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Celebrate a holiday or special day every day in April 2012. Learn about holidays you never heard of. Be sure to check back every day for recipes, crafts, games and lots more fun things to do. Enjoy! (The link next to the day provides more information about the events.)
April Icons - These icons match the events on the April Fundays Calendar. They are designed to be used as each event is explored. The icons can be glued onto the April Coloring Calendar.
April Specials:
Easter Quiz
Easter Printables; Religious Easter Printables
World Autism Day; Autism Awareness Printables
Spring Printables
Arbor/Earth
Day Quiz; Earth Day Printables
April 1 - Fools, Quorums and Firefighters
- April Fools Day
- House of Representatives Achieves Quorum
- First Paid Firefighters
- National Sourdough Bread Day
- World Autism Day; Autism Awareness Printables
- First White House Easter Egg Roll
- First Lead Pencils
- National Peanut Butter & Jelly Day
- Pony Express Established
- National Find-A-Rainbow Day
- Isle Royale National Park Established
- National Chocolate Mousse Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Assassinated
- Flag Act of 1818
- President William Harrison Dies in Office
- Gold Announced in Yukon
- Vitamin C Discovered
- National Reading a Roadmap Day
- Elihu Yale's Birthday
- Booker T Washington's Birthday
- Judith A. Resnick's Birthday
- Pocahontas Married John Rolfe
- National Raisin & Spice Bar Day
- Metric System Anniversary
- Caramel Popcorn Day
- Teapot Dome Scandal Begins
- World Health Day
- National Coffee Cake Day
- Matches First for Sale, 1827
- Easter Quiz; Easter Printables; Religious Easter Printables
- Elizabeth "Betty" Ford's Birthday
- Voyageurs National Park Established
- Draw a Picture of a Bird Day
- Hank Aaron Hits 715th Home Run
- Robert E. Lee Surrenders
- First Astronauts Announced
- First Public Library Opened
- National Chinese Almond Cookie Day
- Titanic begins its Maiden Voyage
- Breakup of the Beatles Announced
- National Cinnamon Crescent Day
- Safety Pin Patented, 1849
- Golfer's Day
- Napoleon Bonaparte Exiled
- First In-space Satellite Repair
- Johnson signed Civil Rights Act
- National Cheese Fondue Day
- Dandelion Day
- First Space Shuttle Launched
- First Shot of the Civil War
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
- National Licorice Day
- Thomas Jefferson's Birthday, 1743
- First Elephant in the United States
- Alfred Butt's Birthday
- National Peach Cobbler Day
- Abraham Lincoln Shot; Abraham Lincoln Printables
- Titanic Hits Iceberg
- Webster's Dictionary Published
- National Pecan Day
April 16 - Wilbur Wright, Newton and Eggs Benedict
April 17 - Ellis Island, Franklin and Mustangs
April 18 - Paul Revere, Earthquakes and Einstein
- Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
- San Francisco Earthquake Anniversary
- Albert Einstein Died
- Look-Alike Day
- International Juggler's Day
April 19 - First Ladies, Wars and Marathons
April 20 - Radium, Hitler and Hot Springs
- Marie and Pierre Curie Isolated Radium
- Adolf Hitler's Birthday
- Hot Springs National Park Established
- National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day
April 21 - Trains, Mark Twain and Kindergarten
- Railroad 1st Crossed the Mississippi River; Train Printables
- Mark Twain Died
- John Adams First Vice President
- Kindergarten Day
April 22 - Earth Day, Oppenheimer and Land Rush
- Earth Day; Earth Day Printables
- Robert Oppenheimer Born
- Oklahoma Land Rush Began
- National Jelly Bean Day
April 23 - Presidents, Shakespeare and Movie Theaters
- James Buchanan's Birthday
- Shakespeare Birth and Death
- First Movie Theater
- National Cherry Cheesecake Day
April 24 - Libraries, Manhattan Project, and Pigs in a Blanket
April 25 - United Nations, Telescopes and Penguins
April 26 - Richter, Australians and Audubon
April 27 - Presidents, Morse Code and Magellan
- Ulysses S. Grant's Birthday
- Samuel Morse's Birthday
- Ferdinand Magellan Killed
- Babe Ruth Day
- Write an Old Friend Today Day
April 28 - Presidents, Maryland and Blueberry Pie
April 29 - Zippers, Lindbergh and Botany Bay
April 30 - Presidents, Louisiana and Owls
