World Childrens Day 20 Nov 2023

World Childrens Day

Children are the future, brimming with potential, curiosity, and dreams waiting to be fulfilled. Ensuring their well-being and protection is a fundamental necessity for a thriving society. World Children"s Day celebrates that mission and coincides with the United Nations General Assembly"s adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1959.

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Today in History

Creating a better world
20 Nov 2024Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada
20 Nov 2025World in Progress by artist Saype in Geneva, Switzerland

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Patchwork of peace
19 Aug 2025The Three Musketeers Falls at Iguazú Falls, Argentina
28 Sep 2023World Maritime Day
Where is this historical bridge?
23 Jun 2025Elbe river in Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Bewitched by the fairy flower
19 Oct 2024International Archaeology Day
7 Feb 2024St James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
12 Dec 2025National Poinsettia Day
21 Aug 2024Wolf Island, Galápagos, Ecuador
13 Jan 2025Happy Welsh New Year!
What are these unique creatures?
15 Sep 2023Glenariff Forest Park, County Antrim, Ireland
23 Dec 2025Reindeer, Lapland, Finland
A glowing square of squares
Come on, guys, this way!
Today, a nation was born
2 Dec 2024Moose, Denali National Park, Alaska, United States
Time to make an impression
1 Jul 2025Happy Canada Day!
Christmas flowers
21 Oct 2025Happy Diwali!
A bevy of buzzers
19 Dec 2023Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland
Hello, is it tea you’re looking for?
17 Oct 2025Rock River Falls, Upper Peninsula, Michigan, United States
27 Oct 2025Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
20 Jun 2024Summer solstice
Passing with flying colours
The largest gypsum dune field