Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! The world's date book, Chase's is the definitive day-by-day resource of what America and the world are celebrating and commemorating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical anniversaries to astronomical phenomena, from award ceremonies and sporting events to religious festivals and carnivals, Chase's is the must-have reference used by experts and professionals-a one-stop shop with 12,500 entries for everything that is happening now or is worth remembering from the past. Completely updated for 2019, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2019 is packed with special events and observances, including *The International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements *The Transit of Mercury *National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth *Celebrations and observances of Leonardo da Vinci's 500th death anniversary *The 100th anniversary of the 1919 World Series Scandal *The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing *The 200th birthdays of Queen Victoria and Walt Whitman *The 150th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi and the 100th birth anniversary of Jackie Robinson *Scores of new holidays and national days *Birthdays of new world leaders, office holders, and breakout stars *And much more! All from the reference book that NPR's Planet Money calls the "Oxford English Dictionary of holidays."

About the Author
Chase's Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. Chase's was first published on December 4, 1957, by brothers William and Harrison Chase.


Book Information
ISBN 9781641432634
Author Editors of Chase's
Format Paperback
Page Count 752
Imprint Bernan Press
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 1769g
Dimensions(mm) 279mm * 217mm * 39mm