Skippy's Holiday Calendar
Here is a list of special days Skippy commemorates. They are also good excuses to have a party. If you have any suggestions, send him an email with your comments!
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
January is National Careers in Cosmetology Month, National Eye Health Care Month, National Fiber Focus Month, National Hobby Month, National Soup Month, Hot Tea Month, Oatmeal Month, Prune Breakfast Month, Candy Month, Egg Month
Jan. 7th to Jan. 13: Pizza Week
1 Happy Hangover Day and New Year's Day
2 Science Fiction Day
3 Drinking Straw Day and Festival Of Sleep
4 Isaac Newton's birthday, Trivia Day, and Flower Basket Day
5 Bird Day
6 Sherlock Holmes Day and Cuddle Up Day
7 Old Rock Day
8 Elvis's birthday See Skippy! and Bubble Bath Day
9 Bob Denver's birthday and Richard Nixon's birthday
10 Peculiar People Day
11 Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day
13 Blame Someone Else Day
14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day and Clean Your Desk Day
15 Strawberry Cream Day and Basketball Day
16 National Nothing Day and Hot and Spicy Food International Day
17 Ben Franklin's birthday (1706), Golf Day
18 Thesarus Day
19 Whisper "I love you" Day, Tin Can Day, and Brew a Potion Day
20 Cheese Day, Penguin Awareness Day, and Stay Young Forever Day
21 Stupid Day, Hugging Day, and School Teachers Day
23 National Pie Day, National Handwriting Day, and Measure Your Feet Day, and Compliment Day
24 Peanut Butter Day
25 Fun at Work Day
26 Spouse's Day, Backwards Day, and Australia Day
27 Chocolate Cake Day, Activity Professionals Day, and Mozart Day
28 National Kazoo Day
29 National Corn Chip Day and National Puzzle Day
30 Escape Day and Inane Answering Machine Message Day
31 National Popcorn Day
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February
February is National Blah Buster Month, National Embroidery Month, National Grapefruit Month, National Snack Food Month, National Weddings Month, Responsible Pet Owner Month, Return Carts to the Supermarket Month, Creative Romance Month, International Twit Award Month, Canned Food Month
Feb. 3rd-9th School Counselor Week
Feb. 10th-16th Flirting Week
Feb. 17th-23rd International Friendship Week and Engineer Week
1 Serpent Day
2 Groundhog Day
3 The Day the Music Died
4 Create a Vacuum Day, Homemade Soup Day, and Thank a Mailman Day
5 Mardi Gras (2008) See Skippy!, Primrose Day, Chocolate Fondue Day, and Weatherperson's Day
6 Ash Wednesday (2008) See Skippy!, Reggae Day
7 Chinese New Year (2008), Ballet Day and No Talk Day
8 Boy Scout Day and Kite Flying Day
9 Clean Out Your Computer Day and Toothache Day
10 Umbrella Day
11 White T-Shirt Day, Thomas Edison Day, and Happy Adams Day (for Douglas Adams, as this is the 42nd day of the year)
12 Lincoln's Birthday
13 Get a Different Name Day
14 Valentine's Day
15 National Gum Drop Day and Canada Flag Day
19 Invasion of Iwo Jima (1945) and National Chocolate Mint Day
20 Cherry Pie Day, and Hoodie-Hoo Day
21 Card Reading Day and Directory Day
22 Washington's birthday and Thinking Day
23 National Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day, Banana Bread Day and Tennis Day
24 National Tortilla Chip Day
25 Pistol Patent Day
26 National Pistachio Day and Tell a Fairy Tale Day
27 Execution of Henry "Breaker" Morant (1902) No Brainer Day, and International Polar Bear Day
28 Public Sleeping Day
29 Leap Day (2008)
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March
March is Foot Health Month, Humorists Are Artists Month, National Furniture Refinishing Month, Mirth Month, Umbrella Month, Red Cross Month, National Nutrition Month, National Frozen Food Month, National Noodle Month, and National Peanut Month
1 St. David's Day (patron saint of Wales) See Skippy!, Share a Smile Day, and National Pig Day
2 Monkey Cloning Day See Skippy!, Old Stuff Day, Dr. Seuss's birthday (1904), Banana Cream Pie Day, and Texas Independence Day
3 I Want You To Be Happy Day, and National Anthem Anniversary Day
4 Hug a GI Day, Experiment Day, and 8 Hours Day
5 Say Hi To Mom Day, Unique Names Day and Multiple Personalities Day
6 Cyrano de Bergerac's Birthday (1619) See Skippy!, Michelangelo's Birthday, Learn What Your Name Means Day, Chocolate Cheesecake Day, Dentists' Day and National Frozen Food Day
7 Monopoly Game Anniversary Day, Cereal Day and National Crown Roast Of Pork Day
8 Be Nasty Day, Middle Name Pride Day, International Women's Day, and Employee Appreciation Day
9 Panic Day, Genealogy day, Beach Party Day, and Barbie Doll Debut Anniversary
10 Money Day, Paper Money Day, and Telephone Day
11 Johnny Appleseed Day, United Kingdom Commonwealth Day, and Worship of Tools Day
12 Alfred Hitchcock's Birthday See Skippy!, Department Store Day, and the Birthday of the Girl Scouts
13 Uncle Sam's first appearance (1852), Ear Muff Day and Jewel Day
14 National Potato Chip Day See Skippy!, Albert Einstein Day, and Pi Day
15 Ides of March, Buzzard's Day, Andrew Jackson's Birthday, True Confessions Day, and Everything You Think Is Wrong Day
16 Everything You Do Is Right Day
17 St. Patrick's Day See Skippy!
18 National Quilting Day
19 Poultry Day See Skippy! and St. Joseph's Day
20 Alien Abductions Day
21 Good Friday (2008), Purim (2008), Flower Day and J.S. Bach's Birthday
22 Captain Kirk's Birthday, National Goof-off Day, Cornstarch Day (patented 1841) and Laser Day (patented 1960)
23 Easter Sunday (2008), National Chip and Dip Day See Skippy! and Make Your Own Holiday Day
24 National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day and Breakfast Club Day. Also Oscar Night See Skippy!
25 Pecan Day and Waffle Day
26 Fire Extinguisher Day (patented 1872)
27 Urinal Day (Patent granted to Andrew Rankin in 1866) Photo of Skippy unavailable and National Joe Day
28 Something On a Stick Day See Skippy!
29 Smoke and Mirrors Day
30 Doctor's Day and Take a Walk in the Park Day
31 Bunsen Burner Day and National Clams On The Half Shell Day
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April
April is International Guitar Month, Books to Brighten Young Minds Month, Couple Appreciation Month, National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month, National Self-Publishing Month, National Smile Month, Straw hat Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, National Anxiety Month, National Humor Month, National Welding Month, National Garden Month, Uh-Huh Month, Lawn and Garden Month, and National Poetry Month
1-7 Library Week, Laugh at Work Week, and Egg Salad Week
8-14 Garden Week
15-21 Organize Your Files Week
22-28 National Karaoke Week
1 April Fool's Day and Apple Computer's birthday See Skippy!
2 National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day See Skippy! and Children's Book Day
3 Don't Go To Work Unless It's Fun Day and Tweed Day
4 School Librarian Day
5 Fun at Work Day and Go For Broke Day
6 Tartan Day
7 California Poppy Day and No Housework Day
8 Buddha's Birthday
9 Molon Labe Day, Astronaut Day, and Create a Comic Day
10 Golfer's Day, Stories Day, National Siblings Day, Commodore Perry Day, and Encourage a Beginning Writer Day
11 Barbershop Quartet Day and Cheese Fondue Day
12 Look Up At The Sky Day, Anniversary of the first man in space, and Anniversary of the first Space Shuttle
13 Thomas Jefferson's birthday, Pyramid Day, Word Puzzle Day, and Blame Someone Else Day
14 National Pecan Day, and International Moment of Laughter Day
15 Federal Income Tax due/BOHICA Day, First McDonald's opens in 1955 (San Bernadino), Leonardo Da Vinci's birthday, Rubber Eraser Day, and Titanic Day
16 National Eggs Benedict Day, and Charlie Chaplin's birthday
17 National Cheeseball Day See Skippy!, Stress Awareness Day, Blah Blah Blah Day, and Ford Motor Co. unveiled its new Mustang model (1964)
18 International Juggler's Day, Pet Owner's Independence Day, and the Anniversary of the First Laundromat
19 Shot Heard Round the World Day, Robert E. Lee's birthday, Primrose Day, and Garlic Day
20 Passover begins (2008), Astronomy Day
21 Queen Elizabeth's birthday, Vice President's Day, and Kindergarten Day
22 Beginning of National Lingerie Week See Skippy! and National Jelly Bean Day
23 St. George's Day and Shakespeare's birthday
24 Pig In A Blanket Day
25 ANZAC Day, Arbor Day (2008--always the last Friday in April
26 National Pretzel Day, Hug an Australian Day and Wedding anniversary of George VI and the Queen Mum
27 Babe Ruth Day and Tell a Story Day
28 Kiss Your Mate Day
29 National Day of Puppetry and National Shrimp Scampi Day
30 Hairstylist Day
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May
May is Better Sleep Month, National Egg Month, National Salad Month, National Good Car Care Month, National Photo Month, National Salad Month, National Egg Month, National Barbecue Month, Revise Your Work Schedule Month, National Bike Month, Date Your Mate Month, National Hamburger Month, and Fungal Infection Awareness Month
1 Lei Day (Get lei'd!) and Save the Rhino Day See Skippy!
2 Fire Day, and Brothers and Sisters Day
3 Press Freedom Day and Lumpy Rug Day
4 Tuba Day and Scrapbook Day
5 National Hoagie Day and Oyster Day
6 Rudolph Valentino's Birthday and No Diet Day
7 National Teacher Day
8 VE Day, No Socks Day, and Have a Coke Day. See Skippy!
9 Lost Sock Memorial Day and Receptionist's Day
10 Trust Your Intuition Day and Clean Up Your Room Day
11 Eat What You Want Day, Fiction Writing Day and Twilight Zone Day
12 Kite Day and Limerick Day
13 Leprechaun Day
14 National Dance Like A Chicken Day
15 Feast of St. Dymphna (go crazy!) and National Chocolate Chip Day
17 Pack Rat Day
18 Visit Your Relatives Day and International Museum Day
19 Armed Forces Day, Victoria Day (2008--observed the Monday before May 25)
20 Levi Strauss patents copper-riveted jeans (1873)
21 Waitstaff Day and National Memo Day
22 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Birthday and Buy a Musical Instrument Day
23 Penny Day and World Turtle Day
24 Tiara Day and National Escargot Day
25 Star Wars Day (released on this day in 1977) and Towel Day
26 Memorial Day (2008), Grey Day
27 Dashiell Hammett born (1894), and Golden Gate Bridge opened (1937)
28 Slugs Return to Capistrano Day, and National Hamburger Day
29 End Of The Middle Ages Day
30 Peter the Great born (1672), Mel Blanc born (1908), My Bucket's Got a Hole In It Day, Ray Harroun wins the first Indy 500 (1911), Babe Ruth plays his final baseball game (1935), and Joan of Arc burned at the stake (1431)
31 Walt Whitman born (1819), National Macaroon Day, IT Day, Corn Flake Day, the 15,007,003rd and final Model T rolls off the assembly line (1927)
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June
June is Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, American Rivers Month, Children's Awareness Month, National Safety Month, National Dairy Month, Cancer In The Sun Month, Dairy Month, Hamburger Month, Flower Month, Candy Month, Egg Month, Turkey Lover's Month, Graduation Month, National Accordian Awareness Month, National Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Month, National Ice Tea Month, National Papaya Month, National Pest Control Month, National Rose Month, Fight The Filthy Fly Month, and Zoo and Aquarium Month
1 Marilyn Monroe's Birthday and Dare Day
2 Donut Day and National Rocky Road Day
4 Frozen Yogurt Day and Cheese Day See Skippy!
5 Festival of Popular Delusions Day
6 D-Day, Teacher's Day and National Applesauce Cake Day
7 National Chocolate Ice Cream Day
8 Name Your Poison Day, Best Friend's Day and World Oceans Day
9 Donald Duck Day and National Sunglasses Day
10 National Yo-Yo Day
11 King Kamehameha Day See Skippy!
13 National Juggling Day
14 Pop Goes the Weasel Day and Flag Day
15 Father's Day (2008), Smile Power Day
16 Formation of Tau Delta Phi at San Jose Normal School (later SJSU)
17 Eat Your Vegetables Day
18 International Panic Day and Take Your Pet To Work Day
19 World Sauntering Day
20 Ice Cream Soda Day
21 US Constitution ratified (1788), Prince William's birthday (1982) and Bernie Kopell's birthday (1933)
22 Birthday of the donut (1847), and National Chocolate Eclair Day
23 National Pink Day
24 Napoleon invades Russia (1812)
25 Log Cabin Day
26 National Chocolate Pudding Day See Skippy!
27 Paul Bunyan Day
28 Archduke Ferdinand assassinated (1914) and John Cusack's birthday (1960)
29 Camera Day
30 Meteor Day
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July
July is National Hot Dog Month, National Baked Beans Month, National Ice Cream Month, National Tennis Month, Read An Almanac Month, Anti-Boredom Month, and Hitchhiking Month
1 Build a Scarecrow Day, Canada Day, Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, and International Joke Day See Skippy!
2 I Forgot Day and International Joke Day
3 Compliment Your Mirror Day and Stay Out of the Sun Day
4 Independence Day
5 Workaholics Day
6 National Fried Chicken Day
7 National Strawberry Sundae Day
8 Video Games Day
9 Blonde Day and National Sugar Cookie Day
10 Pina Colada Day, Hot Diggity Dog Day, and Teddy Bear Picnic Day
11 National Cheer Up The Lonely Day and Swimming Pool Day
12 National Pecan Pie Day
13 French Fries Day, Beans and Franks Day, and Fool's Paradise Day
14 National Nude Day and Bastille Day (for all you cheese-sucking surrender monkeys!)
15 National Tapioca Pudding Day, Cow Appreciation Day, Respect Canada Day, and International Hawaiian Shirt Day (the Aloha shirt was trademarked on this day in 1936 by Ellery Chun)
16 International Juggling Day
17 National Peach Ice Cream Day and Wrong Way Corrigan Day
18 National Ice Cream Day, Chrysanthemum Day, and National Caviar Day
19 Flitch Day
20 Ugly Truck Contest Day, and Lollipop Day
21 Battle of Bull Run (1861), Don Knotts born (1924)
22 Ratcatcher's Day and Spoonerism Day
23 National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
24 Amelia Earhart Day and Coffee Day
25 Threading The Needle Day and Act Like a Caveman Day
26 All Or Nothing Day and Aunt and Uncle Day
27 Hula Hoop Day, and Take Your Houseplants For A Walk Day
28 Accountant's Day, Systems Administrators Day, Hamburger Day, and National Milk Chocolate Day
29 Parent's Day, Rocket Day, Rain Day, and Cheese Sacrifice Purchase Day
30 National Cheesecake Day and Father-in-Law Day
31 Always Live Better Than Yesterday Day
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August
August is National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Eye Exam Month, National Water Quality Month, Romance Awareness Month, Peach Month, and Foot Health Month
01st-07th Aug: Clown Week
06th-12th Aug: National Smile Week
06th-12th Aug: Apple Week
10th-16th Aug: The King Week
12th-18th Aug: Thanks for the Gifts
12th-19th Aug: Truck Drivers' Week
13th-20th Aug: Resurrect Romance
19th-25th Aug: Friendship Week
1 Friendship Day and National Raspberry Cream Pie Day
2 National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
3 National Watermelon Day
4 U.S. Coast Guard Day, Chocolate Chip Day, and Champagne Day
5 Sister's Day (2008) and National Mustard Day
6 Fresh Breath Day and Wiggle Your Toes Day
7 Sea Serpent Day and National Lighthouse Day
8 See "Close" Personal Friends of Skippy celebrating Sneak Some Zuchinni Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Night, Senior Citizens Day, and Dollar Day
10 Lazy Day and Feast of St. Lawrence (have a barbecue!)
11 Son's and Daughter's Day
12 Middle Child's Day
13 Blame Someone Else Day and Left-hander's Day
14 VJ Day and National Creamsicle Day
15 National Relaxation Day, National Failures Day, and National Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
16 National Tell a Joke Day
18 Bad Poetry Day
19 Potato Day and Aviation Day
20 Lemonade Day and National Radio Day
21 National Spumoni Day, Hawaii Day, and Zoroastrian New Year
22 Be An Angel Day See Skippy! and Tooth Fairy Day
23 National Spongecake Day, Ride the Wind Day, Plumber's Day and Hug Day
24 Anniversary of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD, Sam Spade Day and Knife Day
25 Kiss-and-Make-up Day
26 National Cherry Popsicle Day, and Make Your Own Luck Day
27 Just Because Day
28 World Sauntering Day and Race Your Mouse Day
30 National Toasted Marshmallow Day
31 National Trail Mix Day
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September
September is Self Improvement Month, Back to School Month, Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month, International Square Dance Month, Cable TV Month, National Bed Check Month, National Chicken Month, National Courtesy Month, National Honey Month, National Mind Mapping Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, National Papaya Month, Classical Music Month, Fall Hat Month, Kids' Good Manners Month, Little League Month, Autumn Fun Month, and Subliminal Marketing Month
16-22 Flower Week
23-29 National Dog Week
1 Labor Day (2008), Cherry Popover Day
2 National Beheading Day and Working Mother's Day
3 Skyscraper Day
4 Teacher's Day and Newspaper Carrier's Day
5 Be Late For Something Day and Cheese Pizza Day
6 Fight Procrastination Day and Read a Book Day
7 Buddy Holly's birthday (1936), Neither Rain Nor Snow Day, and Grandparents Day (2008)
8 Yellow Daisy Festival, National Date Nut Bread Day, Pardon Day, and Iguana Awareness Day
9 Col. Sanders's birthday (1890), Teddy Bear Day, California Admission Day, 1st TRS-80 computer sold (1977)
10 Hot Dog Day, Swap Ideas Day and Sewing Machine Day (patented in 1846)
11 Make Your Bed Day and No News is Good News Day
12 Video Game Day, Premiere of "The Monkees" (1966), National Pet Memorial Day and National Chocolate Milkshake Day
13 Peanut Day, Positive Thinking Day, and Defy Superstition Day
14 Lone Ranger Day (Clayton Moore's birthday), Eat a Hoagie Day, Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (1899) and National Cream-filled Donut Day
15 Felt Hat Day and POW/MIA Recognition Day
16 Stay Away From Seattle Day and Collect Rocks Day
17 Citizenship Day, Constitution Day, National Apple Dumpling Day
18 National Play-Doh Day, and Thank You Day
19 Debut of Mickey Mouse (1928) and National Butterscotch Pudding Day
20 National Punch Day
21 H.G. Wells's birthday (1866), World Gratitude Day, Miniature Golf Day, and International Banana Festival Day
22 Elephant Appreciation Day, Ice cream cone patented (1903), Hobbit Day and Dear Diary Day
23 Checkers Day and Dogs in Politics Day
24 Festival of Latest Novelties
25 Gold Star Mothers Day (2008), National Comic Book Day and One Hit Wonder Day
26 Johnny (John Chapman) Appleseed's birthday (1774), National Good Neighbor Day and National Pancake Day
27 Founding of Jesuits (1540)
28 Ask A Stupid Question Day
29 Rabbit Day, Poisoned Blackberries Day
30 National Mud Pack Day
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October
October is Adopt-A-Dog Month, Auto Battery Safety Month, Dryer Vent Safety Awareness Month, National Chili Month, National Depression Education and Awareness Month, National Go On A Field Trip Month, Liver Awareness Month, National Pork Month, Computer Learning Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, National Apple Jack Month, Pregnancy & Infant Awareness Month, National Car Care Month, Fired Up Month, Eat Country Ham Month, National Clock Month, National Cosmetology Month, Dinosaur Month, National Dessert Month, Stamp Collecting Month, National Pickled Pepper Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, Rollerskating Month, eCard Month, Caramel Month, Cookie Month, National Pretzel Month, Clergy Appreciation Month, National Sarcastics Month, National Seafood Month, National Kitchen and Bath Month, AIDS Awareness Month and Vegetarian Awareness Month
22nd Sep - 07th Oct: Oktoberfest
28th Sep - 07th Oct: Autumn Leaf Festival
01st Oct - 05th Oct: Teller Appreciation Week
04th Oct - 10th Oct: Space Week
05th Oct - 11th Oct: Mental Illness Awareness Week, Mystery Series Week, and Squirrel Awareness Week
08th Oct - 12th Oct: Pet Peeve Week
10th Oct - 16th Oct: National Wildlife Week
14th Oct - 20th Oct: Pharmacy Week
14th Oct - 20th Oct: Reading Week
15th Oct - 19th Oct: Wolf Awareness Week
15th Oct - 19th Oct: Business Women's Week
20th Oct - 26th Oct: International Infection Control Week
21st Oct - 27th Oct: Pastoral Care Week
21st Oct - 29th Oct: World Rainforest Week
25th Oct - 31st Oct: Peace, Friendship, & Goodwill Week
1 Model T Anniversary, CD Player Anniversary, World Vegetarian Day and Magic Circles Day
2 Groucho Marx's Birthday (1895), Phileas Fogg's Wager Day, Techies Day, Farm Animals Day, and Name Your Car Day
3 Virus Appreciation Day and Techies Day
4 Charlton Heston's birthday and Taco Day
5 Smile Day and National Storytelling Festival
6 German-American Day and Come and Take It Day
7 Frappe Day and Edgar Allen Poe died (1849)
8 Sgt. Alvin York actions on this day earns him the Medal of Honor (1918) and National Children's Day
9 John Lennon's birthday (1940), Fire Prevention Day, and Moldy Cheese Day See Skippy!
10 Tuxedo Day and National Angel Food Cake Day See Skippy!
11 Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day See Skippy!, Sausage Pizza Day, and Emergency Nurses Day
12 Raincoat Day (Charles Macintosh of Scotland begins selling raincoats 1823)
13 Columbus Day (2008), Train Your Brain Day, National Peanut Festival and International Moment of Frustration Scream Day
14 Battle of Hastings (1066), and Be Bald and Free Day
15 Virgil's birthday (70 BC)
16 Noah Webster's birthday (1758) and Boss's Day
17 Gaudy day, Evel Knieval's birthday, and Skippy's Webmaster's birthday
18 Boost Your Brain Day, Sweetest Day, No Beard Day, and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established (1922)
20 Mickey Mantle's birthday (1931), London Bridge Days, Hurricane Thanksgiving Day in the Virgin Islands, Facility Service Workers Day, and Miss American Rose Day
21 Carrie Fisher's birthday, Babbling Day, Count Your Buttons Day, and U.S. Navy frigate USS Constitution, Old Ironsides, launched in Boston (1797)
22 Creation of the Universe Day (According to the 1650 pronouncement of Anglican archbishop James Usher, it was created at 8:00 PM in the year 4004 B.C.) and National Nut Day
23 Johnny Carson's birthday (1925) and National Mole Day
24 National Bologna Day, and appropriately/ironicaly enough, United Nations Day
25 Charge of the Light Brigade (1854), St. Crispin's Day, Sourest Day, and Punk For A Day Day
26 Birthday of International Red Cross (1863), Horseless Carriage Day, Mother-in-law Day (2008), and Mule Day.
27 Cranky Co-Workers Day, Theodore Roosevelt's birthday, New Zealand Labor Day, Nylon Day (term coined by DuPont in 1938) and Make A Difference Day
28 St. Jude's Day, Statue of Liberty Day, Czech Independence Day, and National Chocolate Day
29 Birthday of the Internet, Anniversary of Black Tuesday, Bela Lugosi's Birthday and Hermit Day
30 Create a Great Funeral Day, Haunted Refrigeration Night, National Candy Corn Day, Birthday of US Navy (1775) and Buy a Donut Day
31 HALLOWEEN! also, Bring Your Jack O'Lantern to Work Day, National Knock Knock Day, Samhain, and Nevada Admission Day
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November
November is Aviation History Month, International Drum Month, Diabetes Awareness, Georgia Pecan Month, Peanut Butter Lover's Month, Slaughter Month, and National Sleep Comfort Month
01st Nov - 07th Nov: Vegan Awareness Week
01st Nov - 07th Nov: World Communication Week
04th Nov - 10th Nov: Chemistry Week
05th Nov - 11th Nov: Pursuit of Happiness Week
08th Nov - 14th Nov: Pursuit of Happiness Week
11th Nov - 17th Nov: Education Week
12th Nov - 18th Nov: Children's Book Week
12th Nov - 18th Nov: Operating Room Nurse Week
18th Nov - 24th Nov: Game & Puzzle Week
18th Nov - 25th Nov: Bible Week
19th Nov - 25th Nov: National Family Week
1 All Saints Day, and Plan Your Epitaph Day
2 All Souls' Day, North Dakota Admission Day, Daniel Boone's birthday (1734) and Deviled Egg Day
3 Culture Day, Sandwich Day, and Frozen Peas Day
4 King Tut Day, and Candy Day
5 Guy Fawkes Day
6 Election Day (2007), Marooned Without a Compass Day, First hydrogen bomb explodes (1952), Saxophone Day
7 Richard Nixon tells the press "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." (1962)
8 Punsters' Day, Cook Something Bold Day, X-Ray Day, Young Readers Day, and Dunce Day
9 BHA (Carl Sagan)'s birthday
10 Birthday of the United States Marine Corps, Sadie Hawkins Day (2007), and "Sesame Street" premieres (1969)
11 Veterans' Day
12 National Pizza With The Works Except Anchovies Day
13 Canned Pineapple Day (1895)
14 "Moby Dick" published, 1851
15 Clean Your Refrigerator Day
16 Button Day
17 National Rifle Association Day
18 Mickey Mouse's Birthday
19 Gettysburg Address (1863), Have a Bad Day Day, and Invention of the pencil (1895)
20 Absurdity Day
21 False Confessions Day
22 Thanksgiving (2007), Start Your Own Country Day
23 National Cashew Day
24 Barbed Wire Day (patented in 1874)
25 Dynamite Day (invented 1867) and National Parfait Day
26 "Alice in Wonderland" published (1865)
27 Pins and Needles Day
28 Make Your Own Head Day
29 Square Dance Day
30 Winston Churchill's birthday and Call in Well Day
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December
December is Hi Neighbor Month, National Stress Free Family Holiday Month, Bingo's Birthday Month, and Read A New Book Month
1 Eat A Red Apple Day
2 National Fritters Day
4 Hanukkah begins at sundown (2007), Wear Brown Shoes Day
5 National Sacher Torte Day and Bathtub Party Day
6 National Gazpacho Day and Mitten Tree Day
7 Letter Writing Day, Teacher Appreciation Day, and Pearl Harbor Day
8 Take It In The Ear Day
9 National Pastry Day
10 Festival For The Souls of Dead Whales
11 National Noodle Ring Day
12 National Ding-A-Ling Day and Poinsettia Day
13 Violins Day
14 National Bouillabaisse Day and King George VI's birthday
15 Underdog Day and National Lemon Cupcake Day
16 National Chocolate Covered Anything Day
17 Bake Cookies Day and National Maple Syrup Day
18 National Roast Suckling Pig Day
19 Go Carolling Day and Oatmeal Muffin Day
21 National Flashlight Day and Humbug Day
24 Christmas Eve and National Egg Nog Day
25 Christmas
26 Feast of St. Stephen (get stoned!), Boxing Day and National Whiners Day
27 National Fruitcake Day and Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day
28 Holiday Breather Day and Card Playing Day
29 Texas Day and Pepper Pot Day
30 Battle of Ginnis (1885--the last time the famous red coat of the British Army was worn in battle.) and Bicarbonate of Soda Day
31 New Year's Eve
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