February Events Calendar for Educators

February Events 2009

This page includes Birthdays and Special Goings-On!
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February 2009
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Super Bowl XLIII Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Florida National Freedom Day 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 Ground Hog 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	Judy Blume 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	President's Day 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	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	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	Mardi Gras Always 47 days before Easter; also known as Fat Tuesday. Wilhelm Carl Grimm born, 1786 Gordon Sesame Street Personality 24	Quiet Day Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir born, 1841 25	Levi Strauss born, 1829 Pony Express Rider William F. Cody born, 1864 26	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

More Lesson Plans! Also see our other February Lesson Plans, Thematic Units and Activities

Special Goings-On
Clean Out Your Computer Day (Second Monday)
President's Day (3rd Monday) Additional resources Below
Boy Scout Week (1st Week)

American Heart Month
Heart Savers - Find a collection of lessons.
American History Month (Visit our Revolutionary War thematic unit!)
Black History Month -- Additional resources Below
International Friendship Month
National Cherry Month
National Dental Health Month
National Embroidery Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Snack Food Month
National Wild Bird Feeding Month
Responsible Pet Owners' Month