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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...