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Sudoku Tips
May 23, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
Sudoku is a logic-based number puzzle that does not involve arithmetic. Although first published in an American puzzle magazine in 1979, Sudoku gained popularity in Japan in 1986 before becoming an international craze in 2005. The goal is to enter …[Continue]

Memorial Day
May 16, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) was first observed in 1868 to honor the soldiers of the Civil War. Its origins can be traced back to General John A. Logan who proclaimed: “The 30th of May, 1868, is designated …[Continue]

Mother’s Day Cards
May 9, 2023 By Barbara Feldman
The history of American Mother’s Day can be traced to 1870 when Julia Ward Howe (author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic) called upon mothers to put an end to war. But it wasn’t until 1912 that West Virginia …[Continue]
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
- 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
- More Surfing the Calendar