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
- John Muir’s BirthdayApr 21, 1838
- Lyrids Meteor ShowerApr 21-22, 2021
- Earth DayApr 22, 2021
- Ecology Games for Earth DayApr 22, 2021
- Endangered Species for Earth DayApr 22, 2021
- Shakespeare’s BirthdayApr 23, 1564
- Hubble Space Telescope Launched by Space Shuttle DiscoveryApr 24, 1990
- Italy Liberation DayApr 25, 1945
- World Penguin DayApr 25, 2021
- Whydah Pirate Ship Sank Off the New England CoastApr 26, 1717
- National Playground Safety WeekApr 26 - 30, 2021
- Richter Scale DayApr 26, 2021
- Ulysses S. Grant’s BirthdayApr 27, 1822
- Harper Lee’s BirthdayApr 28, 1926
- Arbor DayApr 29, 2021
- U.S. Buys Louisiana Territory from FranceApr 30, 1803
- 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, 2021
- Mother Goose DayMay 1, 2021
- Whale Awareness Day (in Massachusetts)May 1, 2021
- Children’s Book WeekMay 3 - 9, 2021
- First Freedom RideMay 4, 1961
- Elizabeth Jane Cochran’s, Known as Nellie Bly, BirthdayMay 5, 1864
- Cinco de MayoMay 5, 2021
- Cartoonist DayMay 5, 2021
- Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerMay 5-6, 2021
- Space DayMay 6, 2021
- Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony PremiereMay 7, 1824
- World Password DayMay 7, 2021
- International Migratory Bird DayMay 8, 2021
- Victory in Europe Day (VE Day)May 8, 1945
- Mother’s DayMay 9, 2021
- National Hurricane Preparedness WeekMay 9-15, 2021
- Mother’s Day CardsMay 9, 2021
- Mother’s Day PoemsMay 9, 2021
