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Special Days in July, 2019

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Here’s the list of July themes, foods, scientific and historic anniversaries, and famous birthdays.  There’s some summer fun days, too! Whether you’re looking for something special to study, trivia, a day to celebrate, or a food to add to the menu, the July 2019 special days list gives you plenty to choose from!

Free resources for teaching throughout the month, including a PDF of Special Days in July, can be found at the end of this list.

July Awareness/Observance Days and Themes

  • Air-Conditioning Appreciation
  • Anti-Boredom
  • Bereaved Parents Awareness
  • Bison
  • Bio-terrorism/Disaster Education and Awareness
  • Black Family
  • Blondie and Deborah Harry Month
  • Cell Phone Courtesy
  • Dog House Repair
  • Family Reunion
  • Freedom From Fear of Speaking
  • Herbal Prescription Awareness
  • Independent Retailers
  • Irrigation
  • Make a Difference to Children
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Read An Almanac
  • Share a Sunset
  • Tennis
  • Tour de France
  • Unlucky Month for Weddings
  • Wheelchair Beautification
  • Wild About Wildlife
  • Women’s Motorcycle
  • Zine

July’s Food Themes

  • Baked Beans
  • Berry
  • Blueberry
  • Culinary Arts
  • Eggplant
  • Garlic
  • Grilling
  • Horseradish
  • Hot Dog
  • Ice Cream
  • Lettuce
  • Ice Cream
  • Mango
  • Melon
  • Nectarine
  • Picnic

July, 2019  –  Daily Specials:  (the * means that the special day does NOT fall on the same date every year)

July 1

  • Battle of Gettysburg 1863
  • Burundi Independence Day 1962
  • Canada  Independence Day 1867
  • Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day
  • Princess Diana born 1961
  • International Joke Day
  • Postage Stamp Day
  • Roswell UFO Days
  • Rwanda Independence Day 1962
  • Second Half of the Year Day
  • Somalia  Independence Day 1960
  • Transistor Introduced 1948
  • Unassisted Homebirth Week begins
  • Zip Code Day
  • 1st US Zoo (Philadelphia) 1874

July 2

  • Civil Rights Act passed (US) 1964
  • Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury born 1489
  • Fence Painting Days begin
  • I Forgot Day
  • International Day of Cooperatives
  • Made in the USA Day
  • Tom Sawyer Days begin
  • World UFO Day
  • 1st Zeppelin Flight 1900

July 3

  • Air-Conditioning Appreciation Days begin
  • Chocolate Wafer Day
  • Compliment Your Mirror Day
  • Disobedience Day
  • Dog Days begin
  • Eat Your Beans Day
  • Farriers Week
  • Idaho Statehood 1890
  • Plastic Bag Free Day
  • Stay Out of the Sun Day
  • Superman Day

July 4

  • Boom Box Parade Day
  • President Calvin Coolidge born 1872
  • Country Music Day
  • Freedom Week begins
  • Independence Day (US) 1776
  • Indivisible Day
  • Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

July 5

  • Apple Turnover Day
  • P.T. Barnum born 1810
  • Bikini Day
  • Graham Cracker Day
  • Tynwald Day
  • Venezuela  Independence Day 1811
  • Work-a-holics Day

July 6

  • President George W. Bush born 1946
  • Cherry Pit Spitting Day * (1st Sat.)
  • Children’s Art Day (UK)
  • Fried Chicken Day
  • Hop-a-Park Day * (1st Sat.)
  • Malawi  Independence Day 1964
  • 16mm Movie Camera and Projector introduced 1923
  • Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day
  • World Kiss Day

July 7

  • Be Nice to New Jersey Week begins * (1st full week)
  • Build a Scarecrow Day * (1st Sun)
  • Chocolate Day
  • Father – Daughter Take a Walk Together Day
  • Global Forgiveness Day
  • Macaroni Day
  • Music For Life Week begins * (1st full week)
  • Pinocchio first printed 1883
  • Special Recreation Week begins * (1st full week)
  • Strawberry Sundae Day
  • Tell the Truth Day

July 8

  • Blueberry Day
  • Chocolate with Almonds Day
  • Liberty Bell cracked 1835
  • Math Day
  • SCUD Day (Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama)
  • Town Criers Day * (2nd Mon.)
  • Video Games Day
  • 1st Issue of The Wall Street Journal 1889

July 9

  • Argentina  Independence Day 1816
  • 1st Rock and Roll Song to reach #1 on Pop Music Charts , “Rock Around the Clock” 1955
  • Sugar Cookie Day

July 10

  • Bahamas  Independence Day 1973
  • Clerihew Day
  • Don’t Step on a Bee Day
  • Author Candice Ransom born 1952
  • Teddy Bear Picnic Day
  • Wyoming Statehood 1890

July 11

  • President John Qunicy Adams born 1767
  • St. Benedict Day
  • Blueberry Muffin Day
  • Cheer Up the Lonely Day
  • Cherries Day
  • Pet Photo Day
  • Author Patricia Polacco born 1944
  • Slurpie Day
  • Author EB White born 1899
  • World Population Day

July 12

  • Barn Day
  • Julius Caesar born 100 BC
  • Collector Car Appreciation Day * ( 2nd Fri.)
  • Cow Appreciation Day * (2nd Fri.)
  • Different Colored Eyes Day
  • Inventor George Eastman born 1854
  • Eat Your Jello Day
  • Etch a Sketch introduced 1960
  • Orange Men’s Day
  • Paper Bag Day
  • Pecan Pie Day
  • Sao Tome and Principe  Independence Day 1975
  • Simplicity Day
  • Naturalist, Henry Thoreau born 1817

July 13

  • Barbershop Music Appreciation Day
  • Beans ‘N’ Franks Day
  • Buckingham Palace Becomes Residence of Britain’s Monarchy 1837
  • Carver Day * (2nd Sat.)
  • Embrace Your Geekness Day
  • Fool’s Paradise Day
  • French Fry Day
  • Grange Day * (2nd Sat.)
  • “Live Aid” organized 1985
  • Puzzle Day

July 14

  • Bastille Day / France  Independence Day 1789
  • Everybody Deserves a Massage Week *
  • President Gerald Ford born 1913
  • Author Laura Numeroff born 1953
  • Pandemonium Day
  • Shark Awareness Day
  • Tape Measure Day
  • Mac and Cheese Day
  • Missionary Lilias Trotter born 1853

July 15

  • Apollo 18 launched 1975
  • Be a Dork Day
  • 1st Boeing 707 1954
  • Get Out of the Doghouse Day * (3rd Mon.)
  • Global Hug Your Kids Day * (3rd Mon.)
  • Gummi Worm Day
  • I Love Horses Day
  • Artist Rembrandt Van Rijn born 1606
  • Swan Upping * (3rd Monday)
  • St. Swithin’s Day
  • Tapioca Pudding Day
  • Zoo Keeper Week begins *(3rd full week)

July 16

  • Atomic Bomb Successfully Tested 1945
  • Explorer Roald Amundsen born 1872
  • Apollo 11 Lift Off 1969
  • Corn Fritters Day
  • Fresh Spinach Day
  • Hot Dog Night
  • World Snake Day

July 17

  • Festival of British Archeaology
  • Disneyland Opened 1955
  • Peach Ice Cream Day
  • Ventriloquism Week begins *
  • Hymn writer Isaac Watts born 1674
  • World Emoji Day
  • Wrong Way Corrigan Day
  • Yellow Pig Day

July 18

  • Author/Illustrator Felicia Bond born 1954
  • Astronaut John Glenn born 1921
  • Gymnast  Nadia Comaneci scored 1st perfect “10″ in Olympics 1976
  • Get to Know Your Customers Day * (3rd Thurs.)
  • Nelson Mandela born 1918
  • Sour Candy Day

July 19

  • Celebration of the Horse Day * (3rd Fri.)
  • Physicist/Astronomer Edward Charles Pickering born 1846
  • Raspberry Cake Day
  • The Mary Rose sank 1545

July 20

  • Cake Day
  • Colombia Independence Day 1810
  • Lollipop Day
  • 1st Moon Landing/ Walk 1969
  • Ugly Truck Day
  • World Jump Day

July 21

  • Belgium Independence Day 1831
  • Captive Nations Week begins * (3rd full week)
  • Coral Reef Awareness Week * (3rd week)
  • Author Ernest Hemingway born 1899
  • Ice Cream Day * (3rd Sun.)
  • Independent Retailers Week begins * (3rd full week)
  • Junk Food Day
  • Monkey Day
  • Moth Week begins * (last full week)
  • Parenting Gifted Children Week begins * (3rd full week)
  • Zoo Keeper Week begins *(3rd full week)

July 22

  • Artist Alexander Calder born 1898
  • Hammock Day
  • Penuche Fudge Day
  • Pied Piper arrived in Hamelin 1284
  • Rat Catchers Day
  • Spoonerism Day

July 23

  • Batman Day
  • Egypt Independence Day 1952
  • Gorgeous Grandma Day
  • Hot Dog Day
  • Hot Enough For Ya Day
  • Ice Cream Cones 1st introduced 1904
  • Mosquito Day
  • Pneumatic Tires invented 1888
  • Telegrapher patented 1829
  • Vanilla Ice Cream Day

July 24

  • Military Leader Simon Bolivar born 1783
  • Cousins Day
  • Drive-Thru Day
  • Author Alexander Dumas born 1802
  • Aviator Amelia Earhart born 1897
  • King James VI of Scotland crowned 1567
  • Learn Nothing Day
  • Mormon Pioneer Day
  • Tell an Old Joke Day
  • Thermal engineer Day

July 25

  • Carousel Day
  • Chili Dog Day * (last Thurs.)
  • St. Christopher’s Day
  • Culinarians Day
  • Grotto Day / St. James’ Day
  • Hot Fudge Sundae Day
  • St. James the Great Day
  • Refreshment Day * (4th Thurs.)
  • Thread the Needle Day

July 26

  • All or Nothing Day
  • Apollo 15 launched 1971
  • Bagelfest Day
  • Artist George Catlin born 1796
  • Coffee Milkshake Day
  • Dharma Day
  • FBI Created 1908
  • Get Gnarly Day * (last Fri.)
  • Liberia Independence Day 1847
  • Maldive Islands Independence Day 1965
  • New York Statehood 1788
  • One Voice Day
  • Talk in An Elevator Day * (last Fri.)

July 27

  • Bugs Bunny debut 1940
  • Day of the Cowboy * (4th Sat.)
  • Dance Day * (Last Sat.)
  • Korean War Armistice Day (1953)
  • Take Your Houseplant for a Walk Day
  • Take Your Pants for a Walk Day
  • Walk on Stilts Day

July 28

  • Aunt and Uncle Day * (4th Sun.)
  • Buffalo Soldiers Day
  • Chocolate Milk Day
  • Garlic Days
  • Fingerprints First Used for Identification
  • Hamburger Day
  • Milk Chocolate Day
  • Parent’s Day * (4th Sun.)
  • Author/Illustrator Beatrix Potter born 1866
  • Peru Independence Day 1821
  • Shark Week begins *
  • The Union Flag decreed to be the National Flag of Great Britain 1707

July 29

  • Chicken Wing Day
  • Author Sharon Creech born 1945
  • Lasagna Day
  • Lipstick Day
  • NASA established 1958
  • Rain Day
  • Tiger Day

July 30

  • Author Emily Bronte born 1818
  • Cheesecake Day
  • International Day of Friendship
  • Father-in-Law Day
  • Inventor Henry Ford born 1863
  • Paperback Book Day
  • Support Public Education Day

July 31

  • Avocado Day
  • MTV debut 1981
  • Mutt’s Day
  • Raspberry Cake Day
  • Author J.K. Rowling born 1965
  • Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day
  • World Ranger Day

Free Printable –  SPECIAL DAYS IN JULY

For Specific Special Day Resources  for July  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2017/06/30/july-resources/

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

My “Go-To” list of Resources when planning lessons for Special Days  for any month  –     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 calendars by using several sources including old calendars,  holiday books, newspapers, my old journal notes, 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://food.unl.edu/fnh/july#quicklinks

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

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

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

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/july-overview/

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

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

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

Have a Happy  July!

betty jo

Special Days in July, 2017

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Special Days in July has been updated for 2018!  Click Here

Have a Happy  July!

betty jo

Rembrandt

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rembrandt

According to my July’s special days calendar,  artist Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, was born July 14, 1606.  He will be the subject of our homeschool/summer school lesson of the day.  (And an excuse to bake a birthday cake.  Studies are always better with cake.)

I so agree with Rembrants parents.  They recognized that their son had talent and provided him with opportunities to study so that he could be his possible best.  And because of that,  he developed into one of the world’s most famous artists.  If only they would have taught him money management skills too, as he became bankrupt from overspending.

Below are the links we will be following for our Rembrandt study.

For a brief biography, gallery, quiz, printables, and more we will go here  http://www.gardenofpraise.com/art44.htm

For notebooking, we will use the free artist biography page  https://practicalpages.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/latest-famous-artists-biography-pages/ (Sorry, but you’ll need to copy and paste the link.)

For a tour and documentary of the Rembrandt House we will click here  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmcR4Iqzuio

Because we like mysteries, we’ll research the theft of this piece.  It has never been recovered.

(Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee)

(Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee)

And we may even make a bit of a mess and try some impasto (Rembrandt style 3D) painting.  http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans/impasto-presto!-lesson-plan/

Artist studies are one of my favorite homeschooling subjects.  I always try including artists on our history timeline or our calendar studies.  For other artist posts click here  https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/04/12/leonardo-da-vinci/, here https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/04/06/raphael/, and here https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/03/07/art-day-sistine-chapel-style/

For my listing of July’s special days, click here https://stilllearningsomethingnew.com/2013/06/28/julys-special-days/

betty jo

Happy Birthday America

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4th July

Even though today is a holiday, it is not going to be a day off from homeschool/summer school.  The learning possibilities are too numerous to pass up by not having some lessons.

We will be starting here with a slide show of a trip across America on the Google home page.  https://www.google.com/

I download the freebie, Why We Celebrate the 4th of July,  from Simple School and Currclick yesterday for J and Z.   We got started on it and I think it is very nice. It contains some historic information and copy work,  It even has a couple of things the older kids can use, too.   http://www.currclick.com/product/48874/Simple-Schooling-Why-We-Celebrate-the-4th-of-July?it=1   (You will need an account to get the free download.  If you don’t already have one, I highly recommend you getting one and sign up for their e-mail newsletters and updates.  This is my favorite resource site.)

Also, Activity Village is offering some free 4th of July  printables that we’ll be using. http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/fourth_of_july_activities_for_kids.htm

Quiztree has an interactive art and history activity that we will take a look at.  I think this is very cool.  You hover the mouse over each person in Trumbull’s famous painting, The Declaration of Independence, and the name of the person appears at the top of the screen.  http://www.quiz-tree.com/Declaration-of-Independence-Trumbull.html

We’ll follow this link for music appreciation  http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1801-1900/1st-performance-of-samuel-f-smiths-america-11630412.html?utm_source=This%20Week%20in%20Christian%20History%20-%20Christianity.com&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07/03/2013

Movies are are the planner for today also.  E suggested we watch The Patriot, and she and B can, but that’s not suitable for my younger boys.   We all can watch this episode of Liberty’s Kids though.

Finally, we’ll end up our studies in the kitchen.  We’ll be making this simple angel food cake, blueberry, strawberry, and whipped cream layered dessert.

4th dessert 2We even have a community service project tonight.  We will be passing out mosquito repellant bracelets with our church at our city’s fireworks display.

Have a safe and happy Independence Day!

betty jo