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Turtles
May 24, 2022 By Barbara Feldman
Turtles are reptiles with hard, bony shells and have been around a really long time. With a history that dates back 215 million years, they are older than both lizards and snakes. Whether your interest lies in wild endangered sea …[Continue]

To Kill a Mockingbird
April 26, 2022 By Barbara Feldman
Harper Lee published her first novel in 1960, at the age of thirty-four. It won a Pulitzer Prize for fiction the following year. “To Kill a Mockingbird” tells two stories at once: one about attorney Atticus Finch’s defense of a …[Continue]

Earth Day
April 12, 2022 By Barbara Feldman
Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has been celebrated annually on April 22. Although ideally every day should be Earth Day, the annual holiday presents the perfect opportunity to learn more about earth science, ecology, and the environment….[Continue]
Surfing the Calendar
- 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
- Cellophane Tape PatentedMay 27, 1930
- Golden Gate Bridge OpensMay 27, 1937
- Sojourner Truth Gives “Ain’t I Woman?” SpeechMay 28-29, 1851
- John F. Kennedy’s BirthdayMay 29, 1917
- Jerusalem DayMay 29, 2022
- First Daily American Newspaper PublishedMay 30, 1783
- President Woodrow Wilson Proclaims June 14 Flag DayMay 30, 1916
- National Spelling Bee WeekMay 30 - Jun 2, 2022
- Memorial DayMay 30, 2022
- First US copryight law passedMay 31, 1790
- Walt Whitman’s BirthdayMay 31, 1819
- Mark Felt Reveals Himself as Watergate’s Deep ThroatMay 31, 2005
- Adopt-a-Shelter-Cat MonthJune
- National Rose MonthJune
- Cancer From the Sun MonthJune
- More Surfing the Calendar