Today is Tuesday March 22, 2011
World Water Day
Water is a basic requirement for life and there are many people that don't have access to a healthy water supply. World Water Day is a day to raise political awareness about the quality of water around the world. Its overall goal is to have water quality decisions made at the same level of importance as other issues.
World Water Day began in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. Since then, efforts and awareness about the importance of clean water have greatly increased. Today, thousands of participants attend the World Water Forum to learn about the issues associated with access to safe water.
The theme for World Water Day changes every year and is decided upon by the UN Water Group. Learn more World Water Day, this year's theme, and events going on in your area!
This week is National Spring Fever Week & American Chocolate Week
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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 It was repealed on March 17, 1766. 1873 - Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico. 1934 - The first Masters golf championship began in Augusta, GA. 1963 - The Beatles' first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:
"I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and want to make burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." --George Bernard Shaw
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