2015-2016 Planning Calendar - Scholastic · 2019-06-25 · 20 Virginia Co. Sailed to Jamestown (1606) scholastic.com/colonial_ period 21 1st Day of Winter scholastic.com/winter_ storms

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Eve Merriamscholastic.com/julybirthdays

20

Ford Motor Company Ships Its 1st Car, 1903scholastic.com/future_cars

21

1st Walk on Moon (1969)scholastic.com/space_frontier

22

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

24

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

6

Anne Frank Went into Hiding (1942)scholastic.com/annefrank

7

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

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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

16

Washington D.C. Becomes Capital of the U.S. (1790)

17

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

29

Sharon Creechscholastic.com/julybirthdays

30

U.S. Motto ”In God We Trust” (1956)

31

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

18

Paula Danzigerscholastic.com/augustbirthdays

19

National Aviation Dayscholastic.com/aviation

20

President Andrew Johnson Declared End of Civil War (1866)scholastic.com/civil_war

21

Hawaii Statehood (1959)scholastic.com/states

22

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

4

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

8

President Richard Nixon Announces Resignation (1974)

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings scholastic.com/augustbirthdays


9

Michael Phelps Olympic Record for Gold Medals (2008)scholastic.com/summer_olympics

10

Suzanne Collinsscholastic.com/augustbirthdays

Missouri Statehood (1821)scholastic.com/states

11

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

15

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)

26

19th Amendment: Women Can Vote! (1920)scholastic.com/suffrage

National Dog Dayscholastic.com/dogslife

27

Lisa Yeescholastic.com/augustbirthdays

28

MLK Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech (1963)scholastic.com/mlkjr

29

Karen Hessescholastic.com/augustbirthdays

20

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

24

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

2

Top 10 Multimedia Unitsscholastic.com/top_units

The U.S. Dept. of the Treasury (1789)scholastic.com/class_economy

3

Treaty of Paris Signed Ending Revolutionary War, 1783scholastic.com/patriots

Fredrick Douglas Began His Escape From Slavery, 1838scholastic.com/undergroundrailroad

4

Los Angeles Founded by Spanish Settlers (1781)scholastic.com/LA

5

1st U.S. Labor Day Parade (1882)scholastic.com/patriotic

6

Read a Book Dayscholastic.com/bookwizard

7

Labor Dayscholastic.com/patriotic

Grandma Moses, American Artist (1860)

8

Ruby Bridges, Jack Prelutsky & Jon Scieszkascholastic.com/septemberbirthdays

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California Statehood (1850)scholastic.com/states

10

Top Teaching Blogsscholastic.com/topteaching

11

Patriot Day scholastic.com/patriotic

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Canyonlands National Park (1964)scholastic.com/national_parks


13

Rosh Hashanahscholastic.com/new_year

Roald Dahl Dayscholastic.com/septemberbirthdays

14

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

30

Guadalupe Mountains National Park (1972) &Haleakala National Park Established (1960)scholastic.com/national_parks

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1st Model T Introduced for $850

World Vegetarian Dayscholastic.com/veggies

2

Mohandas Gandhi (1869) Indian Freedom Fighterscholastic.com/gandhi

3

East & West Germany United (1990)scholastic.com/germany

18

U.S. Takes Possession of Alaska (1867)scholastic.com/states

19

Yorktown Dayscholastic.com/colonial_period

20

Ratification of Louisiana Purchase Treaty (1803)scholastic.com/westward_expansion

21

Dizzy Gillespie, American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader (1917)

22

1st Recorded Parachute Jump (1797)scholastic.com/flight

23

Gordon Kormanscholastic.com/octoberbirthdays

24

United Nations Dayscholastic.com/un_day

4

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)

7

James Whitcomb Riley, Poetscholastic.com/poetry

8

R.L Stinescholastic.com/octoberbirthdays

9

Washington Monument Opened (1888)scholastic.com/washingtonmonument

10

National Angel Food Cake Day


11

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Born in New York City (1884)

12

Columbus Dayscholastic.com/columbus

1st U.S. Columbus Day (1792)scholastic.com/columbus

Freethought Dayscholastic.com/writeit

13

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)

15

Global Handwashing Dayscholastic.com/wash_hands_day

16

Dictionary Dayscholastic.com/teachers/article/discover-dictionary

17

Wear Something Gaudy Day

FIRE PREVENTION MONTH scholastic.com/firesafety

25

Pablo Picasso (1881), Spanish Artist

26

Steven Kelloggscholastic.com/octoberbirthdays

27

1st NY Subway Opened (1904)scholastic.com/subway

28

The Statue of Liberty Dedication (1886)scholastic.com/immigration

29

1st Oscar Night (1929)scholastic.com/make_movies

30

John Adams (1735), U.S. President scholastic.com/colonial_period

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Happy Halloweenscholastic.com/Halloween

Nevada Statehood (1864)scholastic.com/states

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Humane Society Anniversary Dayscholastic.com/dogslife

23

Buy Nothing Dayscholastic.com/economy

You’re Welcome Day

24

Listen & Read About Community Helpersscholastic.com/commjob

25

National Day of Listeningscholastic.com/ndl

Marc Brownscholastic.com/novemberbirthdays

26

Happy Thanksgiving scholastic.com/thanksgiving

Public Streetcar Service Began in NYC (1832)scholastic.com/subway

27

1st Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Held (1924)scholastic.com/milly

28

1st Automobile Race Held (1895)

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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


15

Geography Awareness Weekscholastic.com/globaltrek

I Love to Write Dayscholastic.com/www

16

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

29

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

21

1st Day of Winter scholastic.com/winter_storms

National Flashlight Day — Flashlight Readersscholastic.com/flashlightreaders

22

Winter Holidaysscholastic.com/winterholidays

23

Avischolastic.com/decemberbirthdays

Roots Dayscholastic.com/family

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Christmas Evescholastic.com/christmas

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Christmasscholastic.com/christmas

26

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

3

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

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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

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Indiana Statehood (1816)scholastic.com/states

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Pennsylvania Statehood (1787)scholastic.com/states


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

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Bill of Rights Dayscholastic.com/constitution

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La Posada Beginsscholastic.com/posada

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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

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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

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National Show & Tell Dayscholastic.com/show_tell

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Connecticut Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states


10

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

12

Hattie W. Caraway: 1st Woman Elected to Senate (1932)scholastic.com/caraway

Jack Londonscholastic.com/januarybirthdays

13

Frisbee Invented (1957)

Sharon Robinsonscholastic.com/januarybirth days

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Hugh Loftingscholastic.com/januarybithdays

15

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

26

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


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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

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Pharaoh Tutankhamun Tomb Unsealed (1923)scholastic.com/king_tut

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Basketball Hall of Fame (1968)

Random Acts of Kindness Day

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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

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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

21

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

26

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


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Daylight Savings Begins

Earmuffs Invented (1877)

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Pi Day (3.14)scholastic.com/pi_day

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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

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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

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Ellis Island Family History Dayscholastic.com/immigration

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Paul Revere’s Famous Ride (1775)scholastic.com/revolutionary_war

19

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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Kindergarten Dayscholastic.com/kindergarten

Barbara Parkscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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Passover Begins

Earth Dayscholastic.com/earth_day

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1st Movie Theater Opened (1896)scholastic.com/make_movies

William Shakespearescholastic.com/shakespeare

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April Fool’s Day

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International Children’s Book Dayscholastic.com/character

Hans Christian Andersenscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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Washington Irvingscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

Jane Goodall (1934), British Primatologist

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Maya Angelouscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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American Revolutionary War: The Battle of Yorktown Began (1781)

Anthony Horowitzscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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North Pole Discovered

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World Health Day

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Draw a Picture of a Bird scholastic.com/bird_day

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Civil War Ended (1865)scholastic.com/civil_war


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Encourage a Young Writer Dayscholastic.com/writing

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Civil Rights Act Signed (1968)scholastic.com/civil_rights

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Civil War Began (1861)scholastic.com/civil_war

Beverly Cleary & Gary Sotoscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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Thomas Jefferson (1743), U.S. Presidentscholastic.com/jefferson

Marguerite Henryscholastic.com/aprilbirthdays

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Anne Sullivan

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Jackie Robinson Dayscholastic.com/robinson

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National Library Workers Dayscholastic.com/librarians

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POETRY MONTH scholastic.com/poetry_month

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National Pigs in a Blanket Day

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Hubble Space Telescope Deployed (1990)scholastic.com/hubble

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John James Audubon (1785), French-American Ornithologistscholastic.com/birds

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Ulysses S. Grant, U.S. President

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Poetry Reading Dayscholastic.com/poetry_reading

Maryland Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states

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Zipper Invented (1917)

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Passover Ends

George Washington Took Office (1789)

Louisiana Statehood (1812)scholastic.com/states

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Arnold Lobelscholastic.com/maybirthdays

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World Turtle Dayscholastic.com/turtle

Margaret Wise Brown & Scott O’Dellscholastic.com/maybirthdays

South Carolina Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states

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Scavenger Hunt Dayscholastic.com/webhunt

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NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander Set Down on Mars (2008)

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Sally Ride Dayscholastic.com/ride

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National Grape Popsicle Day

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Amnesty International Day

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Mother Goose Day

Law Dayscholastic.com/law

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Brothers & Sisters Day

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Teacher Appreciation Dayscholastic.com/teacher_appreciation

Space Day scholastic.com/space_frontier

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International Firefighters’ Day

Don Woodscholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Cinco de Mayoscholastic.com/cinco

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No Homework Day

Leo Lionnischolastic.com/maybirthdays

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National Tourism Dayscholastic.com/globaltrek

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Mother’s Dayscholastic.com/mothersday

No Sock Dayscholastic.com/puppets

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Sir James Barriescholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Christopher Paul Curtisscholastic.com/curtis

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Minnesota Statehood (1858)scholastic.com/states

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Limerick Dayscholastic.com/poertyengine

Blue Balliettscholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Jamestown Settled (1607)scholastic.com/colonial_period

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Dance Like a Chicken Day


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L. Frank Baumscholastic.com/oz

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Biographer’s Dayscholastic.com/biography

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Armed Forces Day

NY Stock Exchange Founded (1792)

Kentucky Derby was 1st Run (1875)

Gary Paulsenscholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Debbie Dadeyscholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Sun Awareness Dayscholastic.com/sun_safe

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Charles Lindbergh: 1st Solo Atlantic Flight(1927)scholastic.com/flight

Mary Pope Osbornescholastic.com/maybirthdays

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Clara Barton Founded American Red Cross (1881)scholastic.com/clara_barton

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Rhode Island Statehood (1790) &Wisconsin Statehood (1848)scholastic.com/states

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Memorial Day

1st U.S. Daily Newspaper Published (1783)scholastic.com/journalism

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World No Tobacco Day

ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH scholastic.com/asianpacific

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International Children’s Dayscholastic.com/kindergarten

Kentucky Statehood (1792) &Tennessee Statehood (1796)scholastic.com/states

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Norton Justerscholastic.com/junebirthdays

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Summer Reading Listscholastic.com/summerreading

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Roquefort Cheese Created in a Cave, Roquefort, France (1070)

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Father’s Dayscholastic.com/fathersday

Juneteenth or Freedom Dayscholastic.com/railroad

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1st Day of Summerscholastic.com/summer_splash

West Virginia Statehood (1863)scholastic.com/states

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World Music Day

New Hampshire Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/state

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Largest Hailstone Ever — Nebraska (2003)scholastic.com/weather

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United Nations Public Service Dayscholastic.com/public_service

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Jean Marzollo scholastic.com/junebirthdays

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Eric Carlescholastic.com/carle

Virginia Statehood (1788)scholastic.com/states

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World Environment Dayscholastic.com/environment

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1st Night of Ramadanscholastic.com/ramadan

D-Day: Normandy, France (1944)scholastic.com/wwii

Cynthia Rylantscholastic.com/junebirthdays

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Myles Standish: 1st Commander of Plymouth Colony (1621)scholastic.com/thanksgiving

Daniel Boone Arrived in Kentucky (1769)scholastic.com/teachers/article/frontier

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World Ocean Dayscholastic.com/everythingocean

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Secretariat Won the Triple Crown (1973)

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Maurice Sendakscholastic.com/junebirthdays

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Jacques Cousteau, French Ecologistscholastic.com/oceanlife

Robert Munschscholastic.com/junebirthdays


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Anne Frankscholastic.com/annefrank

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Congress Created the Department of Labor (1888)

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Flag Dayscholastic.com/patriotic

Bruce Degenscholastic.com/junebirthdays

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Brian Jacquesscholastic.com/junebirthdays

Arkansas Statehood (1836)scholastic.com/states

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Computer Lab Favoritesscholastic.com/computer_lab

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Eat Your Vegetables Dayscholastic.com/veggies

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Sally Ride’s Space Flight (1983)scholastic.com/ride

International Picnic Dayscholastic.com/picnic

SUMMER READING scholastic.com/summer

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Forgiveness Day

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Helen Kellerscholastic.com/junebirthdays

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World War I Began (1914)

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The Apple iPhone Went on Sale (2007)scholastic.com/cell_phone_safety

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Meteor Dayscholastic.com/asteroids

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