It's been 60 years since the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which has since become one of the foundational documents of international human rights. If the concept of "human rights" has become commonplace these days, it's largely thanks to the direct and indirect influence of this document.
The UDHR is particularly important to me personally, since one of my first introductions to crazed lefty thought was Noam Chomsky's The Umbrella of U.S. Power, subtitled "The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy"—a comparison of actual U.S. policy to the standards outlined in the UDHR (which was then turning 50). Reading it was a painful but tremendously eye-opening experience for me, and it was a catalyst for huge changes in my life.
So happy 60th birthday, UDHR. And a belated happy 80th birthday to Noam Chomsky as well, and a heartfelt thank you too. Thank you for dedicating so much of your life to explicating the carefully-obscured obvious, and teaching millions of people the basics of intellectual self-defense—despite the personal and professional sacrifices it's no doubt entailed. I can honestly say that my life is nothing like it would have been if you'd never lived.