National Holiday of Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Uzbekistan, Slovakia

National Childhood Injury Prevention Week (Sept 1-7)

Dick Sheppard born in England, 1880

National Holiday of Viet Nam

Convention on Rights of the Child in effect 1990, still awaiting signature by USA and Somalia

National Holiday of Qatar, San Marino

American Revolution officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris, 1783

Convention for Elimination of Discrimination Against Women 1981 (CEDAW)

Labor Day (*1st Monday)

Opening of Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995

First US Labor Day parade held in New York City, 1882

Theodore Roosevelt successfully mediated signing of Treaty of Portsmouth, ending war betwee Japan and Russia, 1905.

Camp David Accords begin as Jimmy Carter hosts peace process between Anwar Sadat of Egypt and Menachim Begin of Israel, 1978

UN Conference on Population and Development, opened in Cairo, Egypt, 1994

Jane Addams born in Illinois, 1860

The Millennium Summit at the United Nations began, bringing together more than 150 world leaders (the most ever at a meeting) who agreed to the Millennium Development Goals, commiting their nations to help end poverty, fight AIDS, promote human rights and protect the planet, September 6-9, 2000

National Holiday of Swaziland

Independence Day of Brazil

Ela Bhatt born in India, 1933

Cornerstone of League of Nations headquarters, Palais des Nations, now housing UN agencies, laid in Geneva, Switzerland 1929

*International Literacy Day (www.LiteracyDay.net)

National Holiday of Andorra

Oprah Winfrey Show premiered, 1986

Opening of World Conference on Family Violence, New Delhi 1998

Leo Tolstoy born in Russia, 1828

National Holiday of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Tajikistan

Grandparents' Day (*1st Sunday after Labor Day)

Jean Vanier born in Switzerland, 1928

USA President Clinton signed Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) New York 1996

Linda Gray born in California, 1940

European Assembly in Strasbourg, France, voted to phase out war toys and their advertising, 1982

Oscar Arias Sanchez born in Costa Rica, 1941

Arthur Henderson born in Scotland, 1863

National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct. 15)

Lida Yusupova born in Chechnya, 1961

National Holiday of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua

First National Convention for Blacks held in Philadelphia, 1830

First woman president of the United Nations General Assembly, Mme V.L. Pandit of India, elected 1953

Greenpeace founded, 1971

*International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer (www.PeaceCalendar.net/september16.htm)

National Holiday of Mexico, Papua New Guinea

Sadako Ogata born in Japan, 1927

Ed Begley, Jr. born in California, 1949

 Citizenship Day - (www.CitizenshipDay.us) commemorating 1787 ratification of the US Constitution

Supreme Court Chief Justice Warren Burger born in Minnesota, 1907

Ernesto Moneta born in Italy, 1833

Equal Rights Party was founded in San Francisco, 1884

UN achieved independence of Papua New Guinea, 1975

*International Day of Peace - www.InternationalDayOfPeace.net

H.G. Wells born in England, 1866

First US Congressional vote supporting UN, Fulbright Resolution, 1943

*World Maritime Day (September 22-30) (www.PeaceCalendar.net/maritime.htm)

National Holiday of Mali

Timothy Wirth born in New Mexico, 1939

Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln, freeing all slaves in America, 1862

Church Center of UN donated by world Methodists dedicated by U Thant for use of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) 1962

Lord John Boyd-Orr born in Scotland, 1880

National Holiday of Saudi Arabia

National Good Neighbor Day (www.NatGoodNeighborDay.org)

National Holiday of Guinea-Bissau

Kees Boeke born in Netherlands, 1884

Michael Douglas born in New Jersey, 1944

Family Day (By Presidential Proclamation) www.FamiliesDay.com

King Christian born in Denmark, 1870

Dith Pran born in Cambodia, 1942

World Tourism Day

Lech Walesa born in Poland, 1943

Koïchiro Matsuura born in Japan, 1937

Elie Wiesel born in Romania, 1928

National Holiday of Botswana