Miscellaneous Current Affairs · 8 May 2026

National Cartoonists Day observed globally on May 5

Exam-focused facts from the 8 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • National Cartoonists Day is observed every year on May 5.
  • The day was established by the National Cartoonists Society in the late 1990s.
  • The date May 5 commemorates the debut of the first colour comic strip in the New York World in 1895.
  • The first colour comic strip featured the character The Yellow Kid, created by Richard F. Outcault.
  • The day honours the evolution of the craft from early newsprint to modern digital and animated formats.

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