Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for April 18, 2022

Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily here. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!


Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.

On This Day

• Adult Autism Day
• Easter Monday
• International Amateur Radio Day
• 1783: George Washington issued a General Order announcing the end of hostilities with Britain, giving thanks to God, offering congratulations, and authorizing an extra ration of alcohol to the troops to celebrate the end of the Revolutionary War
• 1868: The San Francisco Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was formed
• 1879: The Trial of Standing Bear-Crook on Native Americans’ citizen’s rights began
• 1880: A tornado struck Marshfield, Missouri, killing 99 people and injuring 100
• 1906: A massive earthquake and fire in San Francisco killed nearly 4,000 people while destroying 75% of the city
• 1918: The People’s Council of Latvia proclaimed Latvian independence
• 1945: Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Bolivia were established
• 1946: The League of Nations dissolved 3 months after the United Nations was established
• 1946: The International Court of Justice opened at The Hague, Netherlands
• 1949: The Republic of Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth
• 1956: Egypt and Israel agreed to a cease fire
• 1968: 178,000 employees of US Bell Telephone System went on strike
• 1978: The US Senate voted to return the Panama Canal to Panama on December 31, 1999
• 1980: Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) declared independence from the UK
• 1990: The US Supreme Court ruled states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one’s home
• 1996: In Lebanon, at least 106 civilians were killed when the Israel Defense Forces accidentally shelled a UN compound
• 2007: The US Supreme Court upheld the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
• 2014: 12 Nepalese climbers were killed by an avalanche on Mt Everest
• 2018: Protests begin in Managua, Nicaragua, over proposed changes to social security where protesters were beaten by suspected pro-government gangs
• 2018: “Black Panther” was the first film shown at a commercial cinema in 35 years in Saudi Arabia as cinemas were reopened
• 2019: Irish Journalist Lyra McKee was shot to death while covering riots in Derry, Northern Ireland. The dissident republican group the New IRA claimed responsibility
  
  

Weekly Holidays and Observances including April 18, 2022

• Passover, also known as Pesach (April 15-April 23)
• Fibroid Awareness Week (April 17-23)
• National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (April 17-23)
• National Volunteer Week (April 17-23)
• Orthodox Holy Week (April 17-23)
• Consumer Awareness Week (April 18-23)
• National Environmental Education Week (April 18-22)
  
  

April Monthly Holidays and Observances

• Orthodox Lent (March 7 – April 23)
• Alcohol Awareness Month
• Arab American Heritage Month
• Cancer Control Month
• Celebrate Diversity Month
• Cesarean Awareness Month
• Community Service Month
• Community Spirit Days
• Counseling Awareness Month
• Defeat Diabetes Month
• Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
• Financial Literacy Month
• Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month
• Grange Month
• International Amateur Radio Month
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
• Listening Awareness Month
• Move More Month
• Multicultural Communication Month
• National Anxiety Month
• National Autism Awareness Month
• National Child Abuse Prevention Month
• National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
• National Food Month
• National Garden Month
• National Parkinson’s Awareness Month
• National Pest Management Month
• National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
• National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
• National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month aka Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
• STI Awareness Month (Sexually Transmitted Infections) aka National STD Awareness Month aka National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)’s Education and Awareness Month
• National Sjogren’s Syndrome Awareness Month
• Physical Wellness Month
• Rosacea Awareness Month
• Stress Awareness Month
• Summer Tire Changeover Month
• Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
• Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
• World Habitat Awareness Month
• Ramadan (Islamic Holy Month) (April 2 – May 2)