The world's date book since 1957, Chase's is the definitive, authoritative, day-by-day resource of what the world is celebrating. From national days to celebrity birthdays, from historical milestones 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 2024, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2024 is packed with special events and observances, including, National days and public holidays of every nation on Earth, Scores of new special days, weeks and months-such as international Day of Zero Waste (Mar 30), Right to Read Day (Apr 8) or World Eel Day (May 17), Famous birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors and breakout celebrities, Information on the 2024 Great North American Eclipse, Information on the restoration and reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, Information on milestone anniversaries, such as the 250th anniversary of the First Continental Congress, the 100th birth anniversary of James Baldwin, the 75th anniversaries of NATO and the People's Republic of China and more, Information on such special events as the International Year of Camelids and the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad-Paris 2024, Information about Leap Year, And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world." 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.