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National Holidays

Celebrating Singapore’s National Day

In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 9, we join the people of Singapore…

National Holidays

Celebrating Ivory Coast’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 7, we join the people of Ivory…

Gone But Not Forgotten, Humanities

Gone But Not Forgotten: Theodor Adorno

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Theodor W. Adorno, who died on this date (August 6) in 1969, was a towering figure in 20th-century philosophy, sociology, and cultural criticism. A central figure in the Frankfurt School…

National Holidays

Celebrating Jamaica’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 6, we join the people of Jamaica…

National Holidays

Celebrating Bolivia’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. Today, August 6, we join the people of Bolivia…

Gone But Not Forgotten, Humanities

Gone But Not Forgotten: Toni Morrison

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Toni Morrison, who died on this date (August 5) in 2019, emerged as one of the most profound and influential literary voices of the 20th and early 21st centuries. Her…

Consumption, Gone But Not Forgotten

Gone But Not Forgotten: Thorstein Veblen

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Thorstein Veblen, born on July 30, 1857, in Cato, Wisconsin, stands as one of the most provocative and insightful economists and sociologists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.…

Gone But Not Forgotten, Sports

Gone But Not Forgotten: Norbert Elias

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Norbert Elias, born on June 22, 1897, in Breslau, Germany (now Wrocław, Poland), stands as one of the most influential sociologists of the 20th century. Elias's pioneering work on the…

National Holidays

Celebrating Switzerland’s National Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. On August 1st, Switzerland commemorates the founding of the…

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Celebrating Benin’s Independence Day

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In the spirit of global unity, Society Today recognizes and celebrates the national holidays of all the peoples of the world. On August 1st, the vibrant West African country of…