Surfing the Calendar
- National Kite MonthApril
- National Frog MonthApril
- National Garden MonthApril
- Distracted Driving Awareness MonthApril
- Financial Literacy MonthApril
- California Earthquake Preparedness MonthApril
- National Humor MonthApril
- National Mathematics Education MonthApril
- National Poetry MonthApril
- National Library WeekApril 23-29, 2023
- Shakespeare’s BirthdayApr 23, 1564
- International Astronomy DayApr 23, 2023
- Hubble Space Telescope Launched by Space Shuttle DiscoveryApr 24, 1990
- National Playground Safety WeekApr 24 - 30, 2023
- Italy Liberation DayApr 25, 1945
- World Penguin DayApr 25, 2023
- Whydah Pirate Ship Sank Off the New England CoastApr 26, 1717
- Richter Scale DayApr 26, 2023
- Ulysses S. Grant’s BirthdayApr 27, 1822
- National Geographic BeeApril 27-30, 2023
- Harper Lee’s BirthdayApr 28, 1926
- Arbor DayApr 29, 2023
- U.S. Buys Louisiana Territory from FranceApr 30, 1803
- National Hurricane Preparedness WeekApr 30 - May 6, 2023
- Vietnam Liberation DayApr 30, 1975
- National Physical Fitness and Sports MonthMay
- National Youth Traffic Safety MonthMay
- National Flower MonthMay
- Skin Cancer Awareness MonthMay
- Sudoku First Published as Number Place in Dell Puzzle MagazineMay, 1979
- May DayMay 1, 2023
- Mother Goose DayMay 1, 2023
- Whale Awareness Day (in Massachusetts)May 1, 2023
- Children’s Book WeekMay 2 - 8, 2023
- First Freedom RideMay 4, 1961
- Elizabeth Jane Cochran’s, Known as Nellie Bly, BirthdayMay 5, 1864
- Cinco de MayoMay 5, 2023
- Penumbral Lunar EclipseMay 5, 2023
- Cartoonist DayMay 5, 2023
- Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerMay 5-6, 2023
- Space DayMay 6, 2023
- Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony PremiereMay 7, 1824
- World Password DayMay 7, 2023
- International Migratory Bird DayMay 8, 2023
- Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)May 8, 1945
- Central and Union Pacific Railroads MeetMay 10, 1869
- Richard Feynman’s BirthdayMay 11, 1918
- Edward Lear’s Birthday (Celebrated as Limerick Day)May 12, 1812
- Edward Lear’s LimericksMay 12, 1812
