September 2012 Holidays, Special Days and Events

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Celebrate a holiday or special day every day in September 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.)

September Seasonal Specials:

Labor Day Printables; Quiz; Wordsearch
Back to School Printables
Fall Printables
Fall Wordsearch
September Coloring Calendar

September 1st - Earthquakes, Wars and Nursery Rhymes

• World War II Began, 1939
• Titanic Found, 1985
• Great Kanto Earthquake in Japan 1923; Earthquake Printables
• Mary Had a Little Lamb first published, 1830; Printable Poem, Coloring Page and Craft

September 2nd - Fires, Battles and Popsicles

• V-J Day, 1945
• The Great London Fire began, 1666; Fire Prevention Printables
• National Blueberry Popsicle Day
• 31 B.C. - Battle of Actium; Mark Antony Coloring Page

September 3rd - Flags and Skyscrapers

• Labor Day Printables
  Celebrate Labor Day; Quiz; Wordsearch
• Australian National Flag Day
• American Flag first flown in battle, 1777
• Skyscraper Day

September 4th - Newspapers, First Ladies and Gold Medals

• Newspaper Carrier Day
• International Drive Your Studebaker Day
• Mark Spitz Wins Seventh Gold Medal
• Los Angeles Founded

September 5th - Baseball, boxing and Pizza

• Be Late for Something Day
• 1st Continental Congress Assembly
• 1st Gas Pump Installed
• Babe Ruth Hit Home Run #1
• Muhammad Ali wins gold medal
• National Cheese Pizza Day

September 6th - Explorers, Pilgrims and Books

• Read A Book Day
• Jane Addams Birthday
• John C. Fremont arrived at the Great Salt Lake
• Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England

September 7th - Submarines, Uncle Sam and the Post Office

• Neither Snow Nor Rain Day
• World's first submarine attack
• United States Nicknamed Uncle Sam
• Grandma Moses' Birthday

September 8th - Railroads, Hurricanes and Scotch Tape

• International Literacy Day
• Northern Pacific Railroad Completed
• Deadly Hurricane Destroys Galveston, Texas
• Scotch Tape Invented

September 9th - California, Teddy Bears and Marathons

• National Grandparents Day:
  Meet Homeschooling Grandmothers
  Greetings Care Package - A thoughtful gift
• California Admission Day; California Printables
• Colonies Became United States
• Teddy Bear Day
• First Marathon Race

September 10th - Sewing Machines, Jamestown and Ideas

• Hot Dog Day
• Sewing Machine Patented
• Captain John Smith elected president of Jamestown
• National Swap Ideas Day
• T.V. Dinner Day

September 11th - Patriot Day and Emergencies

• Patriot Day
• National 9-1-1 Day
• National Make Your Bed Day
• National Hot Cross Buns Day

September 12th - Cave Paintings, Gold Medals and Milkshakes

• Lascaux Cave Paintings Discovered
• Jesse Owens' Birthday
• National Chocolate Milkshake Day

September 13th - Helicopters, Peanuts and Chocolate

• International Chocolate Day
• National Peanuts Day
• Helicopter Day
• Roald Dahl's Birthday, 1916

September 14th - Lighthouses, Hot Air Balloons and National Anthems

• First Lighthouse
• Solo Transatlantic Balloon Crossing
• Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key, 1814; Coloring Page
• British Empire adopts the Gregorian Calendar

September 15th - Puzzles, Presidents and Penicillin

• Puzzle Invented
• William Howard Taft's Birthday
• Alexander Fleming Discovers Penicillin, 1928
• Make a Hat Day

September 16th - Rocks, Mayflower and Mexican Independence

• Mexico Independence Day
• Collect Rocks Day
• Mayflower Day
• National Play-Doh Day

September 17th - Constitutions, Space Shuttles and Apple Dumplings

• Constitution Day
• Space Shuttle Unveiled
• National Apple Dumpling Day

September 18th - Cornerstones, Newspapers and Cheeseburgers

• US Capitol Cornerstone Laid
• New York Times First Published
• National Cheeseburger Day
• Solo Transatlantic Balloon Crossing Arrived in Italy
• National Farm Animals Safety Week

September 19th - Pirates, Presidents and Worms

• International Talk Like a Pirate Day
• President James A. Garfield Dies
• Devastating Earthquake in Mexico City
• Slimey the Worm's Birthday
• National Butterscotch Pudding Day

September 20th - Old Ironsides, Presidents and Explorers

• USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Launched in Boston
• Chester Arthur becomes 3rd president to serve in one year
• Ferdinand Magellan sets sail for 1st voyage around the world
• National Punch Day
• National Student Day

September 21st - Gratitude and Peace

• World Gratitude Day
• International Day of Peace
• Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Advertiser 1st published
• Hurricane - Long Island Express
• Miniature Golf Day

September 22nd - Elephants, Emancipation and Ice Cream Cones

• Elephant Appreciation Day
• Emancipation Proclamation
• Band-Aid Invented
• Ice Cream Cone Birthday
• Dear Diary Day

September 23rd - Planets, Explorers and Fall

• Fantastic Fall!
• Native American Day
• Neptune Discovered
• Lewis and Clark Reach St. Louis

September 24th - American Indians, Devils Tower and Punctuation

• Native American Day Anniversary
• Devils Tower
• National Punctuation Day
• National Bluebird of Happiness Day
• National Cherries Jubilee Day
• Deaf Awareness Week

September 25th - Sequoias, Oceans and Crabmeat

• Sequoia National Park Established
• National Crabmeat Newberg Day
• Pacific Ocean Discovered
• Columbus Begins 2nd Voyage
• Shel Silverstain's Birthday, 1930

September 26th - Appleseed, Whales and Pancakes

• Johnny Appleseed's Birthday, 1775; Johnny Appleseed Printables
• Shamu's Birthday
• National Pancake Day

September 27th - Patriots, Locomotives and Chocolate Milk

• Locomotion No. 1 and Stockton and Darlington Railway
• Samuel Adams Birthday
• National Chocolate Milk Day
• Crush a Can Day

September 28th - California, Strawberries and Football

• Cabrillo Day (California Discovered)
• National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
• First Night Football Game
• Ask A Stupid Question Day
• Rosh Hashanah

September 29th - Bobbies, Mountain Climbing and Drinking Coffee

• Scotland Yard Established
• First American Woman to Climb Mount Everest
• National Coffee Day
• Stan Berenstain's Birthday

September 30th - Home Runs, Mulled Cider and DinosaursSeptember 30

• Babe Ruth Sets Home Run Record
• National Hot Mulled Cider Day
• Archaeopteryx Fossil Discovery Announced
• The Flintstones Premiered, 1960

Children's Good Manners Month
National Chicken Month

Mini Units