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From culinary appreciation to environmental consciousness, July 14th offers an opportunity to celebrate some less traditional but equally interesting holidays. Each has its own significance and way of being observed by enthusiasts around the world.

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Closeup of melted macaroni and cheese

National Mac and Cheese Day

#Food

Appreciating and enjoying this classic, creamy comfort food.

Yellow measuring tape on black background

National Tape Measure Day

#Science

Recognizing the invention of this indispensable tool.

Dangerous shark underwater

Shark Awareness Day

#Animals

Aiming to dispel misconceptions about sharks and promoting their conservation.

Interesting Facts of July 14th

  1. 1. July 14th is famously known as Bastille Day in France, commemorating the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, a turning point in the French Revolution, and symbolizing the end of absolute monarchy and the birth of the sovereign nation.
  2. 2. The Mariner 4 spacecraft, launched by NASA, flew by Mars on July 14th, 1965 and took the first close-up photos of another planet. This mission provided the first glimpse of the Martian surface, including craters and Martian "seas."
  3. 3. In 1933, July 14th saw the promulgation of the Law for the Prevention of Hereditarily Diseased Offspring in Nazi Germany. This law called for the compulsory sterilization of certain individuals with physical and mental disabilities, setting a precedent for the later atrocities committed during the Holocaust.
  4. 4. On July 14th, 2003, the American web service company AOL Time Warner disbanded Netscape Communications Corporation, the developer of Netscape Navigator, which was one of the first widely used web browsers during the early days of the World Wide Web.