Surfing the Calendar
- Black History MonthFebruary
- Wild Bird Feeding MonthFebruary
- American Heart MonthFebruary
- Children’s Dental Health MonthFebruary
- George Washington’s BirthdayFeb 22, 1732
- Steve Irwin’s BirthdayFeb 22, 1962
- Siege of the Alamo BeginsFeb 23, 1836
- Scientists Announce Dolly, Cloned From an Adult SheepFeb 23, 1997
- Wilhelm Grimm’s Birthday (one of the Grimm Brothers)Feb 24, 1786
- George Harrison’s BirthdayFeb 25, 1943
- Mardi GrasFeb 25, 2020
- Tell a Fairy Tale DayFeb 26, 2020
- First U.S. Chartered Passenger Railroad ServiceFeb 28, 1827
- Jim Watson and Francis Crick Discover the DNA Double HelixFeb 28, 1953
- Leap DayFeb 29, 2020
- 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, 2020
- 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, 2020
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as PresidentMar 4, 1933
- National Grammar DayMar 4, 2020
- Boston MassacreMar 5, 1770
- Michelangelo’s BirthdayMar 6, 1475
- Fall of the AlamoMar 6, 1836
- U.S. Patent Issued for Alexander Graham Bell’s TelephoneMar 7, 1876
- Iditarod BeginsMar 7, 2020
- Daylight Saving Time BeginsMar 8, 2020
- Barbie Doll DebutsMar 9, 1959
- US Paper Money IssuedMar 10, 1862
- Harriet Tubman Day (the Anniversary of Her Death in 1913)Mar 10, 2020
- Death of John Chapman, celebrated as Johnny Appleseed DayMar 11, 1845
- First Flu Case in the Influenza Epidemic of 1918 Reported at Fort Riley, KSMar 11, 1918
- Sir William Herschel Discovers UranusMar 13, 1781
