Talk:March 20
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March 20: Independence Day in Tunisia (1956).
- 1602 - The Dutch East India Company was established.
- 1852 - Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe (pictured) about slavery in the United States before the Civil War, was first published.
- 1883 - The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, one of the first intellectual property treaties, was signed.
- 1987 - The antiretroviral drug AZT became the first antiviral medication approved for use against HIV and AIDS.
- 1995 - The Aum Shinrikyo sect carried out a poison gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, killing 12 people and injuring more than 6,000 with sarin.
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[edit] Steak and Blowjob Day
I'm finding conflicting reports about this holiday...even here on Wikipedia. Some claim that it's March 20 while others claim that it's March 14. It's not terribly important, seeing as it's not even an official holiday...but if anybody knows exactly when it is that would be helpful. Thanks --Ally525 17:33, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
- Perhaps the important part is deciding if it needs to be mentioned on ANY date. There's been a pretty considerable tug-of-war with it here. Joyous | Talk 17:43, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
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- Well, true. I don't know, I'm pretty new to how things work on here. --Ally525 17:49, 7 March 2006 (UTC)
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- its march 14, exactly 1 month after valentines day. because Steak and BJ day is supposed to be the "man's valentines day." ...Patrick (talk, contributions) 09:09, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Stephen Colbert Day
I believe my previous entry RE: Stephen Colbert Day was deleted. I have reposted with a reference.
Stephen Colbert day will occur March 20, most likely annually. The observance was started in reponse to a lost bet my Oshawa mayor John Gray. There is no official noted way to celebrate. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 204.40.1.129 (talk) 18:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC).
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- According to the city council agenda for the meeting where the motion was passed, it's a one-off; 2007 only. [1] So even if it were notable enough mention here, it doesn't qualify to be listed under "Holidays and Observances," becuase it's not annual. Wikipedia:WikiProject Days of the year states "Items listed under "Events" should be notable on a global scale." So it shouldn't go there, either. -- Vary | Talk 16:19, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
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I say it be included until next year before then it is unknown if it will be celebrated annually. As far as this not being an global event, the Colbert report is seen in many countries around the world, so how doesn’t it qualify?Boatman666 13:06, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- Read my post above. It is not an annual event. The city council documents clearly specified March 20 2007 only. And it doens't qualify as global because, while there may be people in other countries who are aware of the date, it was only a holiday in one city. -- Vary | Talk 13:22, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
But do all holidays require a government mandate to be celebrated, is that part of the determining criteria? Just because the holiday is not celebrated by the city council is no reason to discount it. I say we wait until next mar 20 to determine if it is a anual event. As far as the need for something to be global to be event, there are things on that list that have little consequence to the world at large.Boatman666 23:34, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
- If you mean wait until next March 20 to see if it merits inclusion then, good idea. If you mean leave it in until next year on the off chance that it will gain some notability, I'm sorry, but that's just not how we do things here. If there's no proof it should be in the article right now, then it shouldn't be there. If and when there is evidence that it does meet our inclusion guidelines, then you can bring that evidence here. But WP:ILIKEIT isn't going to cut it. This has been discussed extensively here and elsewhere. I think the matter needs to be let go for now. -- Vary | Talk 00:17, 28 March 2007 (UTC)
