Running in 2016 from October 31 until November 2, Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican ancestry living in other places, especially the United States. It is acknowledged internationally in many other cultures. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for … Continue reading Day of the Dead / Día de Muertos
The Cook Islands (Kūki ‘Āirani in Māori) is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean in free association with New Zealand. It comprises 15 islands whose total land area is 92.7 square miles (240 square kilometers). The islands’ defense and foreign affairs are the responsibility of New Zealand, but they are exercised in consultation with the Cook Islands. Although Cook Islanders are citizens … Continue reading Cook Islands #84 (1932)
The Republic of the Congo (République du Congo), also known as the Congo Republic, Congo-Brazzaville or simply Congo, is a country located in Central Africa bordered by Gabon and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Cameroon to the northwest, the Central African Republic to the northeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and the Angolan exclave of Cabinda to the … Continue reading Republic of the Congo #1049 (1993)
The Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was a confederation of secessionist American states existing from 1861 to 1865. It was originally formed by seven slave states — South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas — in the Lower South region of the United States whose regional economy was mostly dependent upon agriculture, particularly cotton, and a plantation system … Continue reading Confederate States of America #11 (1863)
The Republic of Colombia (República de Colombia) is a transcontinental country largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America. Colombia shares a border to the northwest with Panama, to the east with Venezuela and Brazil, to the south with Ecuador and Peru. It shares its maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti. It is a … Continue reading Colombia #545 (1947)
Kingdom of Cochin (rendered in Malayalam as കൊച്ചി — Kocci — or പെരുമ്പടപ്പ് — Perumpaṭappu) was a late medieval Hindu kingdom and later Princely State on the Malabar Coast of South India. Between the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, British India had hundreds of Princely States, some 652 in all, but most of them did not issue postage stamps. The stamp-issuing States were of two kinds: … Continue reading Cochin #43 (1933)
On October 25, 1812, the frigate USS United States captured HMS Macedonian of the Royal Navy in a naval action fought near Madeira, an island in the north Atlantic, southwest of Portugal. The United States was commanded by Stephen Decatur, and HMS Macedonian was under the command of John Surman Carden. The American vessel won the long bloody battle, capturing and bringing Macedonian back to the United States. It was … Continue reading USS United States and the Capture of HMS Macedonian
October 24 is celebrated as United Nations Day in many nations around the world, marking the anniversary of the Charter of the United Nation. The day is devoted to making known to people of the world the aims and achievements of the United Nations Organization. United Nations Day is part of United Nations Week, which runs from 20 to 26 October. The holiday was originally … Continue reading United Nations Day
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