Month Long Observations

Baby Safety Month

Better Breakfast Month

Cable TV Month

Children's Eye Health and Safety Month

Classical Music Month

Library Card Sign-Up Month

National Chicken Month

National Courtesy Month

National Honey Month

National Pediculosis Prevention Month

National Piano Month

National Rice Month

National School Success Month

National Sewing Month

Read-A-New-Book Month

Women of Achievement Month

Week Long Observances

1st Week - Child Injury Prevention Week
Every September 1st - 7th.

2nd Week - International Housekeepers Week

3rd Week - National Child Care Week

3rd Week - National Farm Animals Awareness Week

3rd Week - National Flower Week

4th Week - Equal Parents' Week

4th Week - National Dog Week

4th Week - National Roller Skating Week

Special Days in September

Labor Day
First Monday in September.

Father's Day in Australia
Celebrated on the first Sunday in September.

National Grandparents Day
First Sunday after Labor Day in September.

POW/MIA Recognition Day
Observed on the third Friday of September.

Native American Day
Fourth Friday in September.

Good Neighbor Day
Fourth Sunday in September.

September 1st

Mary Had A Little Lamb Published in 1830.

September 2nd

National Blueberry Popsicle Day

September 3rd

Barkley the Dog's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.

Skyscraper Day

Uncle Sam's Birthday
Uncle Sam's image was first used on this day in 1813.

September 4th

Newspaper Carrier Day

September 5th

National Cheese Pizza Day

September 6th

Read a Book Day

September 7th

Neither Rain Nor Snow Day

September 8th

International Literacy Day

September 9th

Teddy Bear Day

September 10th

Swap Ideas Day

T.V. Dinner Day
On this day, in 1954, Swanson sells it's first T.V. Dinner.

September 11th

Make Your Bed Day

Patriot Day

World Trade Center Remembrance Day.

September 12th

National Chocolate Milk Shake Day

September 13th

National Peanut Day

Positive Thinking Day

Scooby Doo's Birthday
First cartoon debuted.

September 14th

Clayton Moore's Birthday
Born in Chicago in 1914.

First Department Store Opens
Opened in 1848 by Alexander Stewart.


September 15th

Make A Hat Day

National Hispanic Heritage Month
Begins September 15 and ends October 15.

September 16th

Collect Rocks Day

Mayflower Day

El Grito de Independencia
Mexican Independence Day.

National Working Parents Day

Stepfamily Day

September 17th

Citizenship Day
Also known as Constitution Day.

National Apple Dumpling Day

September 18th

First Edition of the New York Times Published In 1851.

Lance Armstrong's Birthday
Born in 1971.

Mushroom Picking Day

National Play-Doh Day

September 19th

Slimey the Worm's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.

Talk Like a Pirate Day

September 20th

First Railroad Station Opened

September 21st

International Day of Peace

Miniature Golf Day

World Gratitude Day

September 22nd

Band-Aid Invented In 1920.

Dear Diary Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

First Day of Autumn

Ice Cream Cone Invented In 1903.

U.S. Post Office Opened In 1789.

September 23rd

Great American Pot Pie Day
Sponsored by Marie Callender.

September 24th

First Toy Store Opened

National Bluebird of Happiness Day

National Punctuation Day

September 25th

Barbara Walters' Birthday
Born in Boston in 1931.

Christopher Reeve's Birthday
Born in 1952.

Mary Poppins Debuted In 1964.

Will Smith's Birthday
The 'Fresh Prince' was born in 1965.

September 26th

Johnny Appleseed's Birthday
John Chapman born in 1774.

September 27th

Crush A Can Day

September 28th

Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival
Also called the Moon Festival.

First Airport Opened

September 29th

Rosh Hashanah
Begins at Sundown.

Scotland Yard Formed In London in 1829.

Telly Monster's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.

September 30th

Safety Pin Invented

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• injury [´indʒəri] n.伤害；毁坏；侮辱 (初中英语单词)
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• carrier [´kæriə] n.搬运工人；托架 (高中英语单词)
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• blueberry [´blu:bəri] n.南方越橘 (英语六级单词)
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