May Calendar for Educators

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May Events
2008

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Mother Goose Day

Hawaiian Lei Day

May Day

Worthy Wage Day
For child care providers.
2
Dr. Benjamin Spock
Born in 1903.
3
Sun Day

Space Day

Constitution Memorial Day In Japan.
4
National Weather Observers' Day

Susan
From Sesame Street.

Dan Wood
5
Leo Lionni

Cinco de Mayo
(Additional sites below)

Children's Day
In Japan
6
National Teacher Day
Always the Tuesday of the first full week of May.
7
Nonny Hogrogian

1st Stamp Collection Started

Pulitzer Prize Established
8
No Socks Day
9
Eleanor Estes

First Newspaper Cartoon
In the USA in 1754.
10
Clean Up Your Room Day

Christopher Paul
11
Mother's Day

Twilight Zone Day

National School Nurse Day

Peter Sis

Mark Lupica
12
International Nurses Day

Kite Day

Limerick Day
13
Tulip Day
14
Beginning of Lewis and Clark Expedition
In 1804.

National Dance Like a Chicken Day

Eoin Colfer
15
Norma Fox Mazer

Frank L . Baum
Author of The Wizard of Oz - born in 1856.

National Chocolate Chip Day

Paul Zindel
16
First US Nickel Minted
In 1866, called the 'Shield Nickel'.
17
First Kentucky Derby
In 1875.

Armed Forces Day

Gary Paulson
18
Lillian Hoban

International Museum Day

Mount St. Helens Erupted
In 1980.

Visit Your Relatives Day
19
Circus Day
The Ringling Brother's Circus opened in 1884.
20
Armed Forces Day
The third Saturday of May.

Lindbergh Flight Day
In 1927.

Mary Pope Osborne
21
American Red Cross Founded
Founded by Clara Barton in 1881.
22
Arnold Lobel

Buy-A-Musical Instrument Day

Victoria Day
Celebrated in Canada on the Monday before May 25.
23
Margaret Wise Brown

Scott O' Dell

Peter Parnall

Penny Day
24
First Morse Code Message Sent
Sent from Washington DC to Baltimore in 1844.
25
Martha Alexander

National Missing Children's Day

National Tap Dance Day
26
Memorial Day

Blueberry Cheesecake Day
27
Golden Gate Bridge Opens
In 1937.

Masking Tape Patented
In 1930.
28
Jim Thorpe
Born in 1888
29
John F. Kennedy
Born in 1917.

Andrew Clements
30
Ice Cream Freezer Patented
In 1848 by William Young.
31
Jay Williams

World No Tobacco Day

Special Goings-On
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week (1st Week)
Be Kind to Animals Week (1st Week)
National Postcard Week (1st Week)
Teacher Appreciation Week (1st Week)
National Pet Week (2nd Week)
National Police Week (3rd Week)
National Transportation Week (3rd Week)
National Backyard Games Week (Last full week before Memorial Day.)

American Bike Month
Asparagus Month
Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
Better Sleep Month
Correct Posture Month
Healthy Vision Month
National Bar-B-Que Month
National Duckling Month
National Egg Month
Flower Month
National Hamburger Month
National Mental Health Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Photo Month
Older Americans Month
National Salad Month
National Strawberry Month
Transportation Month
Get Caught Reading Month

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