June 20, or Elephants in Zoos and Refugee Day
Zodiac Sign Gemini
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Gemini, June 20. Born on this day are endowed with the ability to evoke strong emotions in others.
The most striking personalities of those who were born on this day can boast that they quite often manage to be in a state far from rational. In extreme situations, this state can be expressed in the form of ecstasy, even hysteria.
Psychoanalytic abilities, clairvoyance are categories that are far from alien to those who were born on this day.
In fact, those born on June 20 should not only observe their rationalism, but also periodically test their logic, because if it serves only the purpose of satisfying emotional needs, it makes no sense.
Born 20 June take pleasure in convincing others. Unfortunately, they lack tolerance for opposing opinions that threaten to destroy their own beliefs.
Subconsciously, they strive to achieve full consensus with the world around them.
No matter how sensitive or rational those born on June 20 may seem, illogicality still slips in their appearance.
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Gemini men born on June 20:
- boast the following properties:
- cheerful,
- curious,
- talented,
- sensuality.
- To conquer such a man, you need to give up hackneyed phrases, show your intelligence and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Gemini men value in women, first of all, brains and a sense of humor.
Gemini women born on June 20:
- possess the following properties:
- resourceful,
- sociable,
- versatile.
- Games are Gemini's favorite pastime.
- They adore experimentation and risk falling madly in love with someone who can seriously surprise and conquer - not by impudence and primitive courtship, but by graceful and non-standard moves.
International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos
In captivity, elephants find themselves deprived of much and, ultimately, live an inferior life.
In captivity, elephants find themselves deprived of much and, ultimately, live an inferior life.
Today, June 20, animal advocates call attention to the problems of elephants - the most majestic animals of our time. For the first time, the International Day of Action for Elephants in Zoos (IDAEZ) was celebrated in 2009, at the same time the movement's activists defined their main tasks, the main one of which is the release of all elephants from the world from captivity. Since then, this Day is celebrated annually.
Elephants, the largest land mammals, are created for open spaces. These highly developed animals are united in large families with close relationships, communicating with each other even from a distance. On the day they pass several kilometers, overcoming deserts, rivers, forests and savannahs.
In captivity, they are deprived of all this and, ultimately, live an inferior life - solely for people to have the pleasure of seeing the giants with their own eyes. In addition, elephants often suffer from cruel methods of training, which are still used in some regions. Among other things, steel hooks are used, for example, to force the animal to submit to man.
On Elephant Protection Day in zoos, animal advocates organize a variety of educational activities, telling people about elephants, their habitual way of life and how difficult it is for them to be captive.
In the United States of America, this action has been held for several years and managed to bring the first results. About 20 US zoos have closed or are about to close pavilions with elephants; 11 zoos moved 14 elephants to nature reserves, created specifically for these animals.
Day of protection of elephants in zoos is not included in the number of official. However, its initiators are going to struggle to ensure that the UN formally included it in the calendar of dates.
By the way, September 22 marks one more Day of protection of elephants. It is dedicated to all the elephants of the world, and not only to those contained in zoos.
Some interesting facts about elephants
Refugee Day
Every year on June 20, refugees and forced migrants celebrate their sad day.
Over the years, various countries and regions have celebrated their own memorable days and even weeks devoted to refugees. One of the most famous is the Day of African Refugees, which is celebrated in several countries on June 20.
In 2000, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a special resolution - an expression of solidarity with Africa, in which there is a large number of refugees, and which traditionally shows them its generosity. In accordance with this resolution, the General Assembly in 2001 celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. At the same time, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) agreed that World Refugee Day should be celebrated simultaneously with African Refugee Day - 20 June.
Today's date is a statement of fact: wars on earth do not stop. It is also a statement of international agreements that underpin the protection of refugees and respect for the resilience and courage of refugees throughout the world.
Every year, World Refugee Day is dedicated to a specific topic. In 2017, World Refugee Day will be dedicated to migrant children without parents.
Also on June 20...
1578 - English explorer Martin Frobisher declared Greenland possession of the crown, calling it "West England".
1793 - American Eli Whitney patented a cotton gin.
1815 - Jacques Offenbach, French composer, was born.
1861 - born Frederick Hopkins, an English biochemist who discovered vitamins A and D.
1926 - the first Soviet taxis appeared in Moscow. 15 Italian “Fiats” and French “Renault” could be easily recognized by the indispensable bright yellow stripe on the car body and the drivers' branded clothes: leather jacket and hat ... Abolished after the revolution as a “bourgeois fact”, taxis returned to the capital streets the will of the Moscow City Council. “For the resumption of the institute of paid traffic”, the authorities explained their decision ...
1945 - The Victory Flag, hoisted in Berlin over the building of the German parliament (Reichstag), was delivered to Moscow shortly before the surrender of Nazi Germany.
1949 - American tennis player Gasi Moran at the Wimbledon tournament caused a scandal. It was the representative of the United States who became the first woman on the tennis court, who allowed herself to wear such a short skirt that from under her viewers for a second noticed her short pants. Photo Moran in a scandalous outfit went around newspapers and magazines around the world.
1950 - Lionel Richie, American pop singer, was born.
1963 - a hot-line between the USSR and the USA was created.
1967 - Nicole Kidman, an Australian-American actress, was born.
1968 - Robert Rodriguez was born, an American film director of Mexican descent (“From Dusk Till Dawn”).
1991 - the German parliament decided to transfer the capital from Bonn to Berlin.
1993 - The first test flight on the Eurotunnel under the Channel Tunnel was completed.
1994 - died Jay Miner (b. 1932), creator of the world's first multimedia computer Amiga 1000.
2003 - The Wikimedia Foundation was created.
2005 - died Jack Kilby (b. 1923), American physicist, engineer, creator of the first integrated circuit, Nobel Prize winner.
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