Chase's Calendar of Events 2016: The Ultimate Go-to Guide for Special Days, Weeks and Months

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe

If you're looking to tie a promotional event to a special month, travel to a music festival halfway around the world, blog about a historical milestone or do a celebrity birthday round-up on your radio show or Twitterfeed, Chase's Calendar of Events is the one resource that has it all.

The world's datebook, Chase's is the definitive day-by-day resource of what America and the wider world are celebrating and commemorating. Founded in 1957 on a reputation for accuracy and comprehensiveness, this annual publication has become the must-have reference used by experts and professionals for more than fifty years. From celebrity birthdays to historical anniversaries, from astronomical phenomena to national awareness days, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the one-stop shop for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past.

The 2016 Edition of Chase's Calendar of Events brings you:
The Transit of MercuryGames of the XXXI Olympiad in BrazilThe 25th anniversary of the collapse of the USSRThe 50th anniversary of the first celebration of KwanzaaThe 75th anniversary of Pearl HarborThe National Park Service's 100th birthdayThe 100th anniversary of WWI's Battle of Verdun and Battle of the SommeThe 200th birth anniversary of Charlotte Bront Indiana's 200th statehood birthday
Plus get exclusive access to the Chase's Calendar of Events companion website with:
Advanced Search: customize your search--date ranges, location, key word, category, attendance--however you want What's on Today? All the holidays, events, anniversaries, celebrity birthdays and more for the current dayAround Your World: an interactive map of the world--click on a country and discovers its major festivalsTabbed pages for Major Awards, About the Holidays, Glossary of Calendar Terms and 2016 Special Months
For librarians, broadcasters, journalists, event planners, public relations professionals, editors, writers or simply the curious, this is one reference you can't do without

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598888072
• ISBN13: 9781598888072
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Bernan Press
• Length: 752 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.9" x 1.5" x 8.4"