World Health Day
Marks the founding of the WHO in 1948. Each year picks a different focus — mental health, access, pandemics — depending on the crisis du jour.
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Full history →Notable · 2017
A hijacker deliberately drove a truck into crowds along Drottninggatan in Stockholm, Sweden, killing five people.- 2022Ketanji Brown Jackson is confirmed for the Supreme Court of the United States, becoming the first black female justice.
- 2021COVID-19 pandemic: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announces that the SARS-CoV-2 Alpha variant has become the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the United States.
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic: China ends its lockdown in Wuhan.