When American military planners began searching for islands they could use to attack Japan from, they identified the Marianas ...

The sinking of the Japanese prisoner ship Arisan Maru in 1944 by an American submarine, leading to the deaths of almost 1,800 ...

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In 2024, the General Assembly passed Resolution A/RES/78/281, proclaiming 25 May as World Football Day (WFD) each year, acknowledging "the global reach of football and its impact in various ...

In November 2005, the World Summit on the Information Society called upon the UN General Assembly to declare 17 May as World Information Society Day to focus on the importance of ICT and the wide ...