September 7 in History September 7th is… Acorn Squash Day Beer Lover’s Day National Grandma Moses Day National Grateful Patient Day National Neither Snow nor Rain Day National New Hampshire Day Salami Day 1251 BC – A solar eclipse marked the birth of legendary man-god Hercules. 1800 – The Zion AME Church was founded. 1895 […]
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September 6 in History September 6th is… Coffee Ice Cream Day National Read a Book Day 1620 – The Pilgrims sailed from Plymouth, England, on the Mayflower to settle in North America. 1837 – Oberlin Collegiate Institute became the first college to grant women equal status. 1866 – Frederick Douglass was the first US black
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September 5 in History September 5th is… National Be Late For Something Day Cheese Pizza Day 1666 – Great Fire of London ended; 10,000 buildings, including St Paul’s Cathedral, were destroyed, but only six people are known to have died. 1698 – Peter the Great decreed a tax on beards. When a citizen had more
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September 4 in History September 4th is… Macadamia Nut Day National Newspaper Carrier Day National Spice Blend Day National Wildlife Day 1682 – English astronomer Edmund Halley discovered the comet now named after him. 1781 – The city of Los Angeles was founded. 1833 – Barney Flaherty (age 10) was hired by the New York
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September 3 in History September 3rd is… Cabernet Day Welsh Rarebit Day U.S. Bowling League Day 1189 – Richard The Lionheart was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey. 1192 – King Richard settled peace with Muslim general Saladin, allowing Christian pilgrims and merchants access to Muslim-held Jerusalem. 1752 – September 3-13 never happened for
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September 2 in History September 2nd is… Blueberry Popsicle Day Espresso Martini Day National V-J Day 44 BC – Cicero started the first of his Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. 1192 – The Treaty of Jaffa was signed between Richard I of England and Saladin, leading to the end of the Third Crusade. 1666
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September 1 in History September 1st is… National Burnt Ends Day Cherry Popover Day National Chicken Boy’s Day Ginger Cat Appreciation Day No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day Words that don’t have a proper rhyming word include Bulb, Chimney, Dangerous, Discombobulate, Husband, Marathon, Month, Opus, Orange, Ninth, Pint, Purple, Rhythm, Silver, Spirit, Walrus, Wolf, and Woman.
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September is… Autumnal Equinox Baby Safety Month Better Breakfast Month Chicken Month National Courtesy Month Classical Music Month Happy Cat Month Honey Month Library Card Sign-Up Month Mushroom Month Papaya Month Piano Month Rice Month Save A Tiger Month Save the Koala Month Self Improvement Month Service Dog Month International Square Dancing Month Whole Grains
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August 31 in History August 31st is… National Diatomaceous Earth Day National Eat Outside Day National Matchmaker Day National South Carolina Day Trail Mix Day 1803 – Lewis and Clark started their expedition to the west by leaving Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols was murdered, the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims.
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