🎉 International Children's Day
Where: Beijing, China
Nearby on the globe: National Centre for the Performing Arts → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: June 1
June 1: International Children's Day. Today is International Children's Day, celebrated in China and many other countries. A day for children was first called for at a conference on child welfare in Geneva in 1925, and since 1950 many countries have celebrated it on June 1. Parks and schools in Beijing fill with shows and games.
✨ More events on this day
- 1831 🧭 Explorer James Clark Ross reached the North Magnetic Pole in the Canadian Arctic, the spot where a compass needle points straight down.
- 1974 🔬 Doctor Henry Heimlich published his method for helping someone who is choking, a quick push below the ribs that has since saved many lives.
- 2011 🚀 Space Shuttle Endeavour made its last landing in Florida after 25 flights, and it now rests in a museum in Los Angeles. Kennedy Space Center →
🧠 Question of the day
Where was a children's day first called for, in 1925?
- Berlin
- Geneva
- Rio de Janeiro
Show the answer
Answer: Geneva
Questions
What happened on June 1?
June 1: International Children's Day. It happened in Beijing, China.
In the game, the "Today on Earth" panel shows this story on its day, with a question to answer and a place to fly to.