World Equality Day: History, significance and why is it observed

World Equality Day: History, significance and why is it observed

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August 26 is observed as World Equality Day in the *United States*. The day celebrates 100 years of American women, who protested for a long time for their suffrage, attaining their constitutional right to vote.

*Significance*

The World Equality Day was first celebrated in 1972 after then US President Richard Nixon gave an...

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