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September 2008
September is “Read-A-New-Book Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month
September is “Read-A-New-Book Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month
Click on the activity to go to crafts, printouts, Label Me! quizzes, and other activities.
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Sun. Aug. 31
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Mon. Sep. 1
Asteroid 3, Juno, discovered, 1804
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Tue. Sep. 2
Queen Liliuokalani born (the last royal ruler of Hawaii), 1838
Kirkpatrick Macmillan (inventor of the first bicycle with pedals) born, 1812
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Wed. Sep. 3
Unmanned US Viking 2 landed on Mars, for a mission of scientific experiments and photographs of the planet, 1976
Read about Mars, then take a quiz on it.
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Thu. Sep. 4
Henry Hudson discovered the island of Manhattan, 1609
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Fri. Sep. 5
Voyager 1 launched on a grand tour of the Solar System, 1977
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Sun. Sep. 7
Grandparents Day
Brazil Independence Day
Brazil became independent from Portugal, 1822. Color, read about, and take a quiz on Brazil’s flag.
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Mon. Sep. 8
Magellan set sail for first voyage around world, 1519
International Literacy Day
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Tue. Sep. 9
North Korea founded, 1948
California became a state, 1850
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Wed. Sep. 10
Elias Howe patented his sewing machine, 1846
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Thu. Sep. 11
Four hijacked commercial jets crashed into the World Trade Center Buildings (NYC), the Pentagon (in Arlington, VA), and a field in western Pennsylvania, 2001
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Fri. Sep. 12
Mid-Autumn Festival, China
Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman in space, 1992
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Sat. Sep. 13
Roald Dahl (author) born, 1916
National Peanut Day
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Sun. Sep. 14
Alexander von Humboldt born, 1769
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Tue. Sep. 16
Mexican Independence Day
The Mayflower departed from England, 1620
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Wed. Sep. 17
Constitution Day (US)
Battle of Antietam, 1862
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Thu. Sep. 18
First Edition of the New York Times, 1851
Chile declared its independence from Spain, 1810
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Mon. Sep. 22
Mali's Independence Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
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Tue. Sep. 30
Botswana gained its independence from Great Britain, 1966
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Wed. Oct. 1
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Thu. Oct. 2
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Fri. Oct. 3
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Sat. Oct. 4