This is our day guide for Monday August 24th 2020 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on August 24th 2020
Liberia: Flag Day
The holiday was first observed in an 1847 convention, when the founding fathers approved the flag's design as well as the new republic
Ukraine: Independence Day
Commemoration of the Declaration of Independence from the USSR in August 1991.Observances on August 24th 2020
USA: National Peach Pie Day
A homemade peach pie is the perfect summer dessert. Here's how to make one for National Peach Pie Day!
USA: National Waffle Day
Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Waffle Day
USA: National Knife Day
That's not a Knife day - this is a Knife day!August 23rd 2020 | Go to Today | August 25th 2020
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| General Information for August 24th 2020 | |
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| There are 2 public holidays today. | |
| Day 237 of 2020 | |
| 129 days left in 2020 | |
| Week 35 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1949 - The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect. | |
| 1891 - Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. | |
| 79 - Mount Vesuvius erupts. The cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae are buried in volcanic ash (note: this traditional date has been challenged, and many scholars believe that the event occurred on October 24). | |
| 49 BC - Julius Caesar's general Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River by the Numidians under Publius Attius Varus and King Juba of Numidia. Curio commits suicide to avoid capture. |
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