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Celebrate Special Days with Freebies & Fun!
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March Holidays
Celebrating March Special Days with interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
National Pig Day
-- Recognizes and gives thanks to domesticated pigs. For some unknown reason, big, pot-bellied pigs seen in zoos are often the symbol of the day. Pigs are clever and intelligent animals.
But, most people are unaware of this high level of intelligence. They can be taught to do tricks. Some people even keep them as pets. Today is a day to give pigs the respect they deserve.
-- Recognizes and gives thanks to domesticated pigs. For some unknown reason, big, pot-bellied pigs seen in zoos are often the symbol of the day. Pigs are clever and intelligent animals.
But, most people are unaware of this high level of intelligence. They can be taught to do tricks. Some people even keep them as pets. Today is a day to give pigs the respect they deserve.
March 1st Special Days - Featuring Pig Freebies!
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Dr. Seuss' Birthday (1904)
-- Theodor Seuss Geisel, the creator of The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, was born at Springfield, MA on March 2, 1904.
Known to children and parents as Dr. Seuss, his books have sold over 200 million copies and been translated into 20 languages.
His career began with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was turned down by 27 publishing houses before being published by Vanguard Press.
-- Theodor Seuss Geisel, the creator of The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas, was born at Springfield, MA on March 2, 1904.
Known to children and parents as Dr. Seuss, his books have sold over 200 million copies and been translated into 20 languages.
His career began with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was turned down by 27 publishing houses before being published by Vanguard Press.
March 2nd Special Days - Featuring Dr. Seuss Freebies!
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Alexander Graham Bell's Birthday (1847)
-- Inventor of the telephone, born at Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847, Bell acquired his interest in the transmission of sound from his father, Melville Bell, a teacher of the deaf. Bell's use of visual devices to teach articulation to the deaf ...
-- Inventor of the telephone, born at Edinburgh, Scotland on March 3, 1847, Bell acquired his interest in the transmission of sound from his father, Melville Bell, a teacher of the deaf. Bell's use of visual devices to teach articulation to the deaf ...
March 3rd Special Days - Featuring Alexander Graham Bell Freebies!
Cadbury's Chocolates Birthday (1824) -- In 1824, John Cadbury opened a grocer's shop at 93 Bull Street, Birmingham, England. Among other things, he sold cocoa and drank chocolate, which he prepared using a pestle and mortar. John's wares weren't just...
March 4th Special Days - Featuring Cadbury Freebies!
Potty Dance Day -- Little kids often do the potty dance when they need to pee. Today everyone can do the potty dance, no matter what their age. Huggies Pull-Ups has created its own moves and lyrics for this dance. Celebrate today by doing the potty d...
March 5th Special Days - Featuring Potty Dance Freebies!
National Oreo Cookies Day (1912) -- In 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie - two chocolate disks with a creme filling in between. The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today, with only a slight difference in the design...
March 6th Special Days - Featuring Oreo Freebies!
Monopoly Game Birthday (1903) -- Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game created by Lizzie Magie in the US in 1903 as a way to demonstrate an economy rewarding wealth creation is better than one where monopolists work under few constraints and t...
March 7th Special Days - Featuring Monopoly Freebies!
International Women's Day/International (Working) Woman's Day (1911)
-- An occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is commemorated by the United Nations and is designated a national holiday in many countries.
When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades...
Interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
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-- An occasion marked by women's groups around the world. This date is commemorated by the United Nations and is designated a national holiday in many countries.
When women on all continents, often divided by national boundaries and by ethnic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political differences, come together to celebrate their Day, they can look back to a tradition that represents at least nine decades...
Interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
– Modern HERstory -
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– Women Who Dared - amazon.com/dp/1492653276/?tag=specialholidays-20 (ad)
– Inspiring Quotes From Inspiring Women - amazon.com/dp/1699317046/?tag=specialholidays-20 (ad)
– Women Building The World - amazon.com/dp/1937207188/?tag=specialholidays-20 (ad)
– Cooking Recipes for Woman’s Day - amazon.com/dp/B08XBGR39K/?tag=specialholidays-20 (ad)
– 100 Women Who Made History - amazon.com/dp/1465456880/?tag=specialholidays-20 (ad)
March 8th Special Days - Featuring Women's Day Freebies!
Barbie's Birthday/Barbie Day (1959) -- Barbie was the creation of the late American businesswoman Ruth Handler, who served as president of Mattel Inc. from its inception in 1945, when she founded the company with her husband, until 1975 when she resi...
March 9th Special Days - Featuring Barbie Freebies!
Harriet Tubman Day (1913) -- Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad leader, born a slave at Bucktown, Dorchester County, MD, about 1820 or 1821. She escaped from a Maryland plantation in 1849. She led more than 300 other slaves to their freedom, too. H...
Image: Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 – March 10, 1913), far left, with family and neighbors, circa 1887, at her home in Auburn, NY. Left to right: Harriet Tubman; Gertie Davis {Watson} (adopted daughter born 1874) behind Tubman; Nelson Davis (husband and 8...
Image: Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 – March 10, 1913), far left, with family and neighbors, circa 1887, at her home in Auburn, NY. Left to right: Harriet Tubman; Gertie Davis {Watson} (adopted daughter born 1874) behind Tubman; Nelson Davis (husband and 8...
March 10th Special Days - Featuring Harriet Tubman Freebies!
Frankenstein's Birthday/First Published (1818) -- Mary Shelley, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days, Mary dreamt about a scientist who create...
March 11th Special Days - Featuring Frankenstein Freebies!
Dennis the Menace Day (1951) -- A long-running newspaper comic, created by Hank Ketcham, which first appeared in March 1951. Featuring the adventures of mischievous five-an'-a-half-year-old blond boy Dennis Mitchell, often at the expense of his paren...
March 12th Special Days - Featuring Dennis the Menace ...
Donald Duck Day/Donald Duck's Birthday -- Many years ago I remember seeing a Donald Duck cartoon (Donald's Happy Birthday) in which Donald's nephews (Huey, Dewey, and Louie) were sitting in their playhouse trying to decide what to get Unca' Donald fo...
March 13th Special Days - Featuring Donald Duck Freebies!
Learn About Butterflies Day -- Celebrate by learning a little more about the wide range of butterflies. Buy a Butterfly identification book to know which butterflies inhabit your yard. Learn how to attract them to your yard by planting flowers they l...
March 14th Special Days - Featuring Butterfly Freebies!
St. Patrick's Day -- In honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland, who brought Christianity to the Emerald Isles, as Ireland is commonly known. It is truly a day of celebrating Irish history, ancestry, traditions, and customs. Did You Know? Over 34 millio...
March 17th Special Days - Featuring St. Patrick's Day Freebies!
International Bus Driver Appreciation Day/Transit Driver Appreciation Day -- Whether you only commute by bus, or run all your everyday errands on transit, show your appreciation in any way you can (try to keep it in moderation; drivers are more incli...
March 18th Special Days - Featuring Bus Driver Freebies!
National Poultry Day -- Celebrates chicken, turkey and other birds we commonly consume. Chickens were introduced to America by the European explorers in the 16th century. Chicken consumption in the United States increased during World War II due to a...
March 19th Special Days - Featuring Poultry Freebies!
Spring Fairy Fun Day -- Calling all fairies, elves, gnomes, pixies, sprites, brownies, leprechauns, dragons and other magical and mystical creatures to join us for a day filled with wonder and enchantment. We also invite the human friends of the fae ...
March 21st Special Days - Featuring 25+ Fairy Freebies!
International Day of the Seal/International Day Against the Canadian Seal Hunting (1982) -- In 1982, the U.S. Congress set aside the day to consider the plight of seals worldwide. Commercial hunting of seals is currently practiced in eight countries:...
March 22nd Special Days - Featuring Seal Freebies!
National Puppy Day -- A special day to celebrate the magic and unconditional love puppies bring to our lives. But more importantly, it's a day to help save orphaned puppies across the globe, educate the public about the horrors of puppy mills, and fu...
March 23rd Special Days - Featuring Puppy Freebies!
Elvis Presley Inducted Into the Army (1958) -- When Elvis Presley turned 18, on January 8, 1953, he fulfilled his patriotic duty and legal obligation to register his name with the Selective Service System, making himself eligible for the draft. After...
March 24th Special Days - Featuring Elvis Freebies!
National Tolkien Reading Day (2003) -- An annual event launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, on March 25th. It aims to encourage the reading of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien and the use of Tolkien's works in education and library groups. The date ...
March 25th Special Days - Featuring Tolkien/Lord of the Rings Freebies!
National Hug A Ghost Day -- A day all members of the paranormal community and field can come together and reject all the hate, bullying, harsh words, and ill feelings among members within and from people outside of the paranormal. A day to sit back, ...
March 26th Special Days - Featuring Ghost Freebies!
Steam Fire Engine Birthday -- The steam fire engine was first invented in 1829 by John Braithwaite, a partner in the engineering firm Brathwaite and Ericsson of London. This steamer was equipped with a boiler and two direct-acting steam pumps mounted...
March 27th Special Days - Featuring Steam Fire Engine Freebies!
Jeopardy Day -- Did you know there was a Jeopardy! before Alex Trebek? Jeopardy! was born on March 30, 1964, when the first-ever episode aired at 11:30 a.m. on NBC. The birth parents were Merv and Julann Griffin, and Art Fleming attended. The NBC day...
March 30th Special Days - Featuring Jeopardy! Freebies!
February Holidays
Celebrating February Special Days with interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
Robinson Crusoe Day (1709) -- Anniversary of the rescue of Alexander Selkirk (in 1709), a Scottish sailor who had been put ashore (in September 1704) on the uninhabited island Juan Fernández, at his own request, after a quarrel with his captain. His ...
February 1st Special Days - Featuring Robinson Crusoe Freebies!
National Groundhog Day -- A holiday celebrated in Canada and the US on February 2nd. In weather lore, if a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day and fails to see its shadow because the weather is cloudy, winter will soon end. If the groundhog...
February 2nd Special Days - Featuring Groundhog Day Freebies!
Sesame Street's Elmo's Birthday (1972) -- Everybody knows Elmo, the fire-engine red dynamo with a positive attitude and infectious giggle. The outgoing, curious little monster is a perennial optimist who is full of wonder as he discovers the world. W...
February 3rd Special Days - Featuring Elmo Freebies!
Gumby's Birthday (1953) -- Gumby is an American clay animation franchise, centered on a green clay humanoid character created and modeled by Art Clokey in 1953. The character has been the subject of two television series, a feature-length film, and o...
February 4th Special Days - Featuring Gumby Freebies!
Peter Pan Day (1953) -- Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by J. M. Barrie. It is the 14th Disney animated feature film and was origina...
February 5th Special Days - Featuring Peter Pan Freebies!
Babe Ruth's Birthday (1895) -- George Herman Ruth, Jr. (February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948), best known as Babe Ruth, nicknamed the Bambino and the Sultan of Swat, was an American Major League baseball player from 1914–1935. Ruth originally broke int...
February 6th Special Days - Featuring Babe Ruth Freebies!
Laura Ingalls Wilder's Birthday (1867) -- Laura Ingalls Wilder was born on February 7, 1867, in Pepin, Wisconsin. She was the second of five children born to Caroline and Charles Philip Ingalls. Laura was 65 years old when she published her first boo...
February 7th Special Days - Featuring Laura Ingalls Wilder Freebies!
National Potato Lover's Day -- The word potato is derived from a Native American word, Batata. The first potatoes were cultivated in Peru in 5000 BC. Originally, they were purple, turning a deep blue color when cooked. Most of the nutrients found in ...
February 8th Special Days - Featuring Potato Freebies!
G.I. Joe's Birthday (1964) -- G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by Hasbro on February 9, 1964. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Soldier (U.S. Army), Action Sailor (U.S. Navy),...
February 9th Special Days - Featuring G.I. Joe Freebies!
National Umbrella Day -- In honor of one of the world's most invaluable inventions. The oldest recorded collapsible umbrella appeared in 21 AD in Ancient China. Qin Shihuang's tomb revealed a terracotta army carriage with a permanently open umbrella ...
February 10th Special Days - Featuring Umbrella Freebies!
Thomas Edison's Birthday (1847) -- Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847 – October 18, 1931) was an American inventor, scientist, and businessman who developed many devices that greatly influenced life worldwide, including the phonograph, the motion ...
February 11th Special Days - Featuring Thomas Edison Freebies!
Abraham Lincoln's Birthday/Lincoln Day (1809) -- Every American knows President Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. Honest Abe, commonly known as, was born in the wilderness country of Hardin County, Kentucky, on February 12, 18...
February 12th Special Days - Featuring Abraham Lincoln Freebies!
First Barbie doll for sale (1959) -- The VERY first Barbie® doll was introduced at the Toy Fair in New York City in 1959. She was created by a woman named Ruth Handler. The first Barbie® doll was inspired by a German cartoon character doll called Lil...
February 13th Special Days - Featuring Barbie Freebies!
Did you forget to check the calendar, and now Valentine's Day has caught you unprepared!? Some refer to Valentine's Day as Single Awareness Day, but even those who are single can still get on the V-Day fun!
Valentine's Day/Saint Valentine's Day/The Feast of Saint Valentine/V-Day
-- A celebration of love and lovers. The roots of Valentine's Day go back to ancient times when people honored the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia and was celebrated even then on February 14th. While sending cards, f...
Valentine's Day/Saint Valentine's Day/The Feast of Saint Valentine/V-Day
-- A celebration of love and lovers. The roots of Valentine's Day go back to ancient times when people honored the Roman God of Fertility. This was known as the Feast of Lupercalia and was celebrated even then on February 14th. While sending cards, f...
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Ferris Wheel Day (1893) -- The original Ferris wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., as a landmark for the 1893 World's Colombian Exposition in Chicago. The name later came to be used generically for all such rides. Take a ride on...
February 14th Special Days - Featuring 38+ Ferris Wheel ...
Clifford The Big Red Dog (1963)
-- Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series about a giant red dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell (1928–2014). Bridwell himself had a dog he based the stories on, however, his pe...
-- Clifford the Big Red Dog is an American children's book series about a giant red dog named Clifford. It was first published in 1963 and was written by Norman Bridwell (1928–2014). Bridwell himself had a dog he based the stories on, however, his pe...
February 15th Special Days - Featuring Clifford The Big Red Dog Freebies!
911 Birthday (1968) -- Haleyville, Alabama, introduced the nation's first 9-1-1 system at the police station. On February 16, 1968, Alabama Speaker of the House Rankin Fite made the first call from another city hall room. Congressman Tom Bevill answe...
February 16th Special Days - Featuring 911 Freebies!
Michael Jordan's birthday (1963) -- By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Although a summary of his basketball career and influence on the game inevitably fails to do it justice, as a phenomenal athlete with a ...
February 17th Special Days - Featuring Michael Jordan Freebies!
Great Backyard Bird Count -- Thousands of volunteers nationwide track the number and types of birds living near their homes. Results help researchers monitor species in trouble. Co-sponsored by the National Audubon Society and the Cornell University ...
February 18th Special Days - Featuring Bird Counting Freebies!
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood First Aired (1968) -- Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003) was an American educator, Presbyterian minister, songwriter, and television host. Rogers was most famous for creating and hosting Mister Rogers' N...
February 19th Special Days - Featuring Mr. Roger's Freebies!
Clean Out Your Bookcases Day -- Is your bookcase full of books you will never read again, books your children have outgrown, pregnancy and birth books when your babies have all grown up, magazines just collecting dust? Clean them out -- and donate an...
February 20th Special Days - Featuring Clean Out Your Bookcases Freebies!
Steam Locomotive's Birthday (1804) -- The first full-scale working railway steam locomotive was built by Richard Trevithick in the United Kingdom, and on February 21, 1804, the world's first railway journey took place as Trevithick's unnamed steam lo...
February 21st Special Days - Featuring Steam Locomotive Freebies!
Pebbles Flintstone's Birthday -- Pebbles was born at the Bedrock Rockapedic Hospital on February 22, 10,000 B.C. weighing 6 pounds - according to the series' producers, though that particular year was never actually cited within the show itself; most...
February 22nd Special Days - Featuring Pebbles Flintstone Freebies!
Tootsie Roll Birthday/Invented (1896) -- The Tootsie Roll story began in 1896 when Austrian-born Leo Hirshfield opened a tiny candy shop in New York City. Taking full advantage of his confectioner's background, Hirshfield personally blended, cooked, ...
February 23rd Special Days - Featuring Tootsie Roll Freebies!
Nylon Toothbrush Birthday/Invented (1938) -- As late as 1938, synthetic materials (notably nylon) started replacing the animal-hair bristles. The first nylon toothbrush to go on sale was Doctor West's Miracle Toothbrush, made available for mass consu...
February 24th Special Days - Featuring Toothbrush Freebies!
National Don't Utter a Word Day/Quiet Day -- You see, the world is made up of talkers and listeners. And the listeners need a rest. That may not be practical for most people, although it is definitely a day to practice listening more than usual. This...
February 25th Special Days - Featuring Quiet Freebies!
Grand Canyon becomes National Park (1919) -- Over one hundred years ago, on February 26, 1919, the Grand Canyon was recognized as a National Park in the new state of Arizona. The Grand Canyon had been protected by the U.S. government for several year...
February 26th Special Days - Featuring Grand Canyon Freebies!
Pokémon Day (1996) -- An official celebration of the Pokemon franchise, which takes place on the anniversary of the original release of Pokemon Red and Green in Japan. The original Pokemon games were released on February 27, 1996. Still, the games to...
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February 27th Special Days - Featuring Pokemon Freebies!
Leap Year Day -- Leap Years are needed to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth's revolutions around the sun. It takes the Earth approximately 365.242199 days – or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds (a tropical year) – to circle on...
February 29th Special Days - Featuring Leap Year Freebies!
Sesame Street TV Premiere
-- An important, successful, long-running children's show, Sesame Street educates children while they have fun. It takes place along a city street, featuring a diverse cast of humans and puppets. Through singing, puppetry, film clips, and skits, chil...
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-- An important, successful, long-running children's show, Sesame Street educates children while they have fun. It takes place along a city street, featuring a diverse cast of humans and puppets. Through singing, puppetry, film clips, and skits, chil...
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November 10th Special Days - Featuring Sesame Street Freebies!
January Holidays
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Beanie Babies Introduced (1994)
-- Beanie Babies is a line of stuffed animal plush toys created by Ty Warner, who founded Ty Inc. The toys are stuffed with plastic pellets (beans) rather than conventional soft stuffing (PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel. In an inter...
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-- Beanie Babies is a line of stuffed animal plush toys created by Ty Warner, who founded Ty Inc. The toys are stuffed with plastic pellets (beans) rather than conventional soft stuffing (PVC and PE), giving Beanie Babies a flexible feel. In an inter...
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January 1st Special Days - Featuring Beanie Babies Freebies!
Positive Postcard Day (2003)
-- Positive Postcard Day was created to remind you to join the Positive Postcard Project which affirms your most positive traits. Here's how Positive Postcards work... First, write down seven positive traits about yourself. Next, obtain seven postcar...
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-- Positive Postcard Day was created to remind you to join the Positive Postcard Project which affirms your most positive traits. Here's how Positive Postcards work... First, write down seven positive traits about yourself. Next, obtain seven postcar...
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January 2nd Special Days - Featuring Positive Postcard ...
J.R.R. Tolkien's Birthday (1892)
-- John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a profes...
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-- John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. After serving in World War I, he embarked upon a distinguished academic career and was recognized as one of the finest philologists in the world. He was a profes...
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January 3rd Special Days - Featuring J.R.R. Tolkien Freebies!
Spirit Robotic Rover Lands on Mars (2004)
-- Spirit, also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC ...
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-- Spirit, also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC ...
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January 4th Special Days - Featuring Spirit Rover on Mars Freebies!
Bozo the Clown's Birthday (1959)
-- On January 5, 1959, KTLA-TV in Los Angeles California broadcast the first episode of Bozo the Clown. The popular red-haired clown was featured on Capitol Records, animated cartoons, and syndicated versions of BOZO THE CLOWN (BOZO'S BIG TOP). Bozo ...
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-- On January 5, 1959, KTLA-TV in Los Angeles California broadcast the first episode of Bozo the Clown. The popular red-haired clown was featured on Capitol Records, animated cartoons, and syndicated versions of BOZO THE CLOWN (BOZO'S BIG TOP). Bozo ...
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January 5th Special Days - Featuring Clown Freebies!
Sherlock Holmes' Birthday (1853/1854)
-- A fictional private detective created by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Referring to himself as a consulting detective in the stories, Holmes is known for his proficiency with observation, forensic science, and logical reasoning bordering ...
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Harlem Globetrotters' Day (1927)
-- Basketball promoter Abe Saperstein's New York Globetrotters took the floor on this date in 1927 at Hinckley, IL. Despite the New York in their name, the Globetrotters (who included Inman Jackson, Lester Johnson, and Walter Wright) hailed from Chic...
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-- Basketball promoter Abe Saperstein's New York Globetrotters took the floor on this date in 1927 at Hinckley, IL. Despite the New York in their name, the Globetrotters (who included Inman Jackson, Lester Johnson, and Walter Wright) hailed from Chic...
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Elvis Presley's Birthday/The King's Birthday (1935)
-- Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. In 1954, Elvis began his singing ca...
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-- Elvis Aaron Presley was born to Vernon and Gladys Presley in a two-room house in Tupelo, Mississippi, on January 8, 1935. His twin brother, Jessie Garon, was stillborn, leaving Elvis to grow up as an only child. In 1954, Elvis began his singing ca...
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Positively Penguins Day
-- According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the world authority on the status of threatened species, 11 of 18 penguin species are declining and are considered an extinction risk. Make a penguin and take him to work or school. ...
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Save the Eagles Day
-- Eagles were once in extinction in the latter part of the 20th Century, but as of June 2007, the Bald Eagle - the national bird of the United States, was removed from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, due to the assiduous work of scie...
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Amelia Earhart Day (1935)
-- On January 11, 1935, Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. Although this transoceanic flight had been attempted by many others, notably by the unfortunate participants in the 1927 Dole Air Race ...
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-- On January 11, 1935, Earhart became the first aviator to fly solo from Honolulu, Hawaii to Oakland, California. Although this transoceanic flight had been attempted by many others, notably by the unfortunate participants in the 1927 Dole Air Race ...
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Batman TV Day (1966)
-- The 1966 series was based on the DC Comics characters created by Bob Kane in 1939. Adam West starred as millionaire Bruce Wayne and his superhero alter ego, Batman. Burt Ward co-starred as Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder. The 120 episodes aired...
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-- The 1966 series was based on the DC Comics characters created by Bob Kane in 1939. Adam West starred as millionaire Bruce Wayne and his superhero alter ego, Batman. Burt Ward co-starred as Dick Grayson/Robin, the Boy Wonder. The 120 episodes aired...
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Sesame Street Rubber Duckie's Birthday/National Rubber Ducky Day (1970)
-- Rubber Duckie is Ernie's toy duck and most treasured possession. Ernie has expressed his fondness for his duckie in several songs, most famously Rubber Duckie, but the duck has also figured in Put Down the Duckie, D-U-C-K-I-E, Do De Rubber Duck, a...
-- Rubber Duckie is Ernie's toy duck and most treasured possession. Ernie has expressed his fondness for his duckie in several songs, most famously Rubber Duckie, but the duck has also figured in Put Down the Duckie, D-U-C-K-I-E, Do De Rubber Duck, a...
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International Kite Day/Makar Sankranti -- Every year, Gujarat celebrates more than 200 festivals. The International Kite Festival (Uttarayan) is regarded as one of the biggest festivals celebrated. Months before the festival, homes in Gujarat begin t...
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Krusty the Clown's Birthday (1989) -- Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofsky, better known as Krusty the Clown (sometimes spelled as Krusty the Klown), is a cartoon character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan ...
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Appreciate A Dragon Day (2004) -- To celebrate the release of DragonSpell, by Donita K. Paul. DragonSpell is the first book of the fantasy series the DragonKeeper Chronicles. Dragons as the subject of myths, fantasies, and legends have captured the i...
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Popeye's Birthday (1929) -- Popeye the Sailor is a fictional hero notable for appearing in comic strips and animated films as well as numerous television shows. He made his first public appearance on January 17, 1929, in Elzie Crisler Segar's then 10...
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World Day of the Snowman (2011) -- The snowman is the beloved symbol for winter. He is one of the most popular figures worldwide. World Day of the Snowman was first held in 2011, the 18th was chosen due to the form of the Snowman: 8 symbolizes the sn...
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National Popcorn Day -- Delicious and delightful popcorn is part of so many traditions. Popcorn balls at Halloween, Popcorn strings at Christmas, and Popcorn all year round at the movies! National Popcorn Day is celebrated at the end of January, alth...
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Roller Coaster Patent Day (1885) -- The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first roller coaster on January 20, 1885. In essence, a specialized railroad ...
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National Squirrel Appreciation Day -- The creator of National Squirrel Appreciation Day, Christy Hargrove, is a wildlife rehabilitator in North Carolina affiliated with the Western North Carolina Nature Center. According to Christy, The Celebration o...
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Answer Your Cat's Question Day/Curious Cat Day -- Have you ever wondered what your cat is trying to tell you through certain behavior? For example, when your cat pees on your pillow, he is not trying to get even with you for coming home late. When he...
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-- The Writing Instrument Manufacturers Association started this holiday in 1977 to acknowledge the history and influence of penmanship. Its reason for growing more urgent each year as pens, pencils, and paper lose ground to the QWERTY keyboard. When...
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Gold Discovered in California (1848) -- Many people in California figured gold was there, but it was James W. Marshall on January 24, 1848, who saw something shiny in Sutter Creek near Coloma, California. He discovered gold unexpectedly while oversee...
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Macintosh Computer Day (1984) -- Named after the McIntosh variety of apple, the original Macintosh computer was released by Apple Inc. in 1984. Using a graphical user interface and mouse instead of the then-standard command-line interface, the Mac ga...
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Dungeons And Dragons Day (1974) -- Many sources, including Playing at the World, assigned Dungeons and Dragons an initial release in January 1974. Their best evidence comes from contemporary notices like a letter written by Gary Gygax late in 1973 fo...
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Alice in Wonderland Day/Lewis Carroll's Birthday (1832) -- Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832), better known by the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon, and photographer. His most famous wr...
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LEGO® Blocks Patented (1958) -- One of the most successful — and simplest — toy brands in history received a major boost on January 28, 1958: founder Ole Kirk Christiansen received a patent for a new design of his interlocking plastic bricks. When th...
January 28th is... Lego Blocks Patented/International LEGO® Day (1958)
National Puzzle Day -- Honors puzzles of all sizes, shapes, and forms. Crossword puzzles are by far the most common. Sudoku, a number puzzle, is the most recent puzzle rage. There are easy puzzles, and there are puzzles for experts. They fit the need...
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Beatles Last Concert (1969) -- The Beatles' rooftop concert was the climax of a project originally titled Get Back. It was conceived as exactly that, a return to their rock roots in a desperate effort to restore unity when business and personal chaos...
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Green Hornet's Birthday (1936) -- The Green Hornet is a fictional character - an American pulp hero and masked vigilante - created by George W. Trendle and Fran Striker with input by radio director James Jewell on January 31, 1936. Since his radio de...
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December Holidays
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Clark Kent's Birthday (Superman)
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National Mutt Day/National Mixed Breed Dog Day
-- To raise awareness about the plight of mixed breed dogs in shelters, and to remind potential pet parents it is the personality and not the pedigree that truly matters, pet expert and animal welfare advocate Colleen Paige created National Mutt Day ...
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Telescope Birthday (1622)
-- It is quite a common belief that Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei invented the telescope, but this is not strictly true. The earliest workings towards the design of the refracting telescope were made by German-Dutch lensmaker Hans Lippershey in ...
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Ribbons and Wrap Day
-- Have you started wrapping your gifts yet? Buy your wrapping paper, gift tags, ribbon, and tape today. Or bring home a few rolls of plain brown paper and let your kids decorate them with potato prints, stickers, or glue and glitter!
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-- Have you started wrapping your gifts yet? Buy your wrapping paper, gift tags, ribbon, and tape today. Or bring home a few rolls of plain brown paper and let your kids decorate them with potato prints, stickers, or glue and glitter!
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Walt Disney's Birthday/Walt Disney Recognition Day (1901)
-- Walter Elias Walt Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in ...
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Saint Nicholas Day
-- Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe included gifts left in children's shoes (the origin of our American Christmas stockings). Good children receive treats - candies, cookies, apples, and nuts, while naughty children r...
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Marshmallow Peeps Day (1952) -- Peeps are marshmallow candies, sold in the US and Canada, shaped into chicks, bunnies, and other animals. There are also different shapes used for various holidays. Peeps are produced by Just Born, a candy manufacturer...
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Pretend To Be a Time Traveler Day (2007)
-- The basic premise of the day is to pretend to be a time traveler, either from the past or the future, who has somehow ended up in the present day. For maximum effect, this role-play should involve a group of friends, take place in public places, a...
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Coronation Street TV Premiere (1960)
-- One of the UK's longest-running television series, Coronation Street depicts the working-class residents of a neighborhood in Manchester, England. Created by Tony Warren, this soap is a cultural touchstone, and show storylines have been reported o...
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December 9th Special Days - Featuring Coronation Street Freebies!
The Mighty Mouse Playhouse TV Premiere (1955)
-- Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic, superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The character first appeared in 1942 (originally named Super Mouse) and subsequently in 80 theatrical films betw...
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-- Mighty Mouse is an American animated anthropomorphic, superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The character first appeared in 1942 (originally named Super Mouse) and subsequently in 80 theatrical films betw...
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December 10th Special Days - Featuring Mighty Mouse Freebies!
Jack Frost Day
-- Jack Frost is traditionally said to leave frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nip your fingers and toes in cold weather. Over time, window frost has become far less prevalent in the modern...
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-- Jack Frost is traditionally said to leave frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nip your fingers and toes in cold weather. Over time, window frost has become far less prevalent in the modern...
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December 11th Special Days - Featuring Jack Frost Freebies!
National Gingerbread House Day
-- This holiday is about celebrating the fun of building gingerbread houses, and the fun of eating them too. Gingerbread is used to build gingerbread houses similar to the witch's house encountered by Hansel and Gretel. These houses, covered with a v...
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-- This holiday is about celebrating the fun of building gingerbread houses, and the fun of eating them too. Gingerbread is used to build gingerbread houses similar to the witch's house encountered by Hansel and Gretel. These houses, covered with a v...
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Year after year, children and adults alike are baffled by the mystery of how Santa really knows who has been naughty or nice.
At the start of each Christmas season, the elf appears to serve as Santa's eyes and ears, traveling back to the North Pole each and every night to make a detailed report of the day’s activities.
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Year after year, children and adults alike are baffled by the mystery of how Santa really knows who has been naughty or nice.
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National Violin Day/World Violins Day
-- What better time of year than the Christmas season than to promote violin music! The violin came into the limelight in the fifteenth century in Italy where violins were made in the town of Cremona in northern Italy. The oldest documented four-stri...
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First Miniature Golf Course Opened (1867)
-- The earliest form of an 18-hole miniature golf course on record was at the Ladies Putting Club of St. Andrews in Scotland in 1867. Ladies were not allowed to swing golf clubs above their shoulders at the time, hence the creation of the 18-hole put...
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-- The earliest form of an 18-hole miniature golf course on record was at the Ladies Putting Club of St. Andrews in Scotland in 1867. Ladies were not allowed to swing golf clubs above their shoulders at the time, hence the creation of the 18-hole put...
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December 14th Special Days - Featuring Miniature Golf Freebies!
National Firefighters Day
-- Our Nation offers special thanks to its firefighters on National Firefighters Day. Let this be a day to remember the men and women who protect us and who have given their lives in the line of duty. They all are heroes. By honoring them, we pay spe...
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-- Our Nation offers special thanks to its firefighters on National Firefighters Day. Let this be a day to remember the men and women who protect us and who have given their lives in the line of duty. They all are heroes. By honoring them, we pay spe...
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December 15th Special Days - Featuring FireFighter Freebies!
Beethoven's Birthday (1770)
-- Regarded by many as the greatest orchestral composer of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770. Impairment of his hearing began before he was 30 years old, but even total deafness did not halt his composing a...
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-- Regarded by many as the greatest orchestral composer of all time, Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany on December 16, 1770. Impairment of his hearing began before he was 30 years old, but even total deafness did not halt his composing a...
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The Simpsons TV Premiere (1989)
-- The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The Simpson family first appeared in short subjects in The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987, and were featured in the first three seasons. A...
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-- The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The Simpson family first appeared in short subjects in The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19, 1987, and were featured in the first three seasons. A...
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December 17th Special Days - Featuring Simpsons Freebies!
International Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day
-- The idea is to pick up the phone on December 18 and answer: Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color? Use #AnswerThePhoneLikeBuddyTheElfDay to post on social media. So wear something green, pick up the phone, and celebrate Answer The Telephone Li...
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-- The idea is to pick up the phone on December 18 and answer: Buddy the Elf, what's your favorite color? Use #AnswerThePhoneLikeBuddyTheElfDay to post on social media. So wear something green, pick up the phone, and celebrate Answer The Telephone Li...
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December 18th Special Days - Featuring Buddy the Elf Freebies!
Believe It or Not Day (1918)
-- On a slow day in December 1918, while working as a sports cartoonist for the New York Globe, Ripley created his first collection of odd facts and feats. The sketches, based on unusual athletic achievements, were initially entitled Champs and Chump...
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-- On a slow day in December 1918, while working as a sports cartoonist for the New York Globe, Ripley created his first collection of odd facts and feats. The sketches, based on unusual athletic achievements, were initially entitled Champs and Chump...
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It's a Wonderful Life Film Premiere (1946)
-- George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashbacks. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence - w...
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-- George Bailey has so many problems he is thinking about ending it all - and it's Christmas! As the angels discuss George, we see his life in flashbacks. As George is about to jump from a bridge, he ends up rescuing his guardian angel, Clarence - w...
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December 20th Special Days - Featuring 'It's a Wonderful Life!' Freebies!
Winter Solstice
-- No one's really sure how long ago humans recognized the winter solstice and began heralding it as a turning point -- the day marking the return of the sun. One delightful little book is written in 1948, 4,000 Years of Christmas, puts its theory ri...
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December 21st Special Days - Featuring Winter Solstice Freebies!
First Gorilla Born in Captivity (1956)
-- Colo (December 22, 1956 – January 17, 2017) was a western gorilla widely known as the first to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and as the oldest known gorilla in the world. Colo was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Millie Christ...
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-- Colo (December 22, 1956 – January 17, 2017) was a western gorilla widely known as the first to be born in captivity anywhere in the world and as the oldest known gorilla in the world. Colo was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium to Millie Christ...
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December 22nd Special Days - Featuring Gorilla Freebies!
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Festivus/Festivus Appreciation Day (1997)
-- Festivus is a secular non-commercialized holiday celebrated on December 23, 1997. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for the TV show Seinfeld, as part of a comical storyline o...
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-- Festivus is a secular non-commercialized holiday celebrated on December 23, 1997. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for the TV show Seinfeld, as part of a comical storyline o...
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December 23rd Special Days - Featuring Festivus Freebies!
Hanukkah
-- Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. According to the Hebrew calendar, It is observed for eight...
This can fall between late November and late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival involves lighting candles on a candelabrum with nine branches, known as a menorah or hanukkiah. One branch is placed above or below the others, and its cand...
Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shamash until all eight candles are lit together on the festival's final night. Other Hanukkah traditions include singing Hanukkah songs, playing the dreidel game, and eating oil-based foods such as lat...
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-- Hanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem and the beginning of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. According to the Hebrew calendar, It is observed for eight...
This can fall between late November and late December in the Gregorian calendar. The festival involves lighting candles on a candelabrum with nine branches, known as a menorah or hanukkiah. One branch is placed above or below the others, and its cand...
Each night, one additional candle is lit by the shamash until all eight candles are lit together on the festival's final night. Other Hanukkah traditions include singing Hanukkah songs, playing the dreidel game, and eating oil-based foods such as lat...
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December Special Days - Featuring Hanukkah Freebies!
Christmas Eve
-- Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christ...
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-- Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed as a full or partial holiday in anticipation of Christ...
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December 24th Special Days - Featuring Christmas Eve Freebies!
Christmas/Christmas Day
-- An annual holiday celebrated on December 25th commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini s...
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-- An annual holiday celebrated on December 25th commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini s...
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Kwanzaa begins
-- Kwanzaa is a pan-African holiday celebrating family, community, and culture - created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 - and celebrated from December 26th to January 1st. Gifts are given mainly to children but must always include a book and a herita...
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-- Kwanzaa is a pan-African holiday celebrating family, community, and culture - created by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 - and celebrated from December 26th to January 1st. Gifts are given mainly to children but must always include a book and a herita...
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December 26th Special Days - Featuring Kwanzaa Freebies!
National Visit the Zoo Day
-- Zoo exhibits have changed significantly over the years. Before the 20th century, animals were often kept in cages with bars which left them very little room to move around, let alone explore their surroundings. In today's zoos, enrichment activiti...
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-- Zoo exhibits have changed significantly over the years. Before the 20th century, animals were often kept in cages with bars which left them very little room to move around, let alone explore their surroundings. In today's zoos, enrichment activiti...
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December 27th Special Days - Featuring Zoo Freebies!
National Chocolate Candy Day
-- Did you know during the Second World War, the U.S. Government commissioned Milton Hershey to create a candy bar to be included in the soldier's rations? The candy bar chosen was the famous Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar.
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🍫 The word chocolate comes from the Aztec word, Xocolatl, which ironically means bitter water.
🍫 The biggest bar of chocolate ever made was created in 2000 and weighed 5,000 pounds. Turin is the city in Italy that can be proud of this accomplishment.
🍫 While the US produces the most chocolate and consumes the most pounds every year, the Swiss consume the most per capita, followed closely by the English.
🍫 Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40% of the world's almonds and 20% of the world's peanuts.
🍫 Every Russian and American space voyage has included chocolate bars.
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-- Did you know during the Second World War, the U.S. Government commissioned Milton Hershey to create a candy bar to be included in the soldier's rations? The candy bar chosen was the famous Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar.
Here are 5 more things to know about chocolate:
🍫 The word chocolate comes from the Aztec word, Xocolatl, which ironically means bitter water.
🍫 The biggest bar of chocolate ever made was created in 2000 and weighed 5,000 pounds. Turin is the city in Italy that can be proud of this accomplishment.
🍫 While the US produces the most chocolate and consumes the most pounds every year, the Swiss consume the most per capita, followed closely by the English.
🍫 Chocolate manufacturers currently use 40% of the world's almonds and 20% of the world's peanuts.
🍫 Every Russian and American space voyage has included chocolate bars.
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December 28th Special Days - Featuring Chocolate Freebies!
Bowling Ball invented (1862)
-- The game of bowling can be traced back to approximately 5200 BC when ancient Egyptians used stones for their balls. Today marks the anniversary of the day the modern bowling ball was invented. Actually, it is stated the wooden version of the moder...
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-- The game of bowling can be traced back to approximately 5200 BC when ancient Egyptians used stones for their balls. Today marks the anniversary of the day the modern bowling ball was invented. Actually, it is stated the wooden version of the moder...
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December 29th Special Days - Featuring Bowling Freebies!
The Roy Rogers Show TV Premiere (1951)
-- The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietress of the Eureka Café and Hotel in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as Roy's sidekick and Dale's cook. Brady's jeep Nellybelle at times had a mind of her own and sped a...
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-- The show starred Roy Rogers as a ranch owner, Dale Evans as the proprietress of the Eureka Café and Hotel in fictional Mineral City, and Pat Brady as Roy's sidekick and Dale's cook. Brady's jeep Nellybelle at times had a mind of her own and sped a...
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December 30th Special Days - Featuring Roy Rogers Freebies!
New Year's Eve
-- In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on December 31st which is the seventh day of Christmastide. In many countries, New Year's Eve is cele...
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-- In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve (also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries), the last day of the year, is on December 31st which is the seventh day of Christmastide. In many countries, New Year's Eve is cele...
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December 31st Special Days - Featuring New Year's Eve Freebies!
November Holidays
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Day of the Dead/Dia de Los Muertos/Dios Los Muertos
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-- A Mexican holiday celebrated throughout Mexico, in particular, the Central and South regions, and by people of Mexican heritage elsewhere. The multi-day holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and famil...
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November 1st Special Days - Featuring Day of the Dead Freebies!
Cookie Monster's Birthday
-- Cookie Monster is a Muppet on the long-running children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases, such as Me want cookie! Me eat cookie! (or simply COOKIE!), and Om nom nom nom (sai...
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-- Cookie Monster is a Muppet on the long-running children's television show Sesame Street. He is best known for his voracious appetite and his famous eating phrases, such as Me want cookie! Me eat cookie! (or simply COOKIE!), and Om nom nom nom (sai...
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November 2nd Special Days - Featuring Cookie Monster Freebies!
World Jellyfish Day
-- Did you know that a group of jellyfish can be called a bloom, a swarm, or a smack? Despite the word fish in their names, jellyfish are not actually fish. No bones about it, they are invertebrates! Besides their lack of bones, jellyfish also lack a...
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-- Did you know that a group of jellyfish can be called a bloom, a swarm, or a smack? Despite the word fish in their names, jellyfish are not actually fish. No bones about it, they are invertebrates! Besides their lack of bones, jellyfish also lack a...
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King Tut Tomb Discovery/King Tut Day
-- In 1922, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of modern times occurred in Luxor, Egypt. It was the tomb of Egypt's child-king, Tutankhamun, who became pharaoh at the age of nine and died, probably in the year 1352 BC, when he was 1...
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-- In 1922, one of the most important archaeological discoveries of modern times occurred in Luxor, Egypt. It was the tomb of Egypt's child-king, Tutankhamun, who became pharaoh at the age of nine and died, probably in the year 1352 BC, when he was 1...
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November 4th Special Days - Featuring King Tut Freebies!
Guy Fawkes Night -- observed in England to commemorate the foiling of the attempt led by Guy Fawkes in 1605 to blow up the king and members of Parliament in retaliation for increasing repression of Roman Catholics in England.
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November 5th Special Days - Featuring Guy Fawkes Freebies!
Stranger Things Day
-- November 6, 1983, is the day 12-year-old Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), who lives in the fictional Indiana town of Hawkins, went missing in the first episode of Season One. When a body is discovered in a lake, he’s believed to be dead. Today we honor ...
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-- November 6, 1983, is the day 12-year-old Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), who lives in the fictional Indiana town of Hawkins, went missing in the first episode of Season One. When a body is discovered in a lake, he’s believed to be dead. Today we honor ...
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November 6th Special Days - Featuring Stranger Things Freebies!
National Hug a Bear Day
-- This is the perfect day to give a big hug to your favorite teddy bear! Celebrate Hug a Bear Day by snuggling up with your favorite Teddy Bear or purchase a new cuddly bear! You can even give out extra big bear hugs to your friends and family.
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November 7th Special Days - Featuring Bear Hug Freebies!
X-ray Discovery Day (1895)
-- German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was conducting experiments with a Crookes tube – basically, a glass gas bulb giving off a fluorescent light when a high-voltage current is passed through it – when he noticed the beam turned a screen 9 feet away f...
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-- German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen was conducting experiments with a Crookes tube – basically, a glass gas bulb giving off a fluorescent light when a high-voltage current is passed through it – when he noticed the beam turned a screen 9 feet away f...
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November 8th Special Days - Featuring X-ray Freebies!
National Child Safety Council Birthday -- The National Child Safety Council (NCSC) at Jackson, MI, is the oldest and largest nonprofit organization in the US dedicated solely to child safety. Their mission is to prevent needless accidents and to help...
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November 9th Special Days - Featuring Child Safety Freebies!
Sesame Street TV Premiere
-- An important, successful, long-running children's show, Sesame Street educates children while they have fun. It takes place along a city street, featuring a diverse cast of humans and puppets. Through singing, puppetry, film clips, and skits, chil...
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November 10th Special Days - Featuring Sesame Street Freebies!
Veteran's Day
-- An American holiday honoring military veterans. It is celebrated in the United States or wherever a veteran lives in the world. It is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formal...
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November 11th Special Days - Featuring Veteran Freebies!
Diwali
-- The festival of lights, Diwali 2023, is on November 12th and is celebrated with enthusiasm by Hindus all over the country. It signifies the victory of light over darkness and holds great importance. People light diyas, decorate their homes, worshi...
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-- The festival of lights, Diwali 2023, is on November 12th and is celebrated with enthusiasm by Hindus all over the country. It signifies the victory of light over darkness and holds great importance. People light diyas, decorate their homes, worshi...
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Military Appreciation Day/Forget Me Not Day
-- an event intended to express appreciation for men and women currently (and sometimes formerly) in military service, usually the day after Veterans Day or Memorial Day. Many restaurants give a free thank-you dinner to any person who has ever served...
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-- an event intended to express appreciation for men and women currently (and sometimes formerly) in military service, usually the day after Veterans Day or Memorial Day. Many restaurants give a free thank-you dinner to any person who has ever served...
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November 12th Special Days - Featuring Military Freebies!
Caregiver Appreciation Day
-- Caregivers are paid or unpaid people who assist others with daily needs and tasks. Caregivers take on many responsibilities: helping with household chores, managing medical appointments and medications, assisting with bathing and dressing, and so ...
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November 13th Special Days - Featuring Caregiver Freebies!
Streetcar Birthday (1832)
-- The first street railway in the world was the New York and Harlem, incorporated in 1831. The first cars were run in November 1832, from Prince Street to Harlem Bridge. These streetcars usually used horses and sometimes mules to haul the cars, usua...
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-- The first street railway in the world was the New York and Harlem, incorporated in 1831. The first cars were run in November 1832, from Prince Street to Harlem Bridge. These streetcars usually used horses and sometimes mules to haul the cars, usua...
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November 14th Special Days - Featuring Streetcar Freebies!
Little Red Wagon Day
-- For over 100 years, millions of children have used Radio Flyer wagons in countless voyages into the imagination. The magical qualities, beauty, and simplicity unleash imaginations and nurture the wonder of childhood. The wagons are truly icons of ...
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November 15th Special Days - Featuring Red Wagon Freebies!
National Fast Food Day
-- Each year on this date, people all around America hit the drive-thrus in honor of National Fast Food Day. In the 1950s, fast food was born once automobiles became more affordable after World War I. One of the first fast-food joints was White Castl...
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-- Each year on this date, people all around America hit the drive-thrus in honor of National Fast Food Day. In the 1950s, fast food was born once automobiles became more affordable after World War I. One of the first fast-food joints was White Castl...
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November 16th Special Days - Featuring Fast Food Freebies!
The Little Mermaid Day
-- A 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, ...
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-- A 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid tells the story of Ariel, ...
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November 17th Special Days - Featuring Mermaid Freebies!
Calvin and Hobbes' Birthdays
-- One of the most famous and popular comic strips of all time, Calvin and Hobbes has been a timeless worldwide favorite since its introduction in 1985. Calvin and Hobbes is a syndicated daily comic strip written and illustrated by American cartoonis...
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National Play Monopoly Day
-- Monopoly is derived from The Landlord's Game created by Elizabeth Magie in the United States in 1903 as a way to demonstrate an economy that rewards wealth creation is better than one where monopolists work under few constraints and to promote the...
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November 19th Special Days - Featuring Monopoly Freebies!
Automatic Traffic Light Birthday
-- U.S.Patent issued November 20, 1923, to Garrett Morgan. He realized the need to control the flow of traffic. A gifted inventor and reportedly the first African American to own an automobile in Cleveland, Ohio, he invented the electric automatic tr...
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-- U.S.Patent issued November 20, 1923, to Garrett Morgan. He realized the need to control the flow of traffic. A gifted inventor and reportedly the first African American to own an automobile in Cleveland, Ohio, he invented the electric automatic tr...
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November 20th Special Days - Featuring Traffic Light Freebies!
Tweety Bird's Birthday (1942)
-- On November 21, 1942, Tweety Bird made his first appearance in the Warner Brothers cartoon titled A Tale of Two Kitties. Tweety is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. Even in ...
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-- On November 21, 1942, Tweety Bird made his first appearance in the Warner Brothers cartoon titled A Tale of Two Kitties. Tweety is a fictional Yellow Canary in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated cartoons. Even in ...
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November 21st Special Days - Featuring Tweety Bird ...
Beauty and the Beast Birthday (1991)
-- Beauty and the Beast is about the relationship between the Beast, a prince who was magically transformed into a monster and his servants into household objects as punishment for his arrogance, and Belle, a young woman whom the Beast imprisons in h...
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November 22nd Special Days - Featuring Beauty and the Beast Freebies!
Doctor Who TV Premiere/Doctor Who Day/TARDIS Day
-- The Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in his TARDIS with his companion. Instead of dying, the Doctor is able to regenerate into a new body, taking on a new personality with each regene...
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-- The Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in his TARDIS with his companion. Instead of dying, the Doctor is able to regenerate into a new body, taking on a new personality with each regene...
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November 23rd Special Days - Featuring Doctor Who Freebies!
Softball Birthday (1887)
-- Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale's victory was announced (18-7)...
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-- Softball originated in Chicago on Thanksgiving Day. A group of about twenty young men had gathered in the gymnasium of the Farragut Boat Club in order to hear the outcome of the Harvard-Yale football game. After Yale's victory was announced (18-7)...
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November 24th Special Days - Featuring Softball ... - Frugal Freebies
Aladdin's Disney Film Debuted (1992)
-- A 1992 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin was the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was part of the Disney film era known as ...
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-- A 1992 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin was the 31st animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series and was part of the Disney film era known as ...
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November 25th Special Days - Featuring Aladdin Freebies!
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Charles Schulz's Birthday/Good Grief Day
-- Cartoonist, born November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, MN. Created the Peanuts comic strip, which debuted on October 2, 1950. The strip included Charlie Brown; his sister, Sally; his dog, Snoopy; friends Linus and Lucy; and various other characters. ...
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-- Cartoonist, born November 26, 1922, in Minneapolis, MN. Created the Peanuts comic strip, which debuted on October 2, 1950. The strip included Charlie Brown; his sister, Sally; his dog, Snoopy; friends Linus and Lucy; and various other characters. ...
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November 26th Special Days - Featuring Peanuts Freebies!
Turtle Adoption Day/Turtle Sponsorship Day -- Have you ever thought about adopting a turtle as a pet? If you aren't interested in being a pet owner, you could sign up for Save-a-Turtle, Save-a-Turtle-Nest, or even Sponsor-a-Beach-Walker (A dedicated ...
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November 27th Special Days - Featuring Turtle Freebies!
Nov 28 - Thanksgiving Day (US)
-- A harvest festival celebrated today in the United States (Canada celebrates in October). Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. While it may have been religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified...
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National Square Dance Day
-- In most American forms of square dance, the dancers are prompted or cued through a sequence of steps (square dance choreography) by a caller to the beat (and, in some traditions, the phrasing) of music. In some forms of traditional square dancing,...
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-- In most American forms of square dance, the dancers are prompted or cued through a sequence of steps (square dance choreography) by a caller to the beat (and, in some traditions, the phrasing) of music. In some forms of traditional square dancing,...
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November 29th Special Days - Featuring Square Dancing Freebies!
National Mason Jar Day
-- This day was created by Misty Campbell-Olbert, founder of Unboxing the Bizarre — to celebrate the mason jar, used for canning and countless other purposes. It takes place on the anniversary of the day John Landis Mason patented it in 1858. These j...
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-- This day was created by Misty Campbell-Olbert, founder of Unboxing the Bizarre — to celebrate the mason jar, used for canning and countless other purposes. It takes place on the anniversary of the day John Landis Mason patented it in 1858. These j...
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November 30th Special Days - Featuring Mason Jar Freebies!
April Holidays
Celebrating April Special Days with interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
April Fools Day/All Fools' Day -- April Fool's Day started in Europe as a celebration of the Norse God Loki. People celebrated Loki around April to celebrate new beginnings and changes. This was a way of honoring the necessity and growth achieved thr...
April 1st Special Days - Featuring April Fool's Freebies!
First Velcro® Sold (1978) -- Velcro® went on sale for the first time on April 2nd, 1978. It was named with two French words – Vel for velvet and Cro for crochet. Velcro® was invented by George de Mestral in the 1940s while hunting in the Jura mountai...
April 2nd Special Days - Featuring Velcro® Freebies!
Pony Express Established (1860) -- The early coaches of Wells Fargo took twenty days to cross from St. Joseph, Missouri, long considered a great outpost of civilization, to Sacramento. But twenty days to the merchants and bankers of the West Coast se...
April 3rd Special Days - Featuring Pony Express Freebies!
National Jeep 4x4 Day -- Jeep® brand owners, fans, and followers can join the Jeep brand on April 4th to celebrate another year of making #4X4DAY a day to get outdoors and celebrate with their Jeep vehicle. @Jeep will post-adventure content from infl...
April 4th Special Days - Featuring Jeep Freebies!
First Contact Day/Star Trek Day -- A holiday celebrated to honor the Warp 1 flight of the Phoenix and the first open contact between Humans and Vulcans on April 5th, 2063, in Bozeman, Montana (Star Trek: First Contact). On Earth, children were given ...
April 5th Special Days - Featuring Star Trek Freebies!
Barney and Friends debuted (1992) -- Barney was created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach of Dallas, Texas. The idea came to her while considering TV shows that she felt would be educational and appeal to her son. She brought together a team that created a ser...
April 6th Special Days - Featuring Barney & Friends Freebies!
National No Housework Day -- Take a day off from doing chores; National No Housework Day means no housework and feeling no guilt. So let the dishes pile up, let the laundry sit, and don't even think about putting anything away. No sweeping, dusting, ...
April 7th Special Days - Featuring No Housework Freebies!
National Zoo Lovers Day -- A day for all who love visiting the zoo and seeing all the unique animals who call the zoo home. A day when the world celebrates the education and awareness brought by zoos worldwide. Zoos allow us to observe these animals ...
April 8th Special Days - Featuring Zoo Freebies!
National Unicorn Day -- The perfect day to remember how tales of magic and enchantment influenced your imagination as a child. Unicorns have been a popular mythical creature since ancient Greek times when people believed they lived in India. Original...
April 9th Special Days - Featuring Unicorn Freebies!
Golfer's Day/Golf Day (1916) -- Some believe the word golf is derived from Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden. The modern golf game originated in Scotland in the 15th century. The first written mention was by James II, who banned the game in 1457 becau...
April 10th Special Days - Featuring 45+ Golf Freebies!
National Submarine Day (1990) -- Commemorated by the United States submarine community as Submarine Day, it is the anniversary of April 11, 1900, when the American Government purchased its first commissioned submarine, the USS Holland, named for her ...
April 11th Special Days - Featuring Submarine Freebies!
July Holidays
Celebrating July Special Days with interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
National Free Slurpee Day/7-Eleven Birthday/711 Day/Convenience Store Day
-- Like so many great inventions, the Slurpee was created by accident. In the late-1950s, Omar Knedlik of Kansas City owned an old Dairy Queen whose machinery was always breaking down. When his soda fountain went out, he improvised by putting some bo...
-- Like so many great inventions, the Slurpee was created by accident. In the late-1950s, Omar Knedlik of Kansas City owned an old Dairy Queen whose machinery was always breaking down. When his soda fountain went out, he improvised by putting some bo...
July 11th Special Days - Featuring 7-Eleven/Slurpee Freebies!
September Holidays
Celebrating September Special Days with interesting books and free printables, recipes, crafts, activities, and coloring pages.
Random Acts of Kindness Day or Be Kind Day
-- The Random Acts of Kindness Day began in New Zealand in 2005 but has since spread worldwide. It is celebrated by individuals, nonprofit groups, and businesses. The idea is kindness is contagious, and small acts ripple and create a wave of change. ...
-- The Random Acts of Kindness Day began in New Zealand in 2005 but has since spread worldwide. It is celebrated by individuals, nonprofit groups, and businesses. The idea is kindness is contagious, and small acts ripple and create a wave of change. ...
September 1st Special Days - Featuring Random Acts of Kindness Freebies!
Spalding Baseball Day
-- Albert Goodwill Spalding (born September 2, 1849 – died September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He played major lea...
-- Albert Goodwill Spalding (born September 2, 1849 – died September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He played major lea...
September 2nd Special Days - Featuring Baseball Freebies!
US Bowling League Day
-- Each year league bowlers across the United States recognize U.S. Bowling League Day. Originally started as an outdoor sporting event, bowling came indoors after 1840 when it became popular among gamblers. Popularly called the game of ninepins, bow...
-- Each year league bowlers across the United States recognize U.S. Bowling League Day. Originally started as an outdoor sporting event, bowling came indoors after 1840 when it became popular among gamblers. Popularly called the game of ninepins, bow...
September 3rd Special Days - Featuring Bowling Freebies!
Beetle Bailey Day
-- Beetle Bailey, originally called Spider, made his comic-strip debut as a smart-alack college student on September 4, 1950, in 12 newspapers, according to King Features. It considered dropping the strip at the end of Walker's one-year contract, but...
-- Beetle Bailey, originally called Spider, made his comic-strip debut as a smart-alack college student on September 4, 1950, in 12 newspapers, according to King Features. It considered dropping the strip at the end of Walker's one-year contract, but...
September 4th Special Days - Featuring Beetle Bailey Freebies!
Marvel Superheroes Birthday
-- The Marvel Super Heroes is an American / Canadian animated television series starring five comic-book superheroes from Marvel Comics. The first TV series based on Marvel characters, it debuted in syndication on U.S. television in 1966. The segment...
-- The Marvel Super Heroes is an American / Canadian animated television series starring five comic-book superheroes from Marvel Comics. The first TV series based on Marvel characters, it debuted in syndication on U.S. television in 1966. The segment...
September 5th Special Days - Featuring Marvel Superheroes Freebies!
Barbie Doll Day
-- Ruth Handler (wife of one of Mattel's founders, Elliot Handler) noticed her daughter, Barbara, gave adult roles to paper dolls when she played with them, imagining roles as college students, cheerleaders, and adults with careers. In 1956, Handler ...
-- Ruth Handler (wife of one of Mattel's founders, Elliot Handler) noticed her daughter, Barbara, gave adult roles to paper dolls when she played with them, imagining roles as college students, cheerleaders, and adults with careers. In 1956, Handler ...
September 6th Special Days - Featuring Barbie Freebies!
Raggedy Ann's Birthday
-- Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) appearing in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Johnny Gruelle recei...
-- Raggedy Ann is a character created by American writer Johnny Gruelle (1880–1938) appearing in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a rag doll with red yarn for hair and a triangle nose. Johnny Gruelle recei...
September 7th Special Days - Featuring Raggedy Ann Freebies!
National Star Trek Day/Star Trek TV Premiere (1966)
-- An American space opera media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series, debuted in 1966 and aired for thre...
-- An American space opera media franchise based on the science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The first television series, simply called Star Trek and now referred to as The Original Series, debuted in 1966 and aired for thre...
September 8th Special Days - Featuring Star Trek Freebies!
Care Bears Share Your Care Day
-- Originally introduced in 1983, Care Bears has taught children about sharing their feelings and caring for others. The #ShareYourCare movement is all about acts of kindness, big and small. Encouraging you to do something nice for someone today: tre...
-- Originally introduced in 1983, Care Bears has taught children about sharing their feelings and caring for others. The #ShareYourCare movement is all about acts of kindness, big and small. Encouraging you to do something nice for someone today: tre...
September 9th Special Days - Featuring Care Bear Freebies!
National Hot Dog Day
-- The term hot dog is credited to sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan. At a baseball game in New York in 1901, vendors began selling hot dachshund sausages in rolls. The average American is believed to eat approximately 60 hot dogs every year. It is estima...
-- The term hot dog is credited to sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan. At a baseball game in New York in 1901, vendors began selling hot dachshund sausages in rolls. The average American is believed to eat approximately 60 hot dogs every year. It is estima...
September 10th Special Days - Featuring Hot Dog Freebies!
National Emergency Responders Day
-- Emergency responders are those men and women responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment. Police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, n...
-- Emergency responders are those men and women responsible for the protection and preservation of life, property, evidence, and the environment. Police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, n...
September 11th Special Days - Featuring Emergency 911 Freebies!
National Video Games Day
-- The first game ever created is often thought to be Bertie the Brain, an artificial intelligence designed to play Tic-Tac-Toe. Considering Bertie was a 4-meter high machine built on vacuum tube technology, you can imagine it didn't get out much, in...
-- The first game ever created is often thought to be Bertie the Brain, an artificial intelligence designed to play Tic-Tac-Toe. Considering Bertie was a 4-meter high machine built on vacuum tube technology, you can imagine it didn't get out much, in...
September 12th Special Days - Featuring Video Game Freebies!
Scooby-Doo cartoon debuted (1969)
– First day the Scooby-Doo cartoon debuted - The cartoon debuted on CBS on September 13, 1969, and new episodes still air in syndication, making it the longest-running animated series ever. The show was originally titled Mysteries Five And Who's Scar...
– First day the Scooby-Doo cartoon debuted - The cartoon debuted on CBS on September 13, 1969, and new episodes still air in syndication, making it the longest-running animated series ever. The show was originally titled Mysteries Five And Who's Scar...
September 13th Special Days - Featuring Scooby-Doo Freebies!
National Cream-filled Donut Day
-- Whatever flavor is your favorite, just make sure the day does not go by, without having one or more cream-filled donuts. Donuts originate from fried pastries from Denmark. The first American who made ring pastry was Hansen Gregory. While in Europe...
-- Whatever flavor is your favorite, just make sure the day does not go by, without having one or more cream-filled donuts. Donuts originate from fried pastries from Denmark. The first American who made ring pastry was Hansen Gregory. While in Europe...
September 14th Special Days - Featuring Donut Freebies!