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World Earth day
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World Peace day
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World Environment day
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World Metrology day
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Detailed explanation-1: -This theme was chosen because of the increasing challenges of climate change, and global distribution of food in a world whose population reached 8 billion at the end of 2022. World Metrology Day is an annual celebration of the signature of the Metre Convention on 20 May 1875 by representatives of seventeen nations.
Detailed explanation-2: -This Day in History: May 20 On this day in 1862, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, which provided 160 acres of public land virtually free of charge to those who had lived on and cultivated the land for at least five years.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. In the year 1498, Vasco da Gama, the Portuguese explorer arrived in Kozhikode, thus discovering the sea route to reach India. 2. In the year 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis got US patent for their blue jeans having copper rivets.
Detailed explanation-4: -Labour Day (1st May) Labour Day is one of the most important days in May and it is celebrated across the world. Antarrashtriya Shramik Diwas or Kamgar Din is the name given to Labour Day in India.