Surfing the Calendar
- National Honey MonthSeptember
- National School Success MonthSeptember
- National Piano MonthSeptember
- National Save A Tiger MonthSeptember
- National DNA, Geonomics & Stem Cell Education MonthSeptember
- Library Card Signup MonthSeptember
- National 5-A-Day MonthSeptember
- Save the Koala MonthSeptember
- Birthday of John Chapman (known as Johnny Appleseed)Sep 26, 1774
- George Gershwin’s BirthdaySep 26, 1898
- First Televised Presidential DebateSep 26, 1960
- Shamu’s BirthdaySep 26, 1985
- Juan Ponce de Leon named Military Governor of Bimini and FloridaSep 27, 1514
- Ancestor Appreciation DaySep 27, 2016
- Pokémon Debuts in USSep 28, 1998
- Archaeopteryx Fossil DiscoverySep 30, 1861
- British Black History MonthOctober
- International Dinosaur MonthOctober
- Bullying Prevention MonthOctober
- Diversity Awareness MonthOctober
- National Book MonthOctober
- National Cyber Security MonthOctober
- National Dental Hygiene MonthOctober
- Adopt a Shelter Dog MonthOctober
- National Popcorn MonthOctober
- National Stamp Collecting MonthOctober
- Computer Learning MonthOctober
- Yosemite Park EstablishedOct 1, 1890
- Disney World OpensOct 1, 1971
- China National DayOct 1, 2016
- Mahatma Gandhi’s BirthdayOct 2, 1869
- East and West Germany ReuniteOct 3, 1990
- U.S. Supreme Court Opens – First Monday of OctoberOct 3, 2016
- Rosh HashanahOct 3, 2015
- Sputnik AnniversaryOct 4, 1957
- Mad Hatter DayOct 6, 2016
- NASA Announces Project MercuryOct 7, 1958
- The Great Chicago Fire BeganOct 8, 1871
- John Lennon’s BirthdayOct 9, 1940
- Fire Prevention WeekOct 9-15, 2016
- Teen Read WeekOct 9-15, 2016
- National Metric WeekOct 10-16, 2016
- Columbus DayOct 10, 2016
- Eleanor Roosevelt’s BirthdayOct 11, 1884
- Yom KippurOct 12, 2016
- Anniversary of Columbus Arrival in the New WorldOct 12, 1492
- Pledge of Allegiance created to celebrate 400 Years Since Columbus’ ArrivalOct 12, 1892
- World Population Reaches 6 BillionOct 12, 1999
