“Celebrate Today”
David Womack
Duncanville High School
[email protected]
Resources:
Celebrate Today by John Kremer (Prima Publishing, 1996)
The Book of Days by Guen Sublette (Lamppost Press, 1996)
JANUARY
Crime Stoppers Month, National Eye Care Month, National Hot Tea Month, National Oatmeal
Month, National Soup Month, National Volunteer Blood Donor Month, Thyroid Awareness Month
2 – National Science Fiction Day (Isaac Asimov’s birthday)
8 – National Clean Off Your Desk Day
20 – Hot and Spicy Food International Day
23 – National Pie Day
28 – National Popcorn Day
FEBRUARY
American Heart Month, American History Month, Black History Month, National Grapefruit
Month, Potato Lovers Month, Sleep Safety Month
1 – Be an Encourager Day
9 – Turn Off Your TV Day
12 – Clean Out Your Computer Day
20 – Student Volunteer Day
MARCH
Music in Our Schools Month, National Peanut Month, National Middle School Month, National
Nutrition Month, National Women’s History Month, Youth Art Month
4 – Football Coaches Day (Knute Rockne’s birthday)
21 – International Flower Day
25 – Pecan Day
28 – Eat an Eskimo Pie Day
31 – Bunsen Burner Day (Robert von Bunsen’s birthday)
APRIL
Alcohol Awareness Month, Child Abuse Prevention Month, National Poetry Month, Mathematics
Education Month, Stress Awareness Month
1 – Firefighters Day
17 – Thank Your School Librarian Day
26 – National Crayola Day
MAY
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, National Barbecue Month, National
Bike Month, National Egg Month, National Hamburger Month, National Photo Month
12 – National Nurses Day
JUNE
Fireworks Safety Month, Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month, National Iced Tea Month, National
Frozen Yogurt Month, Youth Suicide Prevention Month
6 – National Yo-Yo Day
14 – Flag Day
15 – World Juggling Day
JULY
National Eye Exam Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Hot Dog Month, National Peach
Month, National Picnic Month
13 – International Puzzle Day
20 – National Nap Day
30 – Hamburger Day
AUGUST
National Golf Month, National HAIRitage Month, National Sandwich Month
4 – Friendship Day
5 – National Mustard Day
7 – National Lighthouse Day
10 – Middle Children’s Day
28 – Dream Day (anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech)
SEPTEMBER
Classical Music Month, National Beach Clean Up Month, National Chicken Month, National
Courtesy Month, National Honey Month, National Literacy Month
13 – International Chocolate Day (Milton Hershey’s birthday)
14 – Star Spangled Banner Day (The 1814 bombing of Fort McHenry inspired the song)
16 – National Thank You Day
25 – Food Service Employees Day
30 – Chewing Gum Day (William Wrigley, Jr.’s birthday)
OCTOBER
Asthma Awareness Month, Computer Learning Month, Cookbook Month, Crime Prevention
Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Energy Awareness Month, Fire Prevention Month,
Hunger Awareness Month, National Cosmetology Month, National Dessert Month, National Pizza
Month, National UNICEF Month
1 – World Vegetarian Day
10 – National Dessert Day
14 – national lower case day (birthday of e.e. cummings)
16 – Dictionary Day (birthday of Noah Webster)
23 – National Mole Day (for your chemistry teachers)
26 – Make a Difference Day
NOVEMBER
Good Nutrition Month, International Drum Month, National Alzheimer’s Disease Month, National
Diabetes Month, Peanut Butter Lover’s Month
4 – Peanut Butter Lover’s Day
10 – Great American Warm-Up (encourages people to donate wearable, unused coats to
homeless shelters)
19 – Pop Tarts Birthday (created in 1965)
21 – World Hello Day (encourages people to greet at least 10 people)
DECEMBER
National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month, Read a New Book Month, Safe Toys and
Gifts Month
3 – Bake a Biscuit Day (birthday of Charles Pillsbury)
20 – National Flashlight Day
26 – National Whiner’s Day
29 – Texas Admission Day (1845)