Special Days in October

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Here’s the October Special Days list!  It’s filled with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries,  and even some spooky stuff!  If you’re looking for something seasonal and fun to include in your lesson plans, a day to celebrate, or special foods to add to your menu, this list will give you some awesome ideas!

Resources for teaching through October, including a PDF of October’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

October’s Themes, Awareness, and Observances

  • Adopt a Shelter Dog
  • AIDS Awareness
  • Animal Safety and Protection
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Audiology Awareness
  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  • Bat Appreciation
  • Birds of Prey
  • Bilingual Child
  • Blindness Awareness
  • Book
  • Breast Cancer Awareness
  • Bullying Prevention
  • Children’s Magazine
  • Chiropractic
  • Church Library
  • Class Reunion
  • Clocks
  • Computer Learning
  • Co-op Awareness
  • Crime Prevention
  • Cut Out Dissection
  • Cyber Security Awareness
  • Dental Hygiene
  • Depression Education and Awareness
  • Domestic Violence Awareness
  • Down Syndrome Awareness
  • Drum
  • Dyslexia Awareness
  • Emotional Intelligence Awareness
  • Emotional Wellness
  • Energy Management
  • Ergonomics
  • Eye Safety
  • Fair Trade
  • Feral Hog
  • Financial Planning
  • Free Thought
  • German-American Heritage
  • Global Diversity
  • Go On A Field Trip
  • Halloween Safety
  • Health Literacy
  • Improve Your Home
  • International Dinosaur
  • Liver Awareness
  • Kitchen and Bath
  • Medical Librarian
  • Menopause
  • Orthodontic Health
  • Pastor Appreciation
  • Prescription Errors Education and Awareness
  • Photographer Appreciation
  • Physical Therapy
  • Polish American Heritage
  • Positive Attitude
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness
  • Protect Your Hearing
  • Raptor Month
  • Reading Group
  • Right Brainers Rule
  • Roller Skating
  • Sarcastic Awareness
  • Self-Promotion
  • Spina Bifida Awareness
  • Squirrel Awareness
  • Stamp Collecting Month
  • Starman
  • Strategic Planning
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness
  • Walk To School
  • Window Covering Safety
  • Work and Family
  • World Animal

October’s Food Themes

  • Apple
  • Apple Jack
  • Bake and Decorate
  • Caramel
  • Cheese
  • Chili
  • Cookie
  • Country Ham
  • Cranberry
  • Eat Better, Eat Together
  • Eatable Roots
  • English Pudding
  • Farm to School
  • Pasta
  • Persimmons
  • Pizza
  • Popcorn Poppin’
  • Pork
  • Pumpkins
  • Rhizomes
  • Rhubarb
  • Sausage
  • Seafood
  • Spinach Lovers
  • Tackling Hunger
  • Vegetarian Awareness

Special Days Without Set Dates

World Habitat Day – 1st Mon.
● Balloons Around the World Day – 1st Wed.
● Denim Day – 1st Fri.
● Diversity Day- 1st Fri.
● Story Telling Weekend – 1st Fri.
● World Smile Day- 1st Fri.
● Chestnut Week – 2nd full week
● School Lunch Week – 2nd full week
● Wolf Awareness Week – 2nd full week
● Clergy Appreciation Day – 2nd Sun.
● Fire Prevention Week begins – week with the 9th
● Metric Week – week with the 10th
● Canadian Thanksgiving – 2nd Mon.
● Columbus Day – 2nd Mon.
● Native American Day – 2nd Mon.
● Face Your Fears Day – 2nd Tues.
● Bring Your Teddy Bear To Work & School Day – 2nd Wed.
● Emergency Nurses Day – 2nd Wed.
● International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction – 2nd Wed.
● Top Spinning Day – 2nd Wed.
● World Sight Day – 2nd Thurs.
● Egg Day – 2nd Fri.
● Universal Music Day – 2nd Sat.
● Boss’ Day – Closest weekday to the 16th
● Bullying Bystanders Unite Week – 3rd full week
● Food Bank Week – the week of the 16th
● Character Counts Week – 3rd full week
● Chemistry Week – 3rd full week
● Freedom of Speech Week – 3rd full week
● Friends of the Library Week – 3rd full week
● School Bus Safety Week – Mon. of 3rd full week
● Forest Products Week – 3rd Sun.
● Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day – 3rd Mon.
● Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity – 3rd Tues.
● Hagfish Day – 3rd Wed.
● Medical Assistants Recognition Day – Wed. of 3rd full week
● Get Smart About Credit Day – 3rd Thurs.

  • Great American Shake Out – 3rd Thurs.
  • ● Sweetest Day – 3rd Sat.
    ● Bridge Day – 3rd Sat.
    ● Massage Therapy Week – last full week
    ● Peace, Friendship, & Goodwill Week – last full week
    ● Mother-In-Law Day – 4th Sun.
    ● Punky Night – last Thurs.
    ● Frankenstein Day – last Fri.
    ● Make a Difference Day – 4th Fri.& Sat.

Daily Specials for October With Set Dates

Oct. 1

  • CD Player Day
  • President Jimmy Carter born 1924
  • Fire Pup Day
  • Homemade Cookies Day
  • International Day of Older Persons
  • Lace Day
  • Less Than Perfect Day
  • Model T Ford introduced 1908
  • Nigeria Independence Day 1960
  • People’s Republic of China National Day 1949
  • Raccoon Appreciation Day
  • Vegetarian Day

Oct. 2

  • Custodial Workers Day
  • Farm Animals Day
  • Phileas Fogg Win a Wager Day
  • Mahatma Gandhi born 1869
  • Guardian Angels Day
  • Guinea Independence Day 1958
  • International Day of Non-violence
  • Comic Julius “Groucho” Marx born 1895
  • Name Your Car Day
  • Peanuts Comic first published 1950

Oct. 3

  • Butterfly and Hummingbird Day
  • Captain Kangaroo premier 1955
  • East and West Germany Re-unification 1990
  • Arthur James Herriot born 1916
  • Kids’ Goal Setting Day
  • Richard the Lionheart crowned King 1189
  • No Salt Week begins
  • SOS (distress code) established 1906
  • Techie’s Day
  • Blues Musician Stevie Ray Vaughn born 1954
  • Virus Appreciation Day

Oct. 4

  • Blessing of the Animals Day
  • Cinnamon Roll Day
  • Frappe Day
  • Golf Day
  • President Rutherford Hayes born 1822
  • Improve Your Office Day
  • St. Francis Day
  • Lesotho Independence Day 1966
  • Sputnik launched 1957
  • Author, Edward Stratemeyer born 1862
  • Ten-Four Day
  • World Animal Day
  • World Space Week begins

Oct. 5

  • President Chester Arthur born 1829
  • Do Something Nice Day
  • Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
  • Physicist Robert Hutchings Goddard born 1882
  • Jarrow March 1936
  • Stop Bullying Day
  • World Teachers Day

Oct. 6

  • Come and Take It Day
  • German-American Day
  • Mad Hatter Day
  • William Tyndale martyred 1536
  • Inventor George Westinghouse born 1846

Oct. 7

  • First “American Bandstand” Broadcast 1952
  • Physicist Niels Bohrs born 1885
  • Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered Catalina Island 1542

Oct. 8

  • Cephalopod Awareness Days (8-10)
  • Great Chicago Fire 1871
  • Activist Jesse Jackson born 1941
  • Pierogy Day
  • Touch Tag Day
  • Alvin C. York Day

Oct. 9

  • Chess Day
  • Cupcake Day
  • Curious Events Day
  • Leif Erikson Day
  • Fire Prevention Day
  • First 2-way Telephone Conversation 1876
  • Musician John Lennon born 1940
  • Moldy Cheese Day
  • Pro-Life Cupcake Day
  • Uganda Independence Day 1962
  • Washington Monument opened 1888
  • World Post Day

Oct. 10

  • Angel Food Cake Day
  • Cake Decorating Day
  • Fiji Independence Day 1970
  • Author James Marshall born 1942
  • Metric Day
  • Republic of China/Taiwan National Day 1949
  • World Mental Health Day

Oct. 11

  • Apollo 7 launched 1968
  • Boer War Began 1880
  • Coming Out Day
  • It’s My Party Day
  • Remember Forever Day
  • Eleanor Roosevelt born 1884

Oct. 12

  • Cookbook Launch Day
  • Fossil Day
  • Freethought Day
  • Moment of Frustration Day
  • Old Farmer’s Day
  • Star Spangled Banner First Sung 1814

Oct. 13

  • Earth Science Week begins
  • English Language Day
  • Greenwich  Mean Time established 1884
  • Patriot Molly Pitcher born 1754
  • Skeptics Day
  • Margaret Thatcher born 1925
  • White House Construction began 1792
  • US Navy Established 1775

Oct. 14

  • Battle of Hastings 1066
  • Be Bald and Free Day
  • Dessert Day
  • President Dwight Eisenhower born 1890
  • William Penn born 1644
  • Photographic Film patented 1884

Oct. 15

  • 1st Manned Balloon Flight (tethered), 1783
  • Grouch Day
  • Handwashing Day
  • I Love Lucy Premier 1951
  • International Day of Rural Women
  • Poetry Day
  • Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day
  • Veterinary Technician Week begins
  • White Cane Safety Day

Oct. 16

  • Marie Antoinette executed 1793
  • Dictionary Day
  • Learn A Word Day
  • Noah Webster born 1758
  • World Food Day

Oct. 17

  • African American Poetry Day
  • Eradication of Poverty Day
  • Author Arthur Miller born 1915
  • Mulligan Day
  • Wear Something Gaudy Day

Oct. 18

  • Alternative Fuel Day
  • Chocolate Cupcake Day
  • No Beard Day
  • Saint Luke’s Day
  • World Menopause Day

Oct. 19

  • Cave Painting discovered in Verona, Italy 2000
  • Author/Illustrator Ed Emberly born 1931
  • Evaluate Your Life Day
  • Electric Light Bulb Introduced 1879
  • Revolutionary War ends 1781

Oct. 20

  • Baseball’s Mickey Mantle born 193
  • Information Overload Day
  • Monster Mash Day
  • Sloth Day
  • Architect Sir Christopher Wren born 1632

Oct. 21

  • Apple Day
  • Babbling Day
  • Battle of Trafalgar 1805
  • Count Your Buttons Day
  • Global Iodine Deficiency Disorder Prevention Day
  • 1st Light Bulb 1879
  • Inventor Alfred Nobel born 1833
  • Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
  • Reptile Awareness Day

Oct. 22

  • Daniel Boone born 1734
  • CAP LOCKS DAY
  • Everyone Writes Day
  • Nut Day
  • Stuttering Awareness Day

Oct. 23

  • Battle of Edgehill 1642
  • Capistrano Day
  • iPod Day
  • Mole Day
  • Pele (soccer champion) born 1940
  • Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day
  • TV Talk Show Host Day

Oct. 24

  • Bologna Day
  • Disarmament Week begins (UN)
  • Food Day
  • United Nations Day
  • World Development Information Day
  • Zambia Independence Day 1964

Oct. 25

  • Charge of the Light Brigade 1854
  • Saint Crispin’s Day
  • Magic Week begins
  • Pasta Day
  • Artist Pablo Picasso born 1881
  • Punk for a Day Day
  • Sourest Day

Oct. 26

  • Erie Canal opened 1825
  • Gun Fight at the OK Corral 1881
  • Hillary Clinton born 1947
  • Mincemeat
  • Mule Day
  • National Pumpkin Day
  • Red Cross Founded 1836

Oct. 27

  • Explorer James Cook born 1728
  • Cranky Co-Workers Day
  • Navy Day
  • President Theodore Roosevelt born 1858
  • St Vincent and Grenadines Independence Day 1979
  • Tell A Story Day

Oct. 28

  • Chocolates Day
  • Plush Animal Lover’s Day
  • St. Jude’s Day
  • Physician Jonas Salk born 1914
  • Statue of Liberty dedicated 1886

Oct. 29

  • Cat Day
  • Gateway to the West (St. Louis Arch) completed 1965
  • Hermit Day
  • Internet Day
  • Oatmeal Day
  • The New York Stock Exchange crashed (beginning of The Great Depression) 1929
  • Psoriasis Day
  • Turkey Independence Day 1923
  • Visit a Cemetery Day

Oct. 30

  • President John Adams born 1735
  • Ball Point Pen patented 1888
  • Candy Corn Day
  • Create a Great Funeral Day
  • Haunted Refrigerator Night
  • Mischief Night (Devil’s Night)
  • The National Organization for Women (NOW) founded 1966
  • 1938 Radio Broadcast of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds 

Oct. 31

  • All Hollows Eve/Halloween
  • Books for Treats Day
  • Caramel Apple Day
  • Carve a Pumpkin Day
  • Day of the Dead
  • Girl Scout Founder’s Day
  • Knock Knock Jokes Day
  • Magic Day
  • Mount Rushmore Completed 1941
  • Nevada Statehood 1864
  • Reformation Day
  • Samhain

Special Days With Varying Dates:
● Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend
● Rosh Hashana (sometimes Sept.)
● Fall Astronomy Day (sometimes Sept.)
● Ashura (sometimes Sept.)
● Yom Kippur (sometimes Sept.)
● Nuclear Science Week
● Sukkot (sometimes Sept,)
● Prescription Errors Education and Awareness Week
● Save For Retirement Week

Free Printable –  Special Days in October

October Special Days Learning Resources  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/10/01/learning-resources-for-special-days-in-october-2016/

Here’ is the collection of my favorite “go to” resources for special days studies  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

Special Days and Special Days Resource Lists Archive https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2018/01/05/special-days-archive/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

Special Days and Biographies

Special Days and Geography

Special Days and Science

I make my monthly special days calendars by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in.   Below are the links to my favorite online calendars.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/october.html

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-october

http://food.unl.edu/october-food-calendar

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/october.htm

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/oct.html

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy October!

betty jo

Special Days in September

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September is loaded with holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , historic figures and authors birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more! So, if you are looking for a reason to celebrate, a classroom theme, a special topic to study, this day in history trivia, club meeting ideas, or a food to add to the menu, this list of Special Days in September, 2019 has lots to choose from!

Resources for teaching through September, including a PDF of September’s Special Days, can be found at the end of this list.

September Themes

  • ADHD Awareness
  • Alopecia Areatas Awareness
  • Animal Remembrance
  • Atrial Fibrillation Month
  • Baby Safety
  • Back to School
  • Backpack Safety America
  • Be Kind to Editors and Writers
  • Blackpool Illuminations
  • Campus Safety
  • Chicken
  • Child Awareness
  • Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
  • Childhood Obesity Awareness
  • Children’s Eye Health and Safety
  • Children’s Good Manners
  • Church Clipping
  • Classical Music
  • College Savings
  • Conkers
  • Coupon
  • Courtesy
  • Disaster Preparedness
  • DNA, Genomics, and Stem Cell Education
  • Fall Hat
  • Guide Dogs
  • Gynecology Cancer Awareness
  • Happy Cat
  • Hat Month
  • Head Lice Prevention
  • Healthy Aging
  • Hispanic Heritage
  • Home Furnishings
  • Hunger Action
  • Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness
  • Library Card Sign-Up
  • Literacy
  • Little League
  • Million Minute Family Challenge (Sept. – Dec.)
  • Mold Awareness
  • One-On-One
  • People Skills
  • Piano
  • Preparedness
  • Prosper Where You Are Planted
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness
  • Read a New Book
  • Responsible Dog Ownership
  • Save a Koala
  • Save a Tiger
  • Sea Cadet
  • School Success
  • Self Improvement
  • Self-Awareness Month
  • Sewing
  • Shameless Promotion
  • Skin Care Awareness
  • Square Dancing
  • Strategic Thinking
  • Subliminal Communications
  • Update Your Resume
  • Women of Achievement
  • Women’s Friendship
  • World Animal Remembrance Month

September Food Themes

  • All American Breakfast
  • Apple
  • Better Breakfast
  • Blueberry Popsicle
  • Chicken
  • Childhood Obesity Awareness
  • Cholesterol Education
  • Food Safety Education
  • Fruit and Veggies — More Matters
  • Honey
  • Ice Cream Shake
  • Mushroom
  • Organic Harvest
  • Papaya
  • Potato
  • Rice
  • Wild Rice
  • Whole Grains

September Special Days That Fall on Different Dates Each Year

  • ● Waffle Week Begins (1st full week)
    ● Father’s Day (Australia and New Zealand)
    (1st Sun.)
    ● Buffalo Chicken Wings Days * (Sat. and Sun.
    before Labor Day)
    ● Labor Day (1st Mon.)
    ● Another Look Unlimited Day (Tues. after
    Labor Day)
    ● Lazy Mom’s Day (1st Fri.)
    ● Clean Out Your Garage Day (Sat. after
    Labor Day)
    ● Grandparents Day (Sun. after Labor Day)
    ● Horn Dance (Mon. after the 4th)
    ● Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
    (weekend after Labor Day)
    ● Hummingbird Day (1st Sat.)
    ● Writing Day (1st Sat.)
    ● Vegetarian Awareness Week (2nd full week)
    ● Hug Your Hound Day (2nd Sun.)
    ● Pet Memorial Day (2nd Sun.)
    ● Boss/Employee Exchange Day (2nd Mon.)
    ● Line Dance Week begins (2nd Mon.)
    ● Ants on a Log Day (2nd Tues.)
    ● Stand Up to Cancer Day (2nd Fri.)
    ● Drive Your Studebaker Day (2nd Sat.)
  •   Farmer’s Consumer Awareness Day (2nd Sat.)
    ● Farm Animals Awareness Week (3rd week)
    ● Clean Hands Week begins (3rd full week)
    ● Pollution Prevention Week (3rd full week)
    ● Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Week
    begins * (3rd full week)
    ● Horseman’s Sunday (3rd Sun.)
    ● Woman Road Warrior Day (3rd Mon.)
    ● School Backpack Awareness Day (3rd Wed.)
    ● POW/MIA Recognition Day (3rd Fri.)
    ● Tradesmen Day (3rd Fri.)
    ● Big Whopper Liar Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Coastal Cleanup Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Eat an Apple Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Red Panda Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Responsible Dog Ownership Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Wife Appreciation Day (3rd Sat.)
    ● Family Dinner Day (4th Mon.)
    ● Homeschool Spirit Week (4th Mon.)
    ● See You at the Pole (4th Wed.)
    ● Love Note Day (4th Fri.)
    ● Native American Day (4th Fri.)
    ● Fish Amnesty Day (4th Sat.)
    ● Hunting and Fishing Day (4th Sat.)
    ● Kids’ Day (4th Sat.)
    ● Neighborhood Day (4th Sat.)
    ● Rabbit Day (4th Sat.)
    ● Keep Kids Creative Week (last week)
    ● Sea Otter Awareness Week (last week)
    ● Gold Star Mother’s Day (last Sun.)
    ● Hug a Vegetarian Day (last Fri.)
    ● Save the Koala Day (last Fri.)
    ● Ask a Stupid Question Day (last school day)
    ● Family Health and Fitness Day (last Sat.)
    ● Public Lands Day (last Sat.)

September Special Days With Dates That Vary

● Eid al-Adha
● Autumn Equinox/1st Day of Fall
● Mabon (on equinox)
● Innergize Day (day after equinox)
● World Maritime Day
● Rosh Hashanah
● Yom Kipper
● Ashura
● Fall Astronomy Day (sometimes in Oct.)

September Special Days With Set Dates

Sept. 1

  • Calendar Adjustment Day
  • Cherry Popover Day
  • Chicken Boy’s Day
  • Emma M. Nutt Day
  • Enthusiasm Week begins
  • No Rhyme Nor Reason Day
  • Nutrition Week begins
  • Self-University Week begins

Sept. 2

  • Bison-ten Yell Day
  • Blueberry Popsicle Day
  • Great Fire of London – 1666
  • US Treasury Dept. established 1789
  •  VJ Day 1945
  • Vietnam Independence 1945

Sept. 3

  • Afternoon Tea Day
  • American Flag 1st Flown in Battle 1777
  • National Wilderness system established 1964
  • Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 15 and others Sept. 30)
  • Qatar Independence 1971
  • San Marino Independence 301 AD
  • Skyscraper Day
  • Treaty of Paris signed  1783
  • National Welsh Rarebit Day
  • WWII – Great Britain, France, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany Sept. 3-15,1939

Sept. 4

  • Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer born 1848
  • Macadamia Nut Day
  • Newspaper Carrier Day
  • Substitute Teacher Appreciation Week begins
  • Missionary Marcus Whitman born 1802
  • Wildlife Day

Sept. 5

  • Bacon Day
  • Be Late For Something Day
  • Cheese Pizza Day
  • International Day of Charity
  • Cowboy/Outlaw Jesse James born 1847
  • Suicide Prevention Week begins
  • Voyager 1 launched 1977

Sept. 6

  • Jane Addams born 1860
  • Coffee Ice Cream Day
  • Fight Procrastination Day
  • Horn Dance Day
  • Magellan Completed 1st Circumnavigation of the World 1527
  • 1620 – Pilgrims Set Sail to the New World
  • Read a Book Day
  • Swaziland Independence 1968

Sept. 7

  • Acorn Squash Day
  • Brazil Independence 1822
  • Queen Elizabeth 1 born 1533
  • Grace Darling Day
  • Feel the Love Day
  • Google founded 1996
  • Artist, Grandma Moses born 1860
  • Neither Rain Nor Snow Day
  • Raggedy Ann patented 1915
  • Salami Day
  • Superhuman Day
  • Threatened Species Day

Sept. 8

  • Date Nut Bread
  • Iguana Awareness Day
  • Inca Ice Maiden Day
  • International Literacy Day
  • 1519 – Magellan Set Sail for the 1st Around the World Voyage
  • Virgin Mary born  20 BC
  • Pardon Day
  • Physical Therapy Day
  • Popcorn Festival begins
  • 1st Star Trek TV broadcast 1966

Sept. 9

  • California Statehood 1850
  • Chrysanthemum Day
  • Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Day
  • Teddy Bear Day
  • Wienerschnitzel Day
  • Wonderful Weirdos Day

Sept. 10

  • Sewing Machine Patented 1846
  • Suicide Prevention Day
  • Swap Ideas Day
  • TV Dinner Day

Sept. 11

  • Assisted Living Week begins
  • Day of Service and Remembrance
  • Emergency Number Day
  • Hot Cross Bun Day
  • I Want to Start My Own Business Day
  • Last Night of the Proms
  • Libraries Remember Day
  • Make Your Bed Day
  • No News Is Good News Day
  • Odd Day
  • 9-11-2001 Remembrance Day / Patriot Day

Sept. 12

  • Poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning married 1846
  • Chocolate Milkshake Day
  • Cleopatra’s Needle erected 1878
  • Day of Encouragement
  • Lascaux Cave Painting Discovery 1940
  • UN Day for South – South Cooperation
  • Video Game Day

Sept. 13

  • Bald is Beautiful Day
  • Celiac Awareness Day
  • Chocolate Day
  • Author, Roald Dahl born 1916
  • Defy Superstition Day
  • Fortune Cookie Day
  • Milton Snavely Hershey (founder of Hershey’s Chocolate) born 1857
  • Kids Take Over the Kitchen Day
  • Peanut Day
  • Positive Thinking Day
  • Programmers’ Day (256th day of the year)
  • Snack a Pickle Time
  • Uncle Sam Day

Sept. 14

  • Creme Filled Donut Day
  • Eat a Hoagie Day
  • Handel’s ‘Messiah’ composed 1741
  • Holly Rood Day
  • Margaret Sanger born 1879
  • 1814 – Star Spangled Banner Composed by Francis Scott Key

Sept. 15

  • Battle of Britain Day 1940
  • Author Agatha Christie born 1890
  • Costa Rica Independence 1821
  • El Salvador Independence 1821
  • Guatemala Independence 1821
  • Honduras Independence 1821
  • Nicaragua Independence 1821
  • Felt Hat Day
  • Greenpeace founded 1971
  • International Day of Democracy
  • Dot Day
  • LGBT Awareness Day
  • Linguine Day
  • Make a Hat Day
  • Neonatal Nurses Day
  •  Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 3 and others Sept. 30)
  • Software Freedom Day
  • President William B. Taft born 1857

Sept. 16

  • Anna Bradstreet Day
  • Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day
  • Collect Rocks Day
  • Illusionist David Copperfield born 1956
  • Gedaliah
  • Guacamole Day
  • Mayflower Day
  • Mexican Independence Day 1810
  • Play-Doh introduced 1955
  • Ozone Preservation Day
  • Papua New Guinea Independence 1975
  • Author, H.A. Rey born 1898
  • Stay Away from Seattle Day
  • Step Family Day
  • Working Parents Day
  • Wrinkled Raincoat Day

Sept. 17

  • Apple Dumpling Day
  • Citizenship Day
  • Constitution Day
  • Constitution Week begins
  • Time’s Up Day
  • Singer/Songwriter Hank Williams born 1923

Sept. 18

  • Attention Deficit Disorder Awareness Day
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)  created 1947
  • Cheeseburger Day
  • Chile Independence 1975
  • 1851 – 1st Edition of the New York Times Published
  • Global Be Responsible Day
  • Hug a Greeting Card Writer Day
  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Week begins
  • Respect Day
  • Roadrunner Cartoon debut 1949
  • Singles Week
  • US Air Force Founded 1947
  • World Gurning Championships
  • World Water Monitoring Day

Sept. 19

  • Balance Awareness Week begins
  • Butterscotch Pudding Day
  • George Cadbury (founder of Cadbury’s Cocoa and Chocolate Co.) born 1839
  • Mickey Mouse 1st appearance 1928
  • Talk Like A Pirate Day

Sept. 20

  • Artist Dale Chihuly born 1941
  • Punch Day
  • Women’s Friendship Day

Sept. 21

  • Alzheimer’s Day
  • Banana Festival
  • Belize Independence 1981
  • International Day of Peace
  • Malta Independence 1964
  • Miniature Golf Day
  • Peace One Day
  • Pecan Cookie Day
  • Author H.G. Wells born 1866
  • World Gratitude Day

Sept. 22

  • American Business Women’s Day
  • Autumn Equinox/1st Day of Fall *
  • Band Aid Invented 1922
  • Bulgaria Independence 1908
  • Car Free Day
  • Centenarian’s Day
  • Dear Diary Day
  • Elephant Appreciation Day
  • Scientist Michael Faraday born 1791
  • Hobbit Day
  • Ice Cream Cone Day
  • International Day of Radiant Peace
  • Mali Independence 1960
  • Peace Corps established 1961
  • Stonehenge Day
  • White Chocolate Day
  • World Rhino Day

Sept. 23

  • Autumn Stroll Day
  • Checkers Day
  • Harvest Festival (UK)
  • Innergize Day * (day after equinox)
  • Missionary John Hyde born 1858
  • Author William Holmes McGuffey born 1800
  • Neptune discovered 1846
  • Pot Pie Day
  • Saudi Arabia Independence 1932
  • Activist Victoria Woodhull born 1838

Sept. 24

  • Bluebird of Happiness Day
  • The Bullwinkle Show 1st aired 1961
  • Cherries Jubilee Day
  • George Cross instituted 1940
  • Jim Henson born 1936
  • Monopoly (board game) introduced
  • Punctuation Day
  • Schwenkfelder Thanksgiving
  • Teach Ag Day

Sept. 25

  • Ataxia Awareness Day
  • Bill of Rights ratified 1789
  • Comic Book Day
  • Dog Week begins
  • Greenwich Meantime (GMT) began 1676
  • Mars Observer launched 1992
  • Math Story Telling Day
  • One-Hit Wonder Day
  • Poet, Author, Song writer Shel Silverstein born 1930
  • World School Milk Day

Sept. 26

  • Johnny Appleseed born 1774
  • Better Breakfast Day
  • Poet T. S. Eliot born 1888
  • European Day of Languages
  • Composer George Gershwin born 1898
  • The Muppet Show 1st aired 1976
  • Pancake Day
  • Shamu (the whale) Day

Sept. 27

  • US Revolutionary /Patriot Samuel Adams born 1722
  • Ancestor Appreciation Day
  • Chimney Safety Week begins
  • Chocolate Milk Day
  • Corned Beef Hash Day
  • Crush a Can Day
  • Evangelist / Philanthropist George Mueller born 1805
  • Rosetta Stone Deciphered 1822
  • Stockton & Darlington Railway opened 1825
  • World Tourism Day

Sept. 28

  • Artist Caravaggio born 1573
  • Fish Tank Floorshow Night
  • Good Neighbor Day
  • International Right to Know Day
  • Strawberry Cream Pie Day
  • Saint Wenceslaus Day
  • World Rabies Day

Sept. 29

  • Author Stanley Berenstain born 1923
  • Coffee Day
  • Confucius born 551 BC
  • Physicist Enrico Fermi born 1901
  • Happy Goose Day
  • Heart Day
  • Inventors Day
  • Michaelmas Day/ Feast of Saint Michael the Archangel
  • Scotland Yard Formed 1829
  • VFW Day
  • William the Conqueror invaded England 1066

Sept. 30

  • Botswana Independence 1966
  • Hot Mulled Cider Day
  • International Translation Day
  • Mud Pack Day
  • Nelson’s Column Construction began 1840
  • Penicillin Discovered 1928 (some sources say Sept. 3 and others Sept. 15)
  • Stapler patented 1841

RESOURCES:

Free Printable Download  – Special Days in September

My (growing) list of September Resources *currently being updated for 2019)   https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/09/01/special-days-resources-for-september/

And here’s the list of my favorite resources for help with any month’s Special Days lesson planning  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2016/07/31/learning-resources-for-special-days/

How I use Special Days lists in our homeschool blog series :

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

Special Days and Biographies

Special Days and Geography

Special Days and Science

 

I make my monthly special days lists by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in.   Below are the links to my favorite online themed calendars.

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/september.html

http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/september.htm

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-september

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/september#vegetarian

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/sept.html

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy September!

betty jo

Rise Up For Children!

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July 30 is  Child Trafficking Awareness Day and is sponsored by Operation Underground Railroad.

“In the past six years of existence, O.U.R. has rescued
3,800 victims and assisted in the arrests of more than 2,100 traffickers around the world. The partners we are empowering have collectively helped rescue the lives of more than 10,000 survivors who were enslaved, exploited or at risk.”

Learn more about the organization, rescue and aftercare testimony, and more here https://ourrescue.org/

*parental guidance is necessary!

 

Special Days in August

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The  August calendar has loads of special days!  The following list is made up of August’s holidays, observances, food themes, awareness days , famous birthdays, science and historic based anniversaries, and more.  So, if you want an occasion to celebrate, pick up some trivia, or add foods to your menu, this is the right place for you. And, of course you’ll find multiple opportunities for “on the calendar” themed studies for your classroom, homeschool,  co-op/support group, or club.

Resources for teaching throughout the month, including a free PDF of Special Days in August, can be found at the end of this list.

August Awareness and Observance Themes

  • Admit You’re Happy
  • American Adventures
  • Artist Appreciation
  • Back To School
  • Black Business Month
  • Breastfeeding
  • Cactus
  • Child support Awareness
  • Children’s Eye Health and Safety
  • Crayon Collection
  • Edinburgh Fringe Festival
  • Family Fun
  • Get Ready for Kindergarten
  • Glenn Miller Festival (UK)
  • Golf
  • Happiness Happens
  • Hug
  • Immunization Awareness
  • Inventors
  • Minority Donor Awareness
  • Motorsports
  • Mutt-i-grees Rescue
  • National Parks
  • Psoriasis Awareness
  • Read a Romance Novel
  • Reading Festival (UK)
  • Romance Awareness
  • Science, Medicine, and Technology
  • Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness
  • Tomboy Tools
  • Traffic Awareness
  • Truancy Prevention
  • Water Quality
  • What Will Be Your Legacy
  • Win with Civility

August Food Themes

  • Catfish
  • Celery
  • Coffee
  • Family Meals
  • Fennel
  • Kiwifruit
  • Orange
  • Panini
  • Papaya
  • Peach
  • Picnic
  • Sandwich

 

August Special Days with Varying Dates

  • Family Day (1st Sun.)
  • Forgiveness Day (1st Sun.)
  • Friendship Day (1st Sun.)
  • Assistance Dog Week (1st Sun.)
  • Kids Day (1st Sun.)
  • Sisters’ Day (1st Sun.)
  • Farmers’ Market Week (1st full week)
  • Fraud Awareness Week (1st full week)
  • Psychic Week (1st full week)
  • Bargain Hunting Week begins * (1st Mon.)
  • Night Out (1st Tues.)
  • Braham Pie Day (1st Fri.)
  • Mustard Day (1st Sat.)
  • Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week (2nd week)
  • Smile Week (2nd week)
  • Resurrect Romance Week (2nd full week)
  • Umpire Appreciation Day (2nd Sun.)
  • Weird Contest Week begins (2nd Mon.)
  • Garage Sale Day (2nd Sat.)
  • Kool-Aid Days (2nd weekend)
  • Elvis Week (week with the 16th)
  • Aviation Week (week with the 19th)
  • Chef’s Appreciation Week (3rd week)
  • Cupcake Day (3rd Mon.)
  • Hug Your Boss Day (3rd Fri.)
  • Men’s Grooming Day (3rd Fri.)
  • Geocaching Day (3rd Sat.)
  • Homeless Animals Day (3rd Sat.)
  • World Honey Bee Day (3rd Sat.)
  • Daffodil Day (4th Fri.)
  • Bat Weekend begins (last full weekend)
  • Neighborhood Day (last Sat.)

August Special Days with Set Dates

Aug. 1

  • Armed Forces Day
  • Clown Week begins
  • Colorado Statehood 1876
  • Dahomey Independence Day 1960
  • GI Joe action figure introduced 1964
  • Girlfriend’s Day
  • Francis Scott Key born 1779
  • Anne Frank made her last diary entry 1944
  • Lammas Day
  • Lughnasa
  • Author Herman Melville born 1819
  • Oxygen Discovered
  • Raspberry Cream Pie Day
  • Respect For Parents Day
  • Rounds Resounding Day
  • Scrabble Week begins
  • Simplify Your Life Week begins
  • Spiderman Day
  • Switzerland Independence Day 1291
  • US Air Force Day
  • Yorkshire Day

Aug. 2

  • Escalator Patented 1892
  • Author Holling C. Holling born 1900
  • Ice Cream Sandwich Day
  • Engineer Pierre Charles L’Enfant born 1754

Aug. 3

  • Columbus Set Sail 1492
  • Panama Canal opened 1914
  • Watermelon Day

Aug. 4

  • Musician Louis Armstrong born 1901
  • Gallop International Tribal Indian Powwow
  • Mathematician Sir William Rowan Hamilton born 1805
  • President Barack Obama born 1961
  • Rock for Life Week begins
  • US Coast Guard Day
  • US Dept. of Energy created 1977
  • World War 1 began 1918

Aug. 5

  • Astronaut Neil Armstrong born 1930
  • Little Orphan Annie comic strip first appeared 1924
  • Upper Volta Independence Day 1960
  • Work Like A Dog Day

Aug. 6

  • Actress/Comedian Lucille Ball born 1911
  • Bolivia Independence Day 1825
  • Scientist Alexander Fleming born 1881
  • Fresh Breath Day
  • Hiroshima Day
  • Jamaica Independence Day 1962
  • Root Beer Float Day
  • Sandwich invented 1762
  • Poet Alfred Lord Tennyson born 1808
  • Wiggle Your Toes Day

Aug. 7

  • Ivory Coast Independence Day 1960
  • Spy Marta Hari born 1876
  • Lighthouse Day
  • Particularly Preposterous Packaging Day
  • Professional Speakers Day
  • Purple Heart Day
  • Sea Serpent Day

Aug. 8

  • Ornithologist Florence Merriam Bailey born 1863
  • The Date to Create
  • Frozen Custard Day
  • Great Train Robbery 1963
  • Happiness Happens Day
  • Mimeograph Machine patented 1876
  • Odie Day (Garfield’s dog)
  • Smokey the Bear Ad Campaign begins 1944
  • Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Night

Aug. 9

  • Book Lover’s Day
  • Chinese Valentine’s Day / Daughter’s Festival
  • Electric Washing Machine patented 1910
  • Indigenous People Day
  • International Art Appreciation Day
  • Scientist/Inventor Marvin Minsky born 1927
  • Singapore Independence Day 1965
  • Veep Day

Aug. 10

  • Duran Duran Appreciation Day
  • Ecuador Independence Day 1822
  • President Herbert Hoover born 1874
  • Lazy Day
  • Missouri Statehood 1821
  • Mount Rushmore Construction began 1927
  • President Richard Nixon resigned 1974
  • Smithsonian Day  (Institute established 1846)
  • S’mores Day
  • Snoopy’s Birthday
  • World Lion Day

Aug. 11

  • Daughters and Sons Day
  • Play In The Sand Day
  • Presidential Joke Day

Aug. 12

  • Echo 1 launched 1960
  • Glorious 12th/ Grouse Season begins
  • Middle Child Day
  • 1st PC introduced 1981
  • Model T Ford went on sale 1908
  • Phonograph invented 1877
  • Vinyl Record Day
  • World Elephant Day
  • Youth Day

Aug. 13

  • Bambi first premiered 1934
  • Author/Film Director Alfred Hitchcock born 1899
  • Lefthander’s Day
  • Annie Oakley born 1860

Aug. 14

  • Creamsicle Day
  • Navajo Code Talkers Day
  • Pakistan Independence Day 1947
  • V-J Day/World War 2 ends 1945
  • Wiffle Ball invented 1953
  • Wizard of Oz premiered 1939
  • Woodstock Music Festival 1969
  • World Lizard Day

Aug. 15

  • Napoleon Bonaparte born 1769
  • Chauvin Day
  • Chef Julia Child born 1912
  • Chocolate Chip Day
  • India Independence Day 1947
  • Panama Canal opened 1914
  • Relaxation Day
  • Republic of Congo Independence Day 1960
  • South Korea Independence Day 1945

Aug. 16

  • Airborne Day
  • Cyprus Independence Day 1960
  • Gold discovered in the Yukon 1896
  • Roller Coaster Patented 1898
  • Tell a Joke Day

Aug. 17

  • Berlin Wall Construction begins  1961
  • Black Cat Appreciation Day
  • Missionary William Carey born 1761
  • Davy Crockett born 1786
  • Gabon Independence Day 1960
  • Indonesia Independence Day 1945
  • Meaning of “Is” Day
  • Thrift Shop Day
  • Wrench patented 1835

Aug. 18

  • Afghanistan Independence Day 1919
  • Bad Poetry Day
  • Virginia Dare born 1587
  • Explorer Meriwether Lewis born 1744
  • Mail Order Catalog Day

Aug. 19

  • Aviation Day
  • “Black Cow” Root Beer Float Day
  • President Bill Clinton born 1946
  • Hot and Spicy Food Day
  • Potato Day
  • Inventor Orville Wright Born 1867)
  • World Humanitarian Day
  • World Orangutan Day

Aug. 20

  • Civil War ends 1866 (US)
  • President Benjamin Harrison born 1833
  • Radio Day
  • Viking 1 launched 1975
  • Voyager 2 launched 1977
  • World Mosquito Day

Aug. 21

  • Gemini 5 launched 1965
  • Hawaii Statehood 1959
  • Mona Lisa Stolen 1911
  • Poet’s Day
  • Senior Citizen’s Day

Aug. 22

  • Be an Angel Day
  • Eat a Peach Day
  • Hoodie Hoo Day (Southern Hemisphere)
  • Tooth Fairy Day

Aug. 23

  • Day For The Remembrance of The Slave Trade & Its Abolition
  • Ride the Wind Day
  • Valentino Day

Aug. 24

  • St. Bartholomew’s Day
  • US Capitol Building and White House burned 1814
  • Knife Day
  • Mt. Vesuvius Erupted 79 AD
  • Pluto Demoted 2006
  • Strange Music Day
  • Waffle Iron Patented 1869 / Waffle Day

Aug. 25

  • Banana Split Day
  • Be Kind to Humankind Week begins
  • Inventor Joshua Lionel Cowen born 1877
  • Ivan the Terrible born 1530
  • Kiss and Make Up Day
  • Notting Hill Carnival
  • Second-hand Wardrobe Day
  • Uruguay Independence Day 1825

Aug. 26

  • Inventor Lee DeForest born 1873
  • Dog Day
  • Chemist Antoine Lavoisier born 1743
  • Mother Teresa born 1910
  • Women’s Equality Day – 19th Amendment Ratified 1920

Aug. 27

  • Julius Caesar lands in Britain 55 BC
  • Chemist/Engineer Carl Bosch born 1909
  • The Duchess Who Wasn’t Day  (Author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford)
  • Global Forgiveness Day
  • President Lyndon B. Johnson born 1908
  • Just Because Day
  • 1st Tarzan story published 1912

Aug. 28

  • Bow Tie Day
  • Cherry Turnover Day
  • Crackers Over the Keyboard Day
  • Dream Day (Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” speech 1963)
  • Race Your Mouse Around the Icons Day
  • Radio Commercials Day
  • Author Leo Tolstoy born 1828

Aug. 29

  • According to Hoyle Day
  • Day Against Nuclear Tests
  • Engineer Charles Franklin Kettering born 1876
  • More Herbs, Less Salt Day
  • Sarcoidosis Awareness Day

Aug. 30

  • Author/Illustrator Donald Crews born 1938
  • Frankenstein Day  (Author Mary Shelly born 1797)
  • Holistic Pet Day
  • Slinky Day
  • Toasted Marshmallow Day
  • Whale Shark Day

Aug. 31

  • Kinetoscope patented 1887
  • Love Lawyers Day
  • Malaysia Independence Day 1957
  • Pony Express Day
  • Princess Diana killed 1997
  • 1st Solar Power Car demonstrated 1955
  • Trail Mix Day
  • Trinidad and Tobago Independence Day 1962

Free PDF –   Special Days in August

August Resources  for teaching and learning suggestions with August’s themes, holidays, and daily specials!

My “Go-To” list of calendar based teaching resources for every month.

Special Days – Blog Series

Special Days and the Evolution of Morning Calendar Time

Special Days and Biographies

Special Days and Geography

Special Days and Science

Special Days Archive    – Direct links to the most recent Special Days and Resource Lists for every month.

I make my monthly Special Days lists by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, and the web. If you know of a special day that I do not have listed, please comment and let me know what it is so I can add it in.   Below are the links to my favorite online calendar resources for August.

http://www.se7en.org.za/se7ens-august

http://food.unl.edu/fnh/august

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/august.htm

http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/august.html

https://whatismyspiritanimal.com/animal-holidays-celebrations/

http://projectbritain.com/calendars/aug.html

http://aglobalworld.com/international-independence-days/country-independence-day.php

Happy August!

betty jo

Nikola Tesla

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Nikola Tesla born July 10, 1856

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Nikola Tesla

Tesla Society: Biography – Article: Tesla biography: The Genius Who Lit The World. Site also includes some information about his most famous inventions.

Biography: Nikola Tesla – Site offers biographical information about Tesla’s life: The early years, years as an inventor, his fall from grace, and his death and legacy.

Wikipedia: Nikola Tesla – Page offers quite a bit of biographical information about Tesla’s life and accomplishments.

About: Inventors: Nikola Tesla – This pages offers a short written article and a 2:25 minute video.



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