April+2013

April Fool's Day One Cent Day MP3 audio format first patented in Germany (1989), by Fraunhofer-Gesellshaft 1 ||  Author Hans Christian Andersen born, 1805 International Children's Book Day 2 ||  First Documented Ice Cream Sundae Made in 1892 Find-A-Rainbow Day Pony Express established (1860) First iPad sold in the U.S. in 2010 3 || First U.S. flag approved (1818) 4 ||  National Read a Road Map Day Educator Booker T. Washington born, 1856 Richard Peck born, 1934 5 ||  North Pole Discovered In 1898. U.S. entered World War I (1917) 6 || World Health Day, established 1948 7 ||  Trina Schart Hyman born, 1939 8 || Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant (1865) Margaret Peterson Haddix born, 1964 9 ||  Encourage a Young Writer Day National Sibling Day David A. Adler born, 1947 U.S. Patent System established (1790) 10 || President Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, 1964 (1964) 11 ||  Author Beverly Cleary born, 1916 Space Shuttle Columbia First Launched Crewed by John Young and Robert Crippen - 1981 12 ||  3rd President Thomas Jefferson born, 1743 Lee Bennett Hopkins born, 1938 13 || Titanic Struck an iceberg shortly before midnight on April 14 causing it to sink at 2:20 AM on April 15. 14 || Income Tax Day Artist/Inventor Leonardo Da Vinci born, 1452 15 || Garth Williams born, 1912 Aviator Wilbur Wright born, 1867 16 ||  Sherlock Hemlock's Birthday (Sesame Street character) Richard the Lion-Hearted returned to England (1194) 17 ||  Paul Revere's Famous Ride (1775) First Laundromat Opens In Fort Worth Texas (1934) Great San Francisco Earthquake In 1906. Pet Owner's Day 18 ||  Humorous Day Revolutionary War began (1775) 19 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Scientists Marie & Pierre Curie isolate radium (1902) 20 || Barbara Park born, 1947 21 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Kurt Wiese born, 1887 Earth Day established 1970 Girl Scout Leader Appreciation Day National Jelly Bean Day Eileen Christelow born, 1943 22 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> Home Run Day Hank Aaron hits his first home run in 1954. William Shakespeare born, 1564 23 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Administrative Professionals/ Secretaries Day Evaline Ness born, 1911 Library of Congress established (1800) Pigs-in-a-Blanket Day 24 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Take your Daughter to Work Day Walter de la Mare born, 1873 Anzac Day (Australia, New Zealand) Hubble Telescope launched, 1990 World Penguin Day 25 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> Arbor Day Hug a Friend Day National Pretzel Day Seismologist Charles Richter born, 1900 26 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Tell a Story Day Walter Lantz born, 1899 (The creator of Woody Woodpecker) 27 || 28 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">Zipper Day (patented by Gideon Sindback in 1913) 29 || <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"> National Honesty Day Anniversary Louisiana Purchase completed (1803) 30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||  **//Also see our other [|April Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities] //** Autism Awareness MonthInternational Guitar Month Keep America Beautiful Month Math Education MonthNational Child Abuse Prevention Month National Frog Month National Humor Month National Garden Month National Poetry Month (Also visit TTC [|Poetry Unit] )Stress Awareness MonthNational Turn Off the TV and Read MonthNational School Library Media MonthNational Youth Sports Safety Month The National Arbor Day Foundation Tree planting and environmental stewardship non-profit membership organization, programs include Tree City USA, Conservation Trees, conferences, youth education, and Arbor Day Farm. Arbor Day We are a non-profit organization poised to distribute millions of trees nationally. Check us out!
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 * __Special Goings-On__** Astronomy Week (1st week)Week of the Young Child (1st week)National Library Week (2nd week) National Wildlife Week (3rd week)
 * Additional Earth Day & Arbor Day Sites**Browse through our [|Earth Day activities, lesson plans & resources.] You will find a complete thematic unit! The Teacher's Corner [|Earth Day Resources] page.
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