2008 Calendar
January
National Thank You Month
Get Ready for Science Fair!
New Year's Day - 1st
First U.S. Presidential Election, 1789 - 7th
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Observed) - 21st
Handwriting Day - 23rd
February
Black History Month
Groundhog Day - 2nd
First Public School Established, 1635 - 13th
Valentine's Day - 14th
President's Day - 18th
Leap Day - 29th
March
Women's History Month
Dr. Seuss' Birthday - 2nd
Daylight Saving Time Begins - 9th
St. Patrick's Day - 17th
First Day of Spring - 20th
Good Friday - 21st
Easter - 23rd
Holcomb's Birthday - 26th
April
Math Education Month
April Fool's Day - 1st
World Health Day - 7th
Paul Revere's Famous Ride, 1775 - 18th
Earth Day - 22nd
Arbor Day - 25th
May
Social Science Month
Teacher Appreciation Week - 4th - 10th
Cinco de Mayo - 5th
Teacher Appreciation Day - 6th
Mother's Day - 11th
Armed Forces Day - 17th
Memorial Day - 26th
June
National Safety Month
Flag Day - 14th
Father's Day - 15th
War of 1812 Began - 18th
First Day of Summer - 21st
Happy Birthday Song Published, 1924 - 27th
July
American History Month
Independence Day - 4th
Astronaut Neil Armstrong Walked on Moon, 1969 - 20th
Ben Franklin Became the First Postmaster, 1739 - 26th
World War I Began, 1914 - 28th
August
Science and Technology Month
Signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776 - 2nd
Hawaii Annexed to the U.S., 1898 - 12th
Transcontinental Railroad Completed, 1869 - 15th
19th Amendment, Women's Equality, Signed, 1920 - 26th
Martin Luther King Jr. Delivered His "I Have a Dream" Speech, 1963 - 28th
September
National School Success Month
World War II Began, 1939 - 1st
Labor Day - 1st
National Patriot's Day In Remembrance September 11, 2001 - 11th
U.S. Constitution Signed, 1787 - 17th
Autumn Begins - 22nd
Rosh Hashanah begins at Sundown - 29th
October
Computer Learning Month
Columbus Day (Observed) - 13th
Final Battle of the Revolutionary War, 1781 - 19th
Statue of Liberty Dedicated, 1886 - 28th
Halloween - 31st
November
Good Nutrition Month
International Space Station Opened, 2000 - 2nd
Daylight Saving Time Ends - 2nd
Election Day (USA) - 4th
Veteran's Day (USA) - 11th
Thanksgiving - 27th
December
Read A New Book Month
Rosa Parks Refused to Give Up Her Seat, 1955 - 1st
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, 1941 - 7th
Bill of Rights Day, 1791 - 15th
First Day of Winter - 21st
Hanukkah begins at Sundown - 21st
Christmas Eve - 24th
Christmas Day - 25th
Kwanzaa Begins - 26th
New Year's Eve - 31st
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