Arshiya Khan

The first Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day was observed in 1985, under a different name. Originally, the day was known as National Cleanup Day for Federal Lands.

Although the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company was founded in 1852 and specialised in the production of waggons, buggies, carriages, and horse trappings, its history dates back to 1736, when Peter Studebaker and his family landed on the shores of the American Frontier.

Emergency Services Day was established in 2016 by Tom Scholes-Fogg, who desired to honour the nation's 999 servicemen and women with a special day.

In 1981, Paul Harvey recounted an incident over the radio. It centred on a woman who confronts the grocer about the ostensibly high prices of food items.

Dentistry is one of the oldest known forms of medicine, dating back to 7000 BCE, but it did not become a recognised profession until the 1700s.

Star Trek was conceived as a television series about the universe. The premiere episode broadcast on September 8, 1966, the date of the holiday.

In 1965, during the World Conference of Ministers of Education for the Eradication of Illiteracy in Tehran, the concept of a World Literacy Day was conceived.

In 1996, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) proclaimed September 8 as World Physical Therapy Day. The WCPT was established 70 years ago today.