Index included. CD-ROM held at front desk.

“The bible of special occasions.”-- Los Angeles Times 12,500 entries. 194 countries. 365 days. Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! If you're looking to tie a promotional event into a historical milestone, schedule your next vacation to coincide with a festival halfway around the world or plan a party around your favorite celebrity's birthday, Chase's Calendar of Events is the one resource that has it all. For broadcasters, event planners, librarians, editors, writers or simply the curious, this is one reference you can't do without! Chase's Calendar of Events 2009 brings you: Milestones such as the 200th birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, the100th anniversary of the NAACP and the 50th birthday of Barbie New birthdays such as soccer star Lionel Messi (June 24), football player Devin Hester (Nov 4), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (June 13) and newly elected heads of state worldwide New observances such as Girls Write Now Day (Mar 8), Stay Up All Night Night (May 9) and National Face Your Fears Day (Oct 13) Search Chase's Anyway You Want! Whether you want to target a specific date, location or subject, our fully searchable CD-ROM makes your research quick and easy. Also included is a free installer, so you can load Chase's directly to your hard drive.

12,500 listings for events all over the world Used by media professionals, marketing professionals, and on-air personalities CD-ROM allows customized searches by date, subject, location, and many other ways! Chase’s is a combination of events reference, almanac, and anniversary book--no other reference combines all these elements

The electronic version contains the complete print version including multiple tables, enhanced functionality, complete text of the paper index, Boolean searching, scheduling, new groupings, not in the print edition, and networkability. This version offers more complete access to the information than the print version is able offer.

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe! 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 2022, Chase's also features extensive appendices as well as a companion website that puts the power of Chase's at the user's fingertips. 2022 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 Birthdays of new world leaders, lauded authors, and breakout celebrities Info on key anniversaries, such as the 200th birth anniversaryof Harriet Tubman, the 100th anniversary of the first insulin treatment, the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tut's tomb, the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the color line, and the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone. And much more! All from the reference book that Publishers Weekly calls "one of the most impressive reference volumes in the world."