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Eve Merriamscholastic.com/julybirthdays
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Ford Motor Company Ships Its 1st Car, 1903scholastic.com/future_cars
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1st Walk on Moon (1969)scholastic.com/space_frontier
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Wiley Post Flies Solo Around the World — 7 Days, 18 Hours & 45 Minutes (1933)scholastic.com/flight
23
Ice Cream Cone Invented (1904)scholastic.com/icecream
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The 1st Wagon Train Across the Rocky Mountains (1832)scholastic.com/westward
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1st Transatlantic Two-Way Radio Broadcast (1920)
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The Battle of Gettysburg Began (1863)scholastic.com/civilwar
1st International Phone Call Canada-U.S. (1881)scholastic.com/phone_call
2
Amelia Earhart Disappeared (1937)scholastic.com/earhart
3
Final Battle of Gettysburg (1863) scholastic.com/civilwar
Idaho Statehood (1890)scholastic.com/states
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Independence Dayscholastic.com/patriotic
5
WWII: Liberation of the Philippines (1945)scholastic.com/wwii
P.T. Barnum (1810), American Showmanscholastic.com/circus
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Anne Frank Went into Hiding (1942)scholastic.com/annefrank
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1st Loaf of Sliced Bread Sold (1928)scholastic.com/wwii_bread
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The Declaration of Independence Read & the Liberty Bell Is Rung Philadelphia (1776)scholastic.com/patriotic
Reports of UFO Crash Roswell, N.M. (1947)
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1st Successful Open-Heart Surgery (1893)scholastic.com/heart
10
Wyoming Statehood (1890)scholastic.com/states
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E.B. Whitescholastic.com/julybirthdays
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Henry David Thoreau scholastic.com/julybirthdays
George Washington Carver(1864), American Scientist scholastic.com/GWCarver
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Julius Caesar (100 BC), Roman General & Statesman
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Bastille Dayscholastic.com/international_holidays
Brian Selznickscholastic.com/julybirthdays
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1st Joint U.S.-Soviet Space Flight (1975)scholastic.com/space_frontier
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Washington D.C. Becomes Capital of the U.S. (1790)
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Daily Startersscholastic.com/dailystarters
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Nadia Comaneci — 1st Perfect 10 in Gymnastics — 1976 Summer Olympicsscholastic.com/summer_olympics
July 2015
PATRIOTIC HOLIDAYS scholastic.com/patriotic
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26Launch of Apollo 15 (1971)scholastic.com/space_frontier
New York Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states
Parents Day scholastic.com/parentsday
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Bugs Bunny (1940), Animated Cartoon Characterscholastic.com/animation
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John J. Muth & Beatrix Potterscholastic.com/julybirthdays
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Sharon Creechscholastic.com/julybirthdays
30
U.S. Motto ”In God We Trust” (1956)
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J.K. Rowlingscholastic.com/rowling
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William Clark (1770), American Explorer scholastic.com/lewisclark
Colorado Statehood (1876)scholastic.com/states
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Everything You Need to Teachscholastic.com/everything
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Davy Crockett (1786), American Frontiersmanscholastic.com/folk_tales
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Paula Danzigerscholastic.com/augustbirthdays
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National Aviation Dayscholastic.com/aviation
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President Andrew Johnson Declared End of Civil War (1866)scholastic.com/civil_war
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Hawaii Statehood (1959)scholastic.com/states
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Loch Ness Monster 1st Sighting, Scotland (565 A.D.)scholastic.com/mff
Theodore Roosevelt: 1st U.S President to Ride in an Automobile (1902)scholastic.com/Theodore_Roosevelt
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Lincoln Penny Introduced (1909)scholastic.com/class_economy
3
Christopher Columbus Set Sailscholastic.com/Columbus
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Barack Obama (1961), U.S. Presidentscholastic.com/obama
5
Neil Armstrong (1930), American Astronautscholastic.com/space_frontier
6
Andy Warhol (1928), American Artist
Sonia Sotomayor Confirmed as 1st Hispanic Supreme Court Justice (2009)scholastic.com/sotomayor
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Betsy Byarsscholastic.com/augustbirthdays
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President Richard Nixon Announces Resignation (1974)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings scholastic.com/augustbirthdays
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
9
Michael Phelps Olympic Record for Gold Medals (2008)scholastic.com/summer_olympics
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Suzanne Collinsscholastic.com/augustbirthdays
Missouri Statehood (1821)scholastic.com/states
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Babe Ruth 1st to Hit 500 Homers (1929)scholastic.com/baberuth
12
Ann M. Martin & Walter Dean Myersscholastic.com/augustbirthdays
Tyrannosaurus Rex ‘Sue’ Discovered (1990)scholastic.com/dinosaurs
13
Left-Handers Day scholastic.com/left_hand_day
14
Japan Surrendered, End of World War II (1945)scholastic.com/wwii
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Panama Canal Opened (1914)
August 2015
BACK-TO-SCHOOL MONTH scholastic.com/back-to-school_month
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23W. Germany & E. Germany Announced They Would Unite on October 3 (1990)scholastic.com/germany
30The Space Shuttle Discovery Maiden Voyage (1984)scholastic.com/space_frontier
24Amelia Earhart: 1st Woman to Fly Solo Across the US Non-Stop (1932)scholastic.com/earhart
31Lewis and Clark Expedition Began (1803)scholastic.com/lewisclark
25
Galileo Demonstrated His Telescope (1609)
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19th Amendment: Women Can Vote! (1920)scholastic.com/suffrage
National Dog Dayscholastic.com/dogslife
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Lisa Yeescholastic.com/augustbirthdays
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MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)scholastic.com/mlkjr
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Karen Hessescholastic.com/augustbirthdays
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1st Gasoline-Powered Car — Springfield, MA (1891)
21
International Day of Peace
Sandra Day O’Connor (1981), 1st Female Supreme Court Justice scholastic.com/oconnor
22Yom Kippur Begins
U.S. Postmaster General Established (1789)scholastic.com/letter_writing
150th Anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation (1862)scholastic.com/emancipation_proclamation
23
Yom Kippur Ends
1st Day of Autumnscholastic.com/autumn
Autumn Stroll Dayscholastic.com/autumn
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National Punctuation Day!?”!*:scholastic.com/grammar
25
1st American Newspaper Published (1690)scholastic.com/news_writing
26
Johnny Appleseed aka John Chapman (1774), Nurserymanscholastic.com/mff
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Battle of Chantilly (1862), Civil Warscholastic.com/civil_war
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Top 10 Multimedia Unitsscholastic.com/top_units
The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury (1789)scholastic.com/class_economy
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Treaty of Paris Signed Ending Revolutionary War, 1783scholastic.com/patriots
Fredrick Douglas Began His Escape From Slavery, 1838scholastic.com/undergroundrailroad
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Los Angeles Founded by Spanish Settlers (1781)scholastic.com/LA
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1st U.S. Labor Day Parade (1882)scholastic.com/patriotic
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Read a Book Dayscholastic.com/bookwizard
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Labor Dayscholastic.com/patriotic
Grandma Moses, American Artist (1860)
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Ruby Bridges, Jack Prelutsky & Jon Scieszkascholastic.com/septemberbirthdays
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California Statehood (1850)scholastic.com/states
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Top Teaching Blogsscholastic.com/topteaching
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Patriot Day scholastic.com/patriotic
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Canyonlands National Park (1964)scholastic.com/national_parks
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Rosh Hashanahscholastic.com/new_year
Roald Dahl Dayscholastic.com/septemberbirthdays
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The Star-Spangled Banner (1814)scholastic.com/patriotic
Groundbreaking Ceremony for the UN Headquarters (1948)
15
International Day of Democracy
Tomie dePaolascholastic.com/septemberbirthdays
16
Mayflower Left England (1620)scholastic.com/voyage
17
Constitution Dayscholastic.com/constitution
18
Columbus’ Final Voyage Landed Costa Rica (1502)scholastic.com/columbus
National Cheeseburger Day
19
Washington’s Farewell Address Printed (1796)scholastic.com/colonial_period
Talk Like a Pirate Dayscholastic.com/ pirate_talk
September 2015
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Sept. 15 - Oct. 15 scholastic.com/HHmonth
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Lancaster, PA is the Capital of the U.S. for ONE Day (1777)scholastic.com/colonial_period
Google Started (1998)
World Tourism Dayscholastic.com/global_trek
28
Confucius (551BC), Chinese Philosopherscholastic.com/confucius
29
1st U.S. Congress Adjourned (1789)scholastic.com/colonial_period
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Guadalupe Mountains National Park (1972) &Haleakala National Park Established (1960)scholastic.com/national_parks
October 2015SCHOLASTIC.CO
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1st Model T Introduced for $850
World Vegetarian Dayscholastic.com/veggies
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Mohandas Gandhi (1869) Indian Freedom Fighterscholastic.com/gandhi
3
East & West Germany United (1990)scholastic.com/germany
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U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska (1867)scholastic.com/states
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Yorktown Dayscholastic.com/colonial_period
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Ratification of Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)scholastic.com/westward_expansion
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Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (1917)
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1st Recorded Parachute Jump (1797)scholastic.com/flight
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Gordon Kormanscholastic.com/octoberbirthdays
24
United Nations Dayscholastic.com/un_day
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1st Run of the Orient Express (1883)
World Space Weekscholastic.com/space_frontier
World Animal Day
5
World Teacher Dayscholastic.com/teacher_day
David Shannonscholastic.com/octoberbirthdays
6
Thomas Edison Showed His 1st Motion Picture (1889)
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James Whitcomb Riley, Poetscholastic.com/poetry
8
R.L Stinescholastic.com/octoberbirthdays
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Washington Monument Opened (1888)scholastic.com/washingtonmonument
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National Angel Food Cake Day
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Born in New York City (1884)
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Columbus Dayscholastic.com/columbus
1st U.S. Columbus Day (1792)scholastic.com/columbus
Freethought Dayscholastic.com/writeit
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Islamic New Year Beginsscholastic.com/teachers/article/islam
Greenwich, England — the Universal Time Meridian of Longitude (1884)scholastic.com/time_zones
14
Winnie-the-Pooh Published (1926)
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Global Handwashing Dayscholastic.com/wash_hands_day
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Dictionary Dayscholastic.com/teachers/article/discover-dictionary
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Wear Something Gaudy Day
FIRE PREVENTION MONTH scholastic.com/firesafety
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Pablo Picasso (1881), Spanish Artist
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Steven Kelloggscholastic.com/octoberbirthdays
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1st NY Subway Opened (1904)scholastic.com/subway
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The Statue of Liberty Dedication (1886)scholastic.com/immigration
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1st Oscar Night (1929)scholastic.com/make_movies
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John Adams (1735), U.S. President scholastic.com/colonial_period
31
Happy Halloweenscholastic.com/Halloween
Nevada Statehood (1864)scholastic.com/states
November 2015SCHOLASTIC.CO
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Humane Society Anniversary Dayscholastic.com/dogslife
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Buy Nothing Dayscholastic.com/economy
You’re Welcome Day
24
Listen & Read About Community Helpersscholastic.com/commjob
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National Day of Listeningscholastic.com/ndl
Marc Brownscholastic.com/novemberbirthdays
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Happy Thanksgiving scholastic.com/thanksgiving
Public Streetcar Service Began in NYC (1832)scholastic.com/subway
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1st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Held (1924)scholastic.com/milly
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1st Automobile Race Held (1895)
1
John Adams 1st President to Live in the White House (1800)scholastic.com/colonial_period
Daylight Savings Ends
2
North Dakota Statehood (1889) &South Dakota Statehood (1889) scholastic.com/states
3
National Sandwich Dayscholastic.com/sandwich_day
4
Barack Obama Elected the 44th President of the U.S. (2008) scholastic.com/barack_obama
5
Listen & Read about Animalsscholastic.com/read_animals
6
Abraham Lincoln Elected 16th President (1860)scholastic.com/lincoln
7
Marie Curie (1867), Polish-born, French Physicist
8
Montana Statehood (1889)scholastic.com/state
9
Fall of the Berlin Wall (1989)scholastic.com/germany
10
“Sesame Street” Debuted on PBS (1969)scholastic.com/sesame_street
11Diwali Beginsscholastic.com/diwali
Veteran’s Dayscholastic.com/patriotic
Washington Statehood (1889)scholastic.com/states
Germany Surrendered — WWI Ends (1918)
12
Ellis Island Closed (1954)scholastic.com/immigration
13
World Kindness Day
Robert Louis Stevensonscholastic.com/novemberbirthdays
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Nancy Tafurischolastic.com/novemberbirthdays
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
15
Geography Awareness Weekscholastic.com/globaltrek
I Love to Write Dayscholastic.com/www
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Oklahoma Statehood (1907)scholastic.com/states
17
Homemade Bread Dayscholastic.com/bread
National Adoption Day
18
Lewis and Clark at Pacific Oceanscholastic.com/lewis_clark
19
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address (1863)scholastic.com/Lincoln
20
Universal Children’s Dayscholastic.com/kindergarten
21
World Hello Day
World Television Day
North Carolina Statehood (1789)scholastic.com/states
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C.S. Lewis, Madeline L’Engle & Louisa May Alcottscholastic.com/novemberbirthdays
30
Mark Twainscholastic.com/novemberbirthdays
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH scholastic.com/native_american_heritage
20
Virginia Co. Sailed to Jamestown (1606)scholastic.com/colonial_period
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1st Day of Winter scholastic.com/winter_storms
National Flashlight Day — Flashlight Readersscholastic.com/flashlightreaders
22
Winter Holidaysscholastic.com/winterholidays
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Avischolastic.com/decemberbirthdays
Roots Dayscholastic.com/family
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Christmas Evescholastic.com/christmas
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Christmasscholastic.com/christmas
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Kwanzaascholastic.com/kwanzaa
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Rosa Parks Refused to Stand (1955)scholastic.com/rosa_parks
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Special Education Dayscholastic.com/special_ed
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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Illinois Statehood (1818) scholastic.com/states
4
Computer Lab Favoritesscholastic.com/computer_lab
5
Andrea Alban Goslinescholastic.com/decemberbirthdays
6
Hanukkah Beginsscholastic.com/teach_hanukkah
13th Amendment: Slavery Abolished (1865)scholastic.com/railroad
7
Pearl Harbor Dayscholastic.com/pearl_harbor
Delaware Statehood (1787)scholastic.com/states
8
Eli Whitney scholastic.com/inventors
National Brownie Day
9
Petrified Forest National Park Established (1962)scholastic.com/national_parks
10
Cornelia Funkescholastic.com/decemberbirthdays
Mississippi Statehood (1817)scholastic.com/states
11
Indiana Statehood (1816)scholastic.com/states
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Pennsylvania Statehood (1787)scholastic.com/states
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
13
Susan B. Anthony Dollar: 1st Coin to Honor a Woman (1978)scholastic.com/coins
14
Hanukkah Endsscholastic.com/teach_hanukkah
South Pole Reached (1911)scholastic.com/south_pole
Alabama Statehood (1819)scholastic.com/states
15
Bill of Rights Dayscholastic.com/constitution
16
La Posada Beginsscholastic.com/posada
17
Wright Brothers Dayscholastic.com/flight
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Slavery Ended in the U.S. (1865) scholastic.com/undergroundrailroad
New Jersey Statehood (1787)scholastic.com/states
19
A Christmas Carol Published (1843)
Eve Buntingscholastic.com/decemberbirthdays
December 2015
WINTER HOLIDAYS scholastic.com/winterholidays
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Charles Darwin Began Journey on the HMS Beagle (1831)scholastic.com/galapagos_islands
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Ben Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Almanack” Published (1732)scholastic.com/ben_franklin
Iowa Statehood (1846)scholastic.com/states
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Molly Bangscholastic.com/decemberbirthdays
Texas Statehood (1845)scholastic.com/states
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Rudyard Kiplingscholastic.com/decemberbirthdays
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New Year’s Evescholastic.com/new_year
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New Year’s Day
Ellis Island Opened (1892)scholastic.com/ellis_island
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Jack Hanna (1947), American Zookeeper scholastic.com/mammals
Georgia Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states
HAPPY NEW YEAR – HAPPY READING scholastic.com/book_month
17
Ben Franklin, American Inventor scholastic.com/ben_franklin
18
Thesaurus Day
A.A. Milnescholastic.com/januarybirthdays
19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Dayscholastic.com/mlkjr
Tin Can Invented (1825)
Edgar Allan PoeScholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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Barack Obama: 1st African-American U.S. President (2009)scholastic.com/barack_obama
Tedd Arnoldscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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National Hug Dayscholastic.com/hugs
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Weather Watchscholastic.com/winter_storms
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National Handwriting Dayscholastic.com/handwriting
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Alma Flor Adascholastic.com/januarybirthdays
Alaska Statehood (1959)scholastic.com/states
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New Year’s Resolution Time Capsulesscholastic.com/time_capsules
Utah Statehood (1896)scholastic.com/states
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National Bird Dayscholastic.com/bird_day
Lynne Cherryscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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Carl Sandburgscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
New Mexico Statehood (1912)scholastic.com/states
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1st Transatlantic Phone Call Made – NYC to London. (1927)scholastic.com/phone_call
8
National Show & Tell Dayscholastic.com/show_tell
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Connecticut Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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1st U.N. General Assembly Meeting (1946)scholastic.com/first_UN
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Amelia Earhart: 1st Solo Pacific Flight (1935)scholastic.com/earhart
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Hattie W. Caraway: 1st Woman Elected to Senate (1932)scholastic.com/caraway
Jack Londonscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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Frisbee Invented (1957)
Sharon Robinsonscholastic.com/januarybirth days
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Hugh Loftingscholastic.com/januarybithdays
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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthdayscholastic.com/mlkjr
1st Super Bowl (1967)
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Appreciate a Dragon Day
HAPPY NEW YEAR – HAPPY READING scholastic.com/book_month
24Eureka! Gold Discovered in CA (1848)scholastic.com/gold
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Jackie Robinson (1919), Baseball Playerscholastic.com/robinson
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1st Transcontinental Phone Call (1915)scholastic.com/phone_call
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Michigan Statehood (1837)scholastic.com/state
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Lewis Carrollscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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National Kazoo Dayscholastic.com/kazoo
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Rosemary Wellsscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
Kansas Statehood (1861)scholastic.com/states
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Lloyd Alexanderscholastic.com/januarybirthdays
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Washington Monument Dedicated in Washington D.C. (1855)
Card Reading Dayscholastic.com/create_card
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Chinese Lantern Festivalscholastic.com/Chinese_new_year
George Washington, 1st Presidentscholastic.com/george_washington
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Walter Wickscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Winslow Homer (1836), American Artistscholastic.com/ducktapeart/
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Hiram Revels: 1st African-American Elected to Senate (1870)
Cynthia Voigtscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Congress Established Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona (1919)scholastic.com/national_parks
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International Polar Bear Dayscholastic.com/endangered
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Jerry Spinellischolastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Groundhog Dayscholastic.com/groundhog_day
Judith Viorstscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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15th Amendment: African-American Men Right to Vote (1870)scholastic.com/africanamericanheritage
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Rosa Parks Dayscholastic.com/rosa
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National Weatherperson’s Dayscholastic.com/weather_watch
David Wiesnerscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Massachusetts Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states
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Laura Ingalls Wilder & Charles Dickensscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Chinese New Yearscholastic.com/chinese_new_year
Boy Scouts (1910)scholastic.com/boy_scouts
Kite Flying Dayscholastic.com/kite
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Mardi Grasscholastic.com/mardi_gras
The U.S. Weather Bureau Founded (1870)scholastic.com/weather_watch
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Mark Teague & E.L. Konigsburgscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
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Thomas Edison (1847), American Inventorscholastic.com/inventors
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Abraham Lincoln (1809), U.S. Presidentscholastic.com/Lincoln
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Simms Tabackscholastic.com/februarybirthdays
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Valentine’s Dayscholastic.com/valentines_day
Oregon Statehood (1859) &Arizona Statehood (1912)scholastic.com/states
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Presidents Dayscholastic.com/presidents_day
Norman Bridwell & Clifford’s Birthdayscholastic.com/Clifford_storybooks
16
Pharaoh Tutankhamun Tomb Unsealed (1923)scholastic.com/king_tut
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Basketball Hall of Fame (1968)
Random Acts of Kindness Day
18
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Published in U.S. (1885)scholastic.com/writing
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U.S. Landing on Iwo Jima (1945)scholastic.com/wwii
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John Glenn Orbited Earth (1962)scholastic.com/space_frontier
February 2016
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National Tooth Fairy Dayscholastic.com/tooth
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Leap Day
CELEBRATE VALENTINE’S DAYscholastic.com/valentines_day
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1st Day of Springscholastic.com/spring
Louis Sachar & Lois Lowryscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
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1st Round-the-World Balloon Flight (1999)scholastic.com/flight
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World Water Dayscholastic.com/water_day
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World Meteorological Dayscholastic.com/weather
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Harry Houdini (1874), Magician
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International Waffle Day
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Robert Frostscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
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Silly Putty Created
Ohio Statehood (1803) &Nebraska Statehood (1867)scholastic.com/states
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Read Across America Dayscholastic.com/raa
Dr. Seussscholastic.com/dr_seuss
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Alexander Graham Bell (1847), American Inventorscholastic.com/inventors
Florida Statehood (1845)scholastic.com/states
Patricia MacLachlanscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
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National Grammar Dayscholastic.com/grammar
Dav Pilkeyscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
Vermont Statehood (1791)scholastic.com/states
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Channel Islands National Park Established (1980)scholastic.com/national_parks
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Michelangelo (1475), Italian Artist, Architect & Poetscholastic.com/michelangelo
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Monopoly Invented
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Kenneth Grahamescholastic.com/marchbirthdays
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Interactive Whiteboardsscholastic.com/iwb_center
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Harriet Tubman Dayscholastic.com/railroad
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Johnny Appleseed Dayscholastic.com/appleseed
Ezra Jack Keatsscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
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Girl Scouts Founded (1912)
Carl Hiaasen & Virginia Hamiltonscholastic.com/marchbirthdays
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
13
Daylight Savings Begins
Earmuffs Invented (1877)
14
Pi Day (3.14)scholastic.com/pi_day
15
Ides of March
Maine Statehood (1820)scholastic.com/states
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Samoset Greeted Pilgrims (1621)scholastic.com/thanksgiving
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St. Patrick’s Dayscholastic.com/st_patricks_day
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1st Walk in Space (1965)scholastic.com/space_frontier
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Congress Approved Daylight-Saving Time (1918)scholastic.com/daylight_savings
March 2016
CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK’S DAYscholastic.com/st_patricks_day
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Easter
Study Jamsscholastic.com/studyjams
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Children’s Picture Book Dayscholastic.com/picture_book
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Book Wizardscholastic.com/bookwizard
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Seward’s Day: U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia (1867)scholastic.com/global
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Bunsen Burner Day
17
Ellis Island Family History Dayscholastic.com/immigration
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Paul Revere’s Famous Ride (1775)scholastic.com/revolutionary_war
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Battles of Lexington & Concord (1775)scholastic.com/revolutionary_war
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Astronomy Dayscholastic.com/sciencewriting
Amelia Earhart, Eleanor Roosevelt Fly Togetherscholastic.com/earhart_lesson
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