▁War ▁Category : Mil it ary ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Th ir teen ▁Col on ies ▁Category : Pre - state hood ▁history ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁Category : Pre - state hood ▁history ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : History ▁of ▁Lu zer ne ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania ▁Category : Internal ▁territorial ▁disput es ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Internal ▁wars ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁International ▁Day ▁for ▁the ▁Rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁S lave ▁Trade ▁and ▁its ▁Ab ol ition , ▁August ▁ 2 3 ▁of ▁each ▁year , ▁the ▁day ▁designated ▁by ▁UN ES CO ▁to ▁memor ialize ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁That ▁date ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁resolution ▁ 2 9 ▁C / 4 0 ▁by ▁the ▁Organ ization ' s ▁General ▁Conference ▁at ▁its ▁ 2 9 th ▁session . ▁Circ ular ▁CL / 3 4 9 4 ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁from ▁the ▁Director - General ▁invited ▁Minister s ▁of ▁Culture ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁date ▁is ▁significant ▁because , ▁during ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 2 ▁to ▁August ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Saint ▁Dom ing ue ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁H ait i ), ▁an ▁u pr ising ▁began ▁which ▁set ▁forth ▁events ▁which ▁were ▁a ▁major ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁the ▁trans at l antic ▁slave ▁trade . ▁ ▁UN ES CO ▁Member ▁States ▁organ ize