Jules Verne’s Birthday
February: Voices & Identity Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a famous French writer who lived during a time of great scientific discovery and technological change. Fascinated by new inventions and travel, he wrote adventure novels such as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under...
Black History Month Day
February: Voices & Identity Black History Month celebrates the achievements of African Americans in history. It remembers people like Harriet Tubman, who helped enslaved people escape to freedom in the 1800s , and Rosa Parks, who started the civil rights movement in the 1950s and...
Day Without Phones
February: Voices & Identity The first person to think of a "smart" phone was Theodore Paraskevakos in 1971, but the first real smartphone was the IBM Simon, which came out in 1994. Later, in 2007, Apple released the iPhone, which changed everything. Before smartphones, people used...
Nutella Day
February: Voices & Identity Nutella is a sweet chocolate and hazelnut spread that was created in Italy in the 1940s by Pietro Ferrero. At that time, chocolate was expensive, so hazelnuts were added to make it cheaper and easier for families to enjoy. Nutella became popular in Europe...
Facebook Birthday
February: Voices & Identity Founded in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow students at Harvard University, Facebook was created to help students connect at university, but it quickly grew into a global network used by millions of people around the world. It appeared during a time...
Feed a Bird Day
February: Voices & Identity Birds have interested people throughout history because of their ability to fly and their close connection to nature. In many ancient cultures, birds were seen as symbols of freedom, messages from the gods, or signs of good luck, and they often appeared in...
James Joyce’s Legacy Day
February: Voices & Identity James Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was a very important Irish writer who changed how people write stories in the 20th century. He is famous for using a technique called "stream of consciousness," which shows the deep and messy thoughts inside a...
St Brigid’s Day
February: Voices & Identity St. Brigid is one of the most important saints in Ireland. Long ago, in the 5th century, she started a famous monastery in Kildare where both men and women could study and work. Her feast day is February 1st, which is also the first day of spring in the old...
Learning from Mistakes Day
January: The Power of Ideas One of the most interesting moments in the history of 'opposite days' was George Costanza’s method of 'doing the opposite.' George, realizing that his life was going nowhere, decided to do everything the opposite way. The final result was that usually shy George...
Croissant Day
January: The Power of Ideas Originating in Austria as the “kipferl” in the 17th century, croissants became popular in France in the 19th century, where they took the crescent shape we know today. Nowadays, croissants are a symbol of French café culture, enjoyed at breakfast with coffee and...
Puzzle Day
January: The Power of Ideas Puzzles are games that challenge the mind and help develop problem-solving and logical thinking skills. The first jigsaw puzzle was invented in the 1760s by John Spilsbury, a British mapmaker, who cut maps into pieces to help children learn geography. Since then,...
Privacy & Digital Culture Day
January: The Power of Ideas Privacy in digital culture is about protecting personal information in a world where people share their lives online every day. Social media, apps, and technology make communication easier, but they also raise questions about how data is collected and used....