Educators' Calendar: United States

September 2020

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2nd September

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5th September

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30th August

31st August

1st September

Germany Invaded Poland, Starting WWII (1939)

Titanic Wreckage Located (1985)

2nd September

Great Fire of London (1666)

Pres. Theodore Roosevelt: "Speak Softly & Carry a Big Stick" (1901)

Victory over Japan (V-J) Day (1945)

3rd September

Treaty of Paris Ended American Revolution (1783)

Wizard of Oz Published (1900)

First Pictures Taken of Mars's Surface (1976)

4th September

Los Angeles Founded (1781)

Little Rock 9 Prevented from Integrating (1957)

5th September

Be Late for Something Day

Tragedy at Munich Summer Olympics (1972)

Mother Teresa Died (1997)

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6th September

Pres. William McKinley Shot (1901)

Yellow Star of David Required for All German Jews (1941)

Star Trek Debuted on TV (1966)

Sep. 6-12
Suicide Prevention Week

7th September

Labor Day

Babe Ruth Hit First Home Run (1915)

Singer Buddy Holly's Birthday (1936)

8th September

International Literacy Day

9th September

Name "United States of America" Adopted (1776)

California Admission Day (1850)

10th September

Grandparents Day

Rickshaw Invented (1869)

20 Black Students Entered Alabama Public School (1963)

11th September

Patriot Day

Writer O. Henry's Birthday (1862)

Tragic Terrorist Attack on Three American Cities (2001)

12th September

Henry Hudson Began Exploration of Hudson River (1609)

First African-American Woman in Space (1992)

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13th September

International Chocolate Day

Confectioner Milton Hershey's Birthday (1857)

Author Roald Dahl's Birthday (1916)

14th September

Star-Spangled Banner Composed (1814)

Psychologist Ivan Pavlov's Birthday (1849)

First Peacetime Draft Established Pre-WWII (1940)

15th September

Author Agatha Christie's Birthday (1890)

Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin (1928)

Nuremberg Law Enacted in Germany (1935)

16th September

International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer

Mexican Independence Day (1810)

General Motors Founded (1908)

17th September

U.S. Constitution Completed & Signed (1787)

23,000 Killed at Battle of Antietam (1862)

Auston Matthews Born (1997)

Sep. 17-23
Constitution Week

18th September

Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown

Play-Doh^® Day

Fugitive Slave Act Passed (1850)

The New York Times First Published (1851)

Mickey Mouse Debuted (1928)

19th September

Talk Like a Pirate Day

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20th September

Author Upton Sinclair's Birthday (1878)

Pres. Chester A. Arthur Inaugurated (1881)

Sep. 20-26
Banned Books Week

21st September

International Day of Peace

"Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" Editorial Published (1897)

The Hobbit Was Published (1937)

Author Stephen King's Birthday (1947)

22nd September

Elephant Appreciation Day

Emancipation Proclamation Issued (1862)

Iran-Iraq War Began (1980)

23rd September

Autumn Begins

Neptune Discovered (1846)

24th September

Author F. Scott Fitzgerald's Birthday (1896)

25th September

Bill of Rights Created (1789)

Sandra Day O'Connor Became First Female Supreme Court Justice (1981)

26th September

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday (1774)

First Televised Presidential Debate (1960)

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1st October

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2nd October

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3rd October

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27th September

Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown

Ancestor Appreciation Day

Statesman Samuel Adams's Birthday (1722)

First Skyscraper Opened in NYC (1932)

28th September

Tomatoes First Proven Safe to Eat (1820)

Black Sox Scandal Indictments Given (1920)

29th September

Scientist Louis Pasteur Died (1895)

30th September

International Translation Day

Nuremberg Trials Found 22 Guilty (1946)

1st October

2nd October

3rd October

Month-Long Holidays and Events

Be Kind to Editors & Writers Month

Hunger Action Month

National Chicken Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

Kids' Good Manners Month

National Piano Month

Better Breakfast Month

Classical Music Month

Library Card Sign-Up Month