February

Langston Hughes Royal Canadian Mounted Police officially came into existence, 1920 Robinson Crusoe Day First meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1790 1 || Patricia Laube Groundhog Day Bottle Cap Patented 2 || Elizabeth Blackwell (first female doctor) Elmo's Birthday Sesame Street Character. Vietnam War Ended, 1973 3 || Russell Hoban Charles Lindbergh born, 1902 Create a Vacuum Day Rosa Parks born, 1913 4 || Weatherman's Day Disaster Day Hank Aaron born, 1934 5 || Babe Ruth born, 1895 Monopoly Board Game Goes on Sale in Stores, 1935 6 || Charles Dickens born, 1812 Laura Ingalls Wilder born, 1867 7 || Boy Scouts' Day Founded, 1910 Author Jules Verne born, 1828 8 || Hershey's Chocolate Founded, 1894 National Weather Service Established, 1870 Toothache Day 9 || Umbrella Day Ratification of the 25th Amendment, Presidential Succession, 1967 10 || Jane Yolen Thomas Edison Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day National Inventors' Day In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday White T-Shirt Day 11 || Abraham Lincoln 16th President born, 1809 First Barbie Dolls for sale 12 || Get a Different Name Day First Public School established, 1635 13 || George Washington Gale Ferris Ferris Wheel Day Valentine's Day 14 || Norman Bridwell National Gumdrop Day Susan B. Anthony born, 1820 15 || Nylon Patented By DuPont, 1937 King Tut's Burial Chamber opened in 1923 16 || Random Acts of Kindness Day National P.T.A. Founder's Day, 1897 17 || Former planet, Pluto, Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh, 1930 18 || Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Debuted, 1968 19 || President's Day John Glenn first person to orbit the Earth on this date in 1962 in the Friendship 7 space capsule. Toothpick Patented, 1872 Love Your Pet Day 20 || Mardi Gras Always 47 days before Easter; also known as Fat Tuesday. Malcom X Assassinated 1965 Polaroid 'Land' Camera First Introduced By Edwin Land, 1947 Washington Monument dedicated, 1885 21 || George Washington born, 1732 Be Humble Day World Thinking Day 22 || International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day U.S. Flag raised at Iwo Jima, 1945 23 || Wilhelm Carl Grimm born, 1786 Gordon Sesame Street Personality 24 || Quiet Day Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir born, 1841 25 || Pony Express Rider William F. Cody born, 1864 26 || Purim Begins at sundown. Uri Shulevitz Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born, 1807 International Polar Bear Day Author John Steinbeck born, 1902 27 || Public Sleeping Day Gold Seekers arrived in San Francisco, 1849 28 || 29 ||   ||
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 * ||  ||   || [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif]]National Freedom Day
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif]]Super Bowl Day
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif]]Judy Blume
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif]]Phonograph Patented By Thomas Edison in 1878
 * [[image:http://www.theteacherscorner.net/images/spacer.gif]]Levi Strauss born, 1829