Some important events that happened on June 26 across the world.
- 1948: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) was founded.
- 1963: The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson, outlawing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
- 1970: The first Earth Day was celebrated.
- 1972: The United Nations Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1994: Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black president of South Africa.
- 2005: The Live 8 concerts were held in London, Philadelphia, Berlin, Paris, Rome, Tokyo, and Johannesburg to raise awareness of poverty and debt relief in Africa.
In addition to these major events, June 26 is also the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, which was established by the United Nations in 1987. This day is an opportunity to raise awareness of the dangers of drug abuse and to promote drug prevention and treatment programs.
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