February Events Calendar for Educators

February Events 2014

This page includes Birthdays and Special Goings-On!
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Printable Version of February Events

Use this calendar in conjunction with our February Writing Prompts!

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

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February 2014
Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
						National Freedom Day Langston Hughes born, 1902 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officially came into existence, 1920 Robinson Crusoe Day First meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790) 1
Groundhog Day Bottle Cap Patented in 1892 2	Elizabeth Blackwell born, 1821 (first female doctor) Elmo's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) Vietnam War Ended (1973) 3	Facebook First Launched in 2004 as thefacebook.com Russell Hoban born, 1925 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 in 1894 National Weather Service Established (1870) Toothache Day 9	Umbrella Day Ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967 (Presidential Succession) 10	Jane Yolen born, 1939 Thomas Edison born, 1847 Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day National Inventors' Day (In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday) White T-Shirt Day 11	Judy Blume born, 1938 Abraham Lincoln born, 1809 (16th President) First Barbie Dolls for sale (1959) 12	Get a Different Name Day First Public School established (1635) 13	George Washington Gale Ferris born, 1859 Ferris Wheel Day Valentine's Day 14	Norman Bridwell born, 1928 National Gumdrop Day Susan B. Anthony born, 1820 15
Nylon Patented By DuPont in 1937 King Tut's Burial Chamber opened in 1923 16	President's Day Random Acts of Kindness Day National P.T.A. Founder's Day (1897) 17	Former planet, Pluto, Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 18	Phonograph Patented By Thomas Edison in 1878 Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Debuted, 1968 19	John Glenn Orbits Earth in 1962 (in the Friendship 7 space capsule. He was the first person to orbit the Earth) 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	Steve Jobs born, 1955 Wilhelm Carl Grimm born, 1786 Gordon's Birthday (Sesame Street Personality) 24	Quiet Day Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir born, 1841 25	Levi Strauss born, 1829 William F. Cody born, 1846 (Pony Express Rider) 26	Uri Shulevitz born, 1935 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born, 1807 International Polar Bear Day John Steinbeck born, 1902 27	Public Sleeping Day Gold Seekers arrived in San Francisco (1849) 28

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
The Mysterious Human Heart - Find a collection of lessons and activities for the heart.
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

RESOURCES @ THE TEACHER'S CORNER

Ground Hog Day

Chinese New Year

President's Day

ADDITIONAL WEBSITES

Holidays on the Net


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