN)(1983): September 19

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Independence Day in St. Kitts and Nevis marks the anniversary of September 19, 1983, when the island nation obtained independence from British rule. Independence Day is a national holiday.

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