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Grandparents Day

First Sunday after Labor Day in the US — proclaimed by Jimmy Carter in 1978. Marian McQuade of West Virginia campaigned for it for years; she lived to see it on her own grandchildren's calendars.

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Observed in: United States

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Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Indian Mujahideen.

2013Taliban insurgents attack the United States consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, with two members of the Afghan National Police reported dead and about 20 civilians injured.
2008Delhi, India, is hit by a series of bomb blasts, resulting in 30 deaths and 130 injuries.
2007The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.