50 years of World Heritage Sites Nov 16, 2022

50 years of World Heritage Sites

At its World Heritage Convention on November 16, 1972, UNESCO adopted an international treaty that for the first time linked the concepts of nature conservation and preservation of cultural properties. The World Heritage Sites program was sparked by Egypt"s plans to construct the Aswan High Dam. UNESCO helped save thousands of antiquities that would have been lost as a result of the dam, which flooded a large swath of the Nile Valley.

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Today in History

Nov 16, 2018Ancient art in the Amazon
Nov 16, 2019Mountain mists over Bavaria
Nov 16, 2020A temple, preserved
Nov 16, 2021Glenfinnan Viaduct
Nov 16, 2023World Philosophy Day
Nov 16, 2024Wadden Sea coast, Friesland, Netherlands
Nov 16, 2025A traboule in Lyon, France

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May 18, 2025International Museum Day
Mar 19, 2025A black heron canopy feeding in Botswana
Aug 6, 2024Molokini Crater, Maui, Hawaii
Mar 8, 2022International Women s Day
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Dec 31, 2023Happy New Years Eve!
Jan 30, 2024Aýna, Albacete, Spain
Apr 7, 2018The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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May 22, 2019The artists come to Venice
Mar 6, 2025Desert bighorn sheep in Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
Nov 12, 2022Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
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Apr 9, 2018The Lena Delta Wildlife Reserve in Siberia, Russia
Oct 21, 2025Happy Diwali!
Sep 15, 2023National Hispanic Heritage Month
Jan 27, 2022Bluespotted ribbontail ray
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Mar 29, 2022Northern coast of Colombia
Oct 11, 2024Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada