World Post Day
Marks the 1874 founding of the Universal Postal Union — one of the oldest international organizations still standing. Letters to the Vatican still arrive without a country line.
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Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2019
Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.- 2024Hurricane Milton makes landfall in Siesta Key, Florida, as a Category 3 hurricane, causing US$34.3 billion in damage only two weeks after Hurricane Helene impacted the state.
- 2019Turkey begins its military offensive in north-eastern Syria.
- 2016The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army launches its first attack on Myanmar security forces along the Bangladesh–Myanmar border.