Now that was two and a half years after the day the proclamation was issued.

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Other decisions adopted by the Board include the proclamation of a World Radio Day and an International Jazz Day to be celebrated on 13 February and 30 April respectively.

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On April 1st, President Obama issued the first ever Presidential Proclamation to mark World Autism Awareness Day.

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Indeed, Gov. Rick Perry issued a proclamation in April calling for a three-day prayer for rain.

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Therefore, in response to a proposal by the Czech Republic in October 2005, UNESCO's General Conference approved the proclamation of 27 October as the annual World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.

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In 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day.

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"John Sheardown remained a very humble man, always willing to stay in the shadow of others, and the people of Windsor remain extremely proud of his diplomatic intervention and career accomplishments, " read a proclamation that declared November 10, 2012, "John Sheardown Day" in the city of Windsor, in Ontario, Canada.

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It's also known as Juneteenth, a holiday that marks the day slaves in Galveston, Texas found out that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.

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