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Dr. Seuss
February 23, 2021 By Barbara Feldman
Theodor Seuss Geisel (1904 -1991), winner of the Pulitzer Prize and three Academy Awards, is best known as Dr. Seuss, author and illustrator of forty-six children’s books. Since his first children’s book in 1936, Dr. Seuss has introduced several generations …[Continue]

Frederick Douglass
February 16, 2021 By Barbara Feldman
Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, Frederick Douglass (February, 1818 – February 20, 1895) was a Black American abolitionist, famous for his oratory and anti-slavery writings. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement …[Continue]

Black History Month
February 9, 2021 By Barbara Feldman
In 1915, historian Carter G. Woodson proposed a “Negro History Week” to honor the history and contributions of African-Americans. Nine years later, his dream became reality. Woodson chose the second week of February to pay tribute to the birthdays of …[Continue]
Surfing the Calendar
- Irish American Heritage MonthMarch
- National Craft MonthMarch
- National Nutrition MonthMarch
- Music in Our Schools MonthMarch
- Women’s History MonthMarch
- National Cheerleading Safety MonthMarch
- Salem Witch Hysteria BeginsMar 1, 1692
- Yellowstone National Park EstablishedMar 1, 1872
- Korea Independence Movement DayMar 1, 1911
- Silly Putty DebutsMar 1, 1950
- Whooping Crane Spring MigrationMar 1-May 7, 2021
- Dr. Seuss’ Birthday (Celebrated as Read Across America)Mar 2, 1904
- Alexander Graham Bell’s BirthdayMar 3, 1847
- National Anthem DayMar 3, 1931
- World Book DayMar 3, 2021
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as PresidentMar 4, 1933
- National Grammar DayMar 4, 2021
- Boston MassacreMar 5, 1770
- Iditarod BeginsMar 6, 2021
- Michelangelo’s BirthdayMar 6, 1475
- Fall of the AlamoMar 6, 1836
- More Surfing the Calendar