November 2·Every year

Día de los Muertos

Mexico's celebration of the dead, blending Indigenous Aztec tradition with Catholic All Souls' Day. Ofrendas are built, marigold petals are scattered, and sugar skulls are everywhere. UNESCO intangible heritage since 2008.

Category: Culture
Observed in: MexicoofficialGuatemalaUnited States

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Notable · 2008

Lewis Hamilton (pictured) overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the Brazilian Grand Prix to win the Formula One championship by one point.

2022A peace agreement is signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, ending the Tigray War.
2020In Vienna's Innere Stadt district, an ISIL sympathizer shoots and kills four people and injures 23 more, before being shot and killed by the police.
2016The Chicago Cubs defeat the Cleveland Indians in the World Series, ending the longest Major League Baseball championship drought at 108 years.