September Events Calendar for Educators

Mary Had A Little Lamb Published in 1830.

Word War II began, 1939

National Blueberry Popsicle Day

U.S. Treasury Dept. Established, 1789

Aliki (Aliki Brandenberg)

Barkley the Dog's Birthday Sesame Street Character

Skyscraper Day

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

Treaty of Paris Signed, 1783

Syd Hoff

Newspaper Carrier Day

National Cheese Pizza Day

First Continental Congress Convened, 1774

Labor Day

Read a Book Day

Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, 1620

Grandma Moses painter, 1860

Rosh Hashanah

Jack Prelutsky

International Literacy Day

King Richard the Lion-Hearted, 1157

Aileen Fisher

Teddy Bear Day

California became the 31st state in 1850

Swap Ideas Day

In 1846, Elias Howe patented the sewing machine.

Make Your Bed Day

World Trade Center attack in 2001

O. Henry, writer, 1862

National Grandparents Day

National Chocolate Milk Shake Day

Jesse Owens Olympian, 1913

Roald Dahl

Else Minarik

National Peanut Day

Positive Thinking Day

Scooby Doo's Birthday First cartoon debuted.

Milton Hershey

John Steptoe

Francis Scott Key wrote the 'Star Spangled Banner' in 1814

Robert McCloskey

Tomie dePaola

Make A Hat Day

National Hispanic Heritage Month Begins September 15 and ends October 15

Collect Rocks Day

National Play-Doh Day

Mayflower Day

El Grito de Independencia Mexican Independence Day

Stepfamily Day

Citizenship Day

Arthur Rackham

National Apple Dumpling Day

Constitution Day. In 1787, the U.S. Constitution was signed.

The New York Times was first published in 1851

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Slimey the Worm's Birthday Sesame Street Character.

Poet John Keats Wrote 'To Autumn' in 1819.

First Railroad Station Opened

In 1519, Magellan started his search for the Spice Islands

Taro Tashima

Miniature Golf Day

World Gratitude Day

International Peace Day

H.G. Wells, author, 1866

Esphyr Slobodkina

Band-Aid Invented In 1920

Dear Diary Day

Elephant Appreciation Day

Ice Cream Cone Invented In 1903.

U.S. Post Office Opened In 1789.

First Day of Autumn

Nintendo founded in 1889 - made playing cards

Native American Day (4th Friday)

First Toy Store Opened

National Bluebird of Happiness Day

The Supreme Court was established in 1789.

Mary Poppins Debuted

Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean in 1513

Good Neighbor Day (4th Sunday)

Johnny Appleseed John Chapman born in 1774.

Bernard Waber

Crush A Can Day

First Steam Locomotive The Stockton and Darlington Railway was the first public railway - first run September 27, 1825.

First Airport Opened

William the Conqueror Invaded England, 1066

Stanley Berenstain

The U.S. Army was established in 1789

Telly Monster's Birthday Sesame Street Character.

Edgar d'Aulaire Alvin Tresselt

Safety Pin Invented