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SEPTEMBER 21 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/11

Francis Hopkinson(1737-1791) -Signer of the Declaration of Independence and American Flag designer. Preston Tucker (1903-1956) -Designer of the Tucker Sedan. Henry Beachell (1906-2006) -Biologist, botanist, and plant breeder who developed a hybrid rice that saved millions of ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 | PATRIOT DAY | NATIONAL SCHOOL...

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2025/09/11

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 | PATRIOT DAY | NATIONAL SCHOOL PICTURE DAY | NATIONAL MAKE YOUR BED DAY | NATIONAL HOT CROSS BUN DAY PATRIOT DAY Patriot Day on September 11 honors the memory of the nearly 3,000 innocent victims who died in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Each year Americans dedicate ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 20 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/10

Carleton Ellis (1876-1941) -Inventor involved in the development of margarine and polyester. Maxwell Perkins(1884-1947) -Editor and publisher for literary greats Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Thomas Wolfe. Jay Ward (1920-1989) -Cartoonist and illustrator who ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 19 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/10

Charles Carroll (1737-1832) -The last signer of the Declaration of Independence. William Sellers (1824-1905) - Inventor of the standard screw thread. John Thomas (1907-1991) -Co-inventor of fiberglass. Benjamin T. Hacker (1935-2003) -The first Naval Flight Officer to achieve Flag ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 18 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/10

George Read (1733-1798) -Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Johnny Mantz (1918-1972) -Auto racer and winner of the first 500-mile race in NASCAR history. Frankie Avalon (1940-Still Living) -Teen idol and singer of Venusand Beauty School Dropout. Ben Carson ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 17 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/10

David Dunbar Buick (1854-1929) -Founder of the Buick Motor Company. Henry McCarty (1859-1881) - Wild West gunman also known as the alias William H. Bonney or Billy the Kid. J. Willard Marriott (1900-1985) -Founder of the Marriott Corporation. Oswald Garrison Villard Jr. (1916-2004) - ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 | NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY |...

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2025/09/10

SEPTEMBER 10, 2025 | NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY | NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY National TV Dinner Day is observed annually on September 10th. In 1953, C.A. Swanson & Sons changed the prepackaged meal business forever. Introducing the TV Dinner revolutionized frozen food. ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 16 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/09

Squire Whipple (1804-1888) -Engineer who invented the iron truss bridge. Charles Crocker (1822-1888) - One of the founders of the Central Pacific Railroad. James Cash Penney (1875-1971) - Founder of the department store J.C. Penney. Jacob Schick (1877-1937) -Inventor and founder of ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 15 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/09

James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) -Author of novel The Last of the Mohicans. George Franklin Grant (1846-1910) -The first Black professor at Harvard who also invented an early version of the golf tee. Edward Bouchet (1852-1918) -The first Black person to earn a Ph.D. from any ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 14 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/09

Jeremiah Dummer (1643-1718) -Silversmith who printed the first paper currency for the 13 colonies. Margaret Sanger (1879-1966) -Nurse who opened the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and founder of Planned Parenthood. William H. Armstrong (1911-1999) -Author of the ...Continue reading

NATIONAL LOVE YOUR LUNCH DAY | September 19

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2025/09/09

National Love Your Lunch Day is on September 19, and we are bringing awareness to something often overlooked—lunch shaming. Love Your Lunch Daycelebrates food diversity and encourages kids to respect all kinds of lunches at school. On September 19, we are asking parents and educators to take ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 | NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR DAY |...

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2025/09/09

SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 | NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR DAY | NATIONAL ANTS ON A LOG DAY | CARE BEARS™ SHARE YOUR CARE DAY | NATIONAL WIENER SCHNITZEL DAY NATIONAL TEDDY BEAR DAY On September 9th, National Teddy Bear Day honors the history of one of childhood's favorite toys. We have all had a special cuddly teddy ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 13 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/08

Oliver Evans (1755-1819) -Engineer and one of the first Americans to build steam engines. Lucy Goode Brooks (1818-1900) -Former slave and co-founder of the Friends' Asylum for Colored Orphans. Milton S. Hershey (1857-1945) - Chocolate tycoon who founded The Hershey Company. Alain ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 12 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/08

Richard March Hoe (1812-1886) -Engineer who invented the Rotary Printing Press. Richard Jordan Gatling (1818-1903) -Inventor of the Gatling gun. Walter B. Gibson (1897-1985) -Magician and author who was a ghostwriter for books "written" by Houdini. Jesse Owens (1913-1980) ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 11 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/08

Pinto Colvig (1892-1967) - Animated voice of Goofy and Pluto. D. W. Brooks (1901-1999) -Farmer who founded Gold Kist, one of the earliest fertilizer plants in the U.S. Ed Sabol (1916-2015) -Co-founder of NFL Films. Charles Geschke (1939-2021) -Co-founder of Adobe Systems. ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 10 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/08

Marie Laveau (1801-1881) - Louisiana Creole herbalist and practitioner of Voodoo. Isaac K. Funk (1839-1912) - Co-founder of the publishing company Funk and Wagnalls. Alice Brown Davis (1852-1935) - The first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Tribe (OK). James Edward Keeler (1857-1900) ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 | STAR TREK DAY | NATIONAL...

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2025/09/08

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 | STAR TREK DAY | NATIONAL PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY NURSES DAY | NATIONAL BOSS/EMPLOYEE EXCHANGE DAY STAR TREK DAY Fans across the globe celebrate Star Trek Day on September 8 to remember the timeless legacy Star Trek has made on society and pop culture. #StarTrekDay ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 7, 2025 | NATIONAL BEER LOVER'S DAY |...

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2025/09/07

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 | NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY |...

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2025/09/06

SEPTEMBER 6, 2025 | NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY | NATIONAL TAILGATING DAY | NATIONAL COFFEE ICE CREAM DAY | NATIONAL PLAY OUTSIDE DAY | NATIONAL HUMMINGBIRD DAY NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY National Read a Book Day is observed annually on September 6th. On August 9th, we all celebrated National Book ...Continue reading

SEPTEMBER 9 | Birthdays and Events

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2025/09/05

Delilah Beasley (1872-1934) -The first Black female newspaper columnist (Oakland Tribune). Harland David "Colonel" Sanders (1890-1980) -Founder of KFC. Bruno E. Jacob (1899-1979) -Founder of the National Speech and Debate Association (National Forensic League). Otis Redding ...Continue reading

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