World Water Day
World Water Day began in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Since then, its efforts have grown significantly and every year, thousands of participants attend the World Water Forum to learn about the issues associated with access to safe water.
The United Nations dedicates this day to implement recommendations and promote concrete activities regarding the world's water resources. The theme for World Water Day this year is "Communicating Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities." The overall goal for this campaign is to raise political awareness about the quality of water so that water quality decisions are made at the same level of importance as water quantity decisions are made.
Learn more World Water Day and events going on in your area!
March is National Peanut Month & International Ideas Month & National Craft Month
On this day in History:
1733 - Joseph Priestly invented carbonated water (seltzer).
1765 - The Stamp Act was passed. It was the first direct British tax on the American colonists. It was repealed on March 17, 1766.
1873 - Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico.
1934 - The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA.
1963 - The Beatles' first album, "Please Please Me," was released in the U.K.
1995 - Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned to Earth after setting a record for 438 days in space.
Quote of the Day:
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
Mahatma Gandhi
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