Love Your Bookshop day is celebrated every year on August 14. It is a holiday that was founded by the Australian Booksellers Association. The aim is to appreciate bookshops around the country and highlight all the things that make local bookshops beneficial. The day creates a national wide appreciation for books and encourages more people to read. Bookshops exist to serve knowledge to the public and that is a very important job. The more equipped bookshops are, the better quality of knowledge people can get access to. In a time when books can be ordered online, the local brick-and-mortar bookshop needs all the support it can get.
National 7-Eleven Day
National 7-Eleven Day has taken place annually on July 11 since 2002. On this day, 7-Eleven, a prominent convenience shop chain, gives out free Slurpees to customers. Slurpee® is an icy drink with a wonderful flavor combination. It’s a carbonated beverage that comes in a variety of flavors and is naturally frozen. It is a very popular summer treat among Americans.
Nagasaki Memorial Day
Nagasaki Memorial Day is observed annually on August 9 in Nagasaki, Japan, commemorating the victims of the atomic bombing during WWII. Nagasaki was the second city after the first bombing three days earlier of the city of Hiroshima. So far, Japan is the only country that suffered nuclear attacks during a war. In 2017, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Treaty, which contains a comprehensive set of prohibitions on participating in any nuclear weapon activities. The treaty commenced on January 22, 2021.