Day on March 14 in the history

International day of the rivers. The holiday also carries the name the International Day of actions in protection of the rivers, waters and lives. It is founded to Brazil in 1997 at the first international conference against constructions large dams at the initiative of the American ecological organization "International Network of the Rivers". The ecological organizations took part in conference from 20 countries, including Russian Federation, United States of America, Brazil, India, Argentina, Mexico, China, Germany, Japan, France and Australia. Day of number of "Pi". This holiday was thought up by the American physicist Shou Larry in 1987. He saw that date on March 14, written in...