World Turtle Day
Started in 2000 by American Tortoise Rescue. Turtles have been around for 220 million years; the least we can do is dedicate a day.
- Category
- Animal
Also on this day
Full history →Notable · 2008
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-year-old territorial dispute in the Singapore Strait.- 2022Anthony Albanese of the Australian Labor Party is sworn in as the 31st Prime Minister of Australia after winning the 2022 Australian federal election, ending 9 years of conservative rule.
- 2021A cable car falls from a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people.
- 2021Ryanair Flight 4978 is forced to land by Belarusian authorities to detain dissident journalist Roman Protasevich.