🎉 International Day of the Girl (2012)
Where: UN Headquarters, New York
Nearby on the globe: Chrysler Building → 🌍 Open the 3D globe
📅 On This Day: October 11
October 11, 2012: International Day of the Girl. Today is the International Day of the Girl, set by the United Nations. It is a day to remember that every girl in the world should be able to go to school and follow her dreams. It was first celebrated in 2012.
✨ More events on this day
- 1758 🔬 Astronomer Heinrich Olbers was born in Germany. A doctor by day, he hunted comets and asteroids at night and asked a famous question: why is the night sky dark?
- 1968 🚀 NASA launched Apollo 7, the first Apollo mission with a crew. Its three astronauts tested the spacecraft in Earth orbit for 11 days, paving the way to the Moon.
- 1984 🚀 Astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan stepped outside the Space Shuttle Challenger and became the first American woman to do a spacewalk.
🧠 Question of the day
When was the International Day of the Girl first celebrated?
- 1812
- 1912
- 2012
Show the answer
Answer: 2012
🎂 Landmarks that opened on October 11
Questions
What happened on October 11?
October 11, 2012: International Day of the Girl. It happened in UN Headquarters, New York.
Which landmarks opened on October 11?
Eureka Tower (opened 2006).
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.
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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Day_of_the_Girl_Child