The World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the day the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 5 June 1972. The first World Environment Day was hosted in 1973. WED has been celebrated every year on 5 June since then.

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The World Environment Day (WED) was established by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the day the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment began in Stockholm, Sweden, on 5 June 1972. The first World Environment Day was hosted in 1973. WED has been celebrated every year on 5 June since then.

International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21. It was declared so by United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. The declaration of this day came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.

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International Yoga Day is celebrated on June 21. It was declared so by United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2014. The declaration of this day came after the call for the adoption of 21 June as International Day of Yoga by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address to UN General Assembly on September 27, 2014.

Action movie star Jackie Chan was, in November 2016, awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles or his “extraordinary achievements” in film. Chan has more than 200 films under his belt spanning a 56-year career.

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Action movie star Jackie Chan was, in November 2016, awarded an honorary Oscar at the Eighth Annual Governors Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center in Los Angeles or his “extraordinary achievements” in film. Chan has more than 200 films under his belt spanning a 56-year career.

Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any category. He received the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for having negotiated peace in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5. He also resolved a dispute with Mexico by resorting to arbitration as recommended by the peace movement.

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Theodore Roosevelt, who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909, was the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any category. He received the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize for having negotiated peace in the Russo-Japanese war in 1904-5. He also resolved a dispute with Mexico by resorting to arbitration as recommended by the peace movement.

The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared between Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan. They were awarded “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”

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The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize was shared between Kailash Satyarthi of India and Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan. They were awarded “for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education.”