July Get it Together Events Calendar

National Recreation & Parks Month   National Picnic Month     National Hot Dog Month   National Baked Bean Month   National Ice Cream Month National Grilling Month           National Blueberry Month   Roots and Branches Month   UV Safety Month Fireworks Safety Month     Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1  Build a Scarecrow Day   National Postal Workers Day   Canada Day   International Joke Day   First U.S. postage stamp issued, 1847   First income tax bill signed, 1862   Battle of Gettysburg began, 1863   First U.S. zoo opened in Philadelphia, 1874   Grover Cleveland underwent cancer surgery in secret, 1893       2  Halfway Point of the year   Special Recreation for the disabled Day (Special Recreation Week)   Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day   Zeppelin first launched, 1900   Continental Congress adopts Lee’s independence resolution, 1776   Vermont abolishes slavery, 1777   James A. Garfield shot, 1881   U.S. Constitution initial ratification announced, 1788   Riot in St. Louis, 1917   U.S. Army Air Corps, 1926    Amelia Earhart disappeared, 1937   Civil Rights Act of 1964   Thurgood Marshall, 1908 3  Begin Dog Days of Summer    Eat Beans Day   Automobile birthday   Color TV birthday     Idaho Admission Day, 1890   George Washington took command of Continental Army, 1775     103 hostages rescued from Air France airliner in Uganda, 1976   Iran Air Flight 655 shot down in error, 1988   4  Independence Day Declaration of Independence approved by Continental Congress, 1776   Yankee Doodle Dandy Day    Tom Sawyer Fence Painting Day   Alice in Wonderland Day    National Country Music Day   First Rodeo, 1883   Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died, 1826     Vicksburg surrendered, 1863   Last Great Buffalo Hunt, 1882   Leaves of Grass published, 1885   Pathfinder lands on Mars, 1997   Nathaniel Hawthorne, 1804   Stephen Foster, 1826   Calvin Coolidge, 1872   Koko, 1971 5  Caribbean Day   Graham Cracker Day       National Day- Venezuela   Olive Branch Petition adopted, 1775   DiMaggio’s first grand slam, 1937   Tour de France 2007   David Farragut, 1801   P.T. Barnum, 1810   Cecil J. Rhodes, 1853 6  National Air Traffic Controller Day   National Fried Chicken Day   National Day- Malawi   Republican Day (party formed, 1854)   First picture postcard made   Louis Pasteur gave first successful anti-rabies inoculation, 1885   Air Force Cross created, 1960   John Paul Jones, 1747   Nancy Reagan, 1921    George W. Bush, 1946   7  Aphelion Day    Macaroni Day   Father-Daughter Take A Walk Together Day   Ice Cream Cone Day   National Strawberry Sundae Day   Chocolate Day   Comic book birthday   Star Festival- Japan     Hawaiian Island Kingdom annexed by United States, 1898   Pinocchio first printed, 1883   Chocolate introduced in Europe, 1550   Camillo Golgi, 1843   Leroy R. (Satchel) Paige, 1906 8  Liberty Bell Day Liberty bell cracked, 1835    Be a Kid Again Day   Barn Day     Vasco da Gama set sail, 1497      First public reading of the Declaration of Independence, 1776   First American Passport issued, 1796     Jean Moulin died, 1943   Nelson Rockefeller, 1908 9  Sugar Cookie Day   Independence Day- Argentina     14th Amendment ratified, 1868   Australian colonies united as Commonwealth of Australia, 1900   Army Distinguished Service Medal created, 1981   Nancy Farmer, 1941   Wyland, 1956 10  Teddy Bear Picnic Day  Teddy Bear Picnic lyrics   Don’t Step on a Bee Day   Wyoming Admission Day, 1890   Begin National Youth Sports Week   Central Pacific Railway opened, 1862   Scopes Trial began, 1925   Allied invasion of Italy, 1943   Bahamas gain independence, 1973   Boris Yeltsin sworn as Russia’s first President, 1991   Camille Pissarro, 1830   James Whistler, 1834   Marcel Proust, 1871   Arthur Ashe, 1943 11  World Population Day   Vegetarian Food Day   Cheer up the Lonely Day   International Town Criers Day   First 7-11 opened, 1927   Skylab fell to earth, 1979   World population crosses 5,000,000,000 point (1987)     John Quincy Adams, 1767     E.B. White, 1899      Patricia Polacco, 1944 12  Paper Bag Day   Swimming Pool Day   National Blueberry Muffin Day   National Pecan Pie Day   Battle of the Boyne Day (Ireland), 1690   Battle of Kursk largest tank battle in history, 1943   Etch-a-Sketch introduced, 1960   Paper bag manufacturing machine patented   German ends ban on sending fighting troops outside the country, 1994   Julius Caesar, 102 B.C.   Josiah Wedgwood, 1730   Samuel de Champlain   Henry David Thoreau, 1817   R. Buckminster Fuller, 1895   Bill Cosby 13  International Puzzle Day   Go West Day   Bon Fest & Feast of Lanterns-Japan   Northwest Ordinance enacted, 1787   Queen Victoria moved into Buckingham Palace, 1837 14 Pick Blueberries Day   Tape Measure Day   Corkboard Day   Bastille Day- France Fall of Bastille, 1789   Birmingham riot, 1791   Hank Aaron hit 500th home run, 1968   Woodie Guthrie, 1912   Gerald Ford, 1913   Erno Rubik, 1944   Laura Joffe Numeroff, 1953     New Moon 15  National Ice Cream Day   I Love Horses Day     Shark Awareness Day   Pike’s Expedition began, 1806   2nd Battle of Marne (WWI) triggered German final retreat, 1918     Howard Hughes set new speed record, 1938   First Boeing 707 flown, 1954   Rembrandt Van Rijn, 1606   Frances Xavier Cabrini, 1850 16  Fresh Spinach Day   National Hot Dog Day   International Juggling Day   San Diego founded as mission San Diego de Alcala, 1769   District of Columbia established, 1790   Missouri Fur Company formed, 1808   Parking meters debuted, 1935   Fat Boy atomic bomb tested in New Mexico, 1945     Apollo 11 launch, 1969    Joshua Reynolds, 1723   Ida B. Wells, 1862   Roald Amundsen, 1872 17 Wrong Way Day   Constitution Day- South Korea   Hundred Years’ War ended, 1453   U.S. began issuing paper currency, 1861   First U.S. dental school (Harvard), 1867   Russian Czar and family executed, 1918   Disneyland opened, 1955   Luis Munoz-Rivera, 1859 18  Cow Appreciation Day   Railroad Day    Executive Order of succession signed by Harry Truman, 1947   Molly Brown   Samuel Hayakawa, 1906   Nelson Mandela, 1918   John Glenn, 1921   Tony the Tiger, 1952   19 New Friends Day   Women’s Rights convention at Seneca Falls- beginning of movement, 1848   2nd attack at Fort Wagner, first use of black Union troops in Civil War, 1863    Tuskegee Airmen begin training, 1941   First east to west rowing of the Atlantic, 1969     John Newbery, 1713   Edgar Degas, 1834 20  Nap Day    National Lollipop Day   Chess Day   Special Olympics Day     Riot Act took effect in England, 1715   British Columbia joins Canada, 1871   Peace agreement signed between French Vietnam forces and People’s Army of Vietnam, 1954   First Special Olympics, 1968   First Moon landing (Apollo 11), 1969   Edmund Hillary, 1919 21  Monkey Day   Cousins Day   Independence Day- Belgium   Mungo Park Expedition, 1775   New Hampshire Admission Day, 1788   Guam ceded to United States by Spain, 1898   VA created, 1930   Women’s Hall of Fame opened, 1979   Ernest Hemingway, 1899   Marshall (“the medium is the message”) McLuhan, 1911 22    Summer Leisure Day   Maple Syrup Day   Pied Piper arrived in Hamlin, 1264   Alexander Mackenzie Expedition, 1793   America the Beautiful, 1895   John Dillinger shot by FBI agents, 1934     Emma Lazarus, 1849   Alexander Calder, 1898     23  Hot Enough For Ya Day   Mosquito Day   Egyptian army revolt changing government to a republic, 1952    International Whaling Commission passed total ban on commercial whaling, 1982   Pneumatic Tire Invented, 1888   Ice Cream Cone invented, 1904 24  Pioneer Day   Machu Picchu discovered, 1911   Instant Coffee introduced, 1938   Royal Air Force Operation Gomorrah over Hamburg, 1943    Potsdam Declaration issued, 1945   Simon Bolivar, 1783   Alexandre Dumas, 1802   Marvin the Martian, 1948   Amelia Earhart, 1897 25  Constitution Day- Puerto Rico   U.S. invades Puerto Rico, 1898   First Birthday Cake, 55 BC   Merry-Go-Round Day, 1871   Svetlana Savitskaya became first woman to walk in space, 1984    Lance Armstrong won his first Tour de France, 1999     26 Aunt and Uncle Day   U.S. Post Office Established, 1775   Ben Franklin became first postmaster, 1775     New York Admission Day, 1788     Liberia’s flag adopted, 1847   U.S. Army began desegregation of troops, 1944; official order for all forces signed, 1948   Department of Defense created, 1947    Fidel Castro began “26th of July Movement”, 1959   George Bernard Shaw, 1856   Jan Berenstain, 1923   Bert (Sesame Street) 27 Korean War Veterans’ Armistice Day   Walk on Stilts Day   Orville Wright tested Army’s first plane, 1909   Completion of Atlantic telegraph cable, 1866   Korean armistice signed, 1953   Bugs Bunny       28  Hamburger Day     World War I began, 1914   Bonus March eviction in D.C., 1932   Hamburg firestorm kills 42,000, 1943   Wiffle bat, 1957   First fingerprint taken   Delta Aquarids meteor shower   Beatrix Potter, 1866   Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929 29  All American Soapbox Derby Day   Fellowship of the Rings published 1954   NASA authorized by Congress, 1958   Benito Mussolini, 1883   Full Buck Moon 30  Comedy Day   Cheesecake Day   Virginia’s House of Burgesses convenes for first time, 1619   Paperback books first introduced, 1935   Los Angeles Olympic Games, 1932   Hoffa disappears, 1975   Emily Bronte, 1818   Henry Ford, 1863 31  National Raspberry Cake Day    Christopher Columbus lands at Trinidad, 1498   U.S. Patent office issued first patent, 1790   J.K. Rowling, 1965  Other July links:   Annie's "Month of July" Page   Homeschooled Kids July History Page   HWTK U.S. History   Yankee Doodle Dandy Explained   Tom Sawyer Review Questions   Create a Comic Strip Unit Study   Education World's Exploring the Explorers   Passport Lesson Plan Printable Passport   World War II reference links   Swimming Pool Safety   Create your Own Puzzle   Township and Range Land Division Lesson Plan (NW Ordinance)   Aviation History Purchase Maple Syrup   Pied Piper lesson plan   Fingerprint lesson plan   Beatrix Potter Unit Study   Explorers lesson plan Additional Suggested Resources: Amanda Bennett 4th of July "Independence Day 2007" unit (available for immediate download at Homeschool e-store)     Five in a Row Holiday Fold and Learn -Independence Day 2007 is available for $9.00 at the FIAR Digital Store.   Great Pioneer Projects You Can Build Yourself (free at Wowio with registration or available for purchase at Homeschool e-store )   Books: 100 Hundred Hungry Ants by Bonnie MacKain      A Day With Air Traffic Controllers by Joanne Winne      Adventures of the Shark Lady: Engenie Clark Around the World (Scholastic Biography) by Ann McGovern      All Aboard!: A True Train Story by Susan Kuklin      All About Things People Do (Scholastic Guided Reading Program )     America the Beautiful: The Stirring True Story Behind Our Nation's Favorite Song by Lynn Sherr      And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (Paperstar) by Jean Fritz  M is for Maple Syrup  Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey  Marie in Fourth Position: The Story of Degas' "The Little Dancer" by Amy Little Sugar   My Great Aunt Arizona    Caps for Sale Polar Explorers for Kids: Historic Expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic with 21 Activities (For Kids series) by Maxine Snowden  Clown of God   Put Me in the Zoo  Curious George by H.A. Ray Take Command, Captain Farragut! by Peter Roop     The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant   Truman's Aunt Farm      George Washington by Ingri d'Aulaire        Horses by Gail Gibbons             Jamberry by Bruce Degen        John Henry, an American Legend by Ezra Jack Keats  Yankee Doodle Steven Kellogg   Juggling for the Complete Klutz             Find it at a library:   Search for an item in libraries near you: Enter title, subject or author WorldCat.org >> or try:   HWTK Bookseller Links