Chase's Calendar of Events 2024: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months

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Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!

Since 1957, Chase's Calendar of Events lists everything worth knowing and celebrating for each day of the year: 12,500 holidays, national days, historical milestones, famous birthdays, festivals, sporting events and more. Publishers Weekly has cited it as "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world." Library Journal named the 67th edition (A 2024 Starred Review) "an invaluable resource for trivia fans, planners, media professionals, teachers, and librarians.
From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionalsa one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past.

Completely updated for 2024, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips.

2024is packed with special events and observances, including
National days and public holidays of every nation on EarthScores of new special days, weeks and months--such as International Day of Zero Waste or World Eel DayFamous birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors and breakout celebritiesInfo on the 2024 Great North American Eclipse.Info on the restoration and reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris.Info on milestone anniversaries, such as the 300th birth anniversary of Immanuel Kant, the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, the 100th birth anniversary of James Baldwin and more.Information on such special events as the International Year of Camelids and the Paris Olympics or Euro 2024.And much more!

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Bursting with useful, fun material that delights, entices, and enlightens, this title, first published in 1957, has evolved well beyond a list of days of significance. This latest edition contains 12,500 entries comprised of special days (Christmas, Mothers Day, Black Womens Day, Right To Read Day, World Eel Day), weeks (National Library Week), and months (Womens History Month, Book Blitz Month, plus the birthdays of notable people (Shirley Chisholm, James Baldwin, Jimmy Carter, Immanuel Kant), historical anniversaries (President Nixons resignation, the founding of NATO, the First Continental Congress) international and national observances (covering 196 countries), civic holidays, presidential proclamations, festivals, events, astronomical phenomena (eclipses, equinoxes, moon phases), religious observances (Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Bahai), and a worldwide time zone map. There are also facts about Canada and Mexico, current state governors, U.S. senators, U.S. Supreme Court justices, major 20222023 awards, and calendars (20242026; Chinese; perpetual calendar through 2100) The book also includes the URL and password for the user-friendly online companion website, offering multiple access points beyond the basic search. An invaluable resource for trivia fans, planners, media professionals, teachers, and librarians. * Library Journal, Starred Review *

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Chase's Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. Chase's was first published on December 4, 1957, by brothers William and Harrison Chase.