📜 Education & History
National STEM Day
Nov 8
National STEM Day on November 8 encourages kids and adults to explore science, technology, engineering and maths through hands-on fun.
Education & History Days
Explore the anniversaries and observances that mark important moments in history, along with days that celebrate learning, reading and knowledge.
66 days, starting with the next one coming up.
📜 Education & History
World Freedom Day
Nov 9
World Freedom Day on November 9 marks the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the end of communist rule across…
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U.S. Marine Corps Birthday
Nov 10
The U.S. Marine Corps celebrates its birthday on November 10, dating back to 1775. Learn its history, traditions and the famous cake-cutting…
📜 Education & History
Rosa Parks Day
Dec 1
Rosa Parks Day on December 1 honors the civil rights activist whose 1955 arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Learn her story…
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National Special Education Day
Dec 2
National Special Education Day on December 2 marks the anniversary of America's first federal special education law. Learn about IDEA and how…
📜 Education & History
National Repeal Day
Dec 5
National Repeal Day on December 5 marks the end of Prohibition in 1933. Learn how the 21st Amendment passed and how people…
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
Dec 7
National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on December 7 honors those killed in the 1941 attack that brought the U.S. into World War…
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Nobel Prize Day
Dec 10
Nobel Prize Day on December 10 is when Nobel laureates receive their awards. Learn about Alfred Nobel, the prize categories and famous…
📜 Education & History
Dewey Decimal System Day
Dec 10
Dewey Decimal System Day on December 10 celebrates the library classification system. Learn how it works, its history and how to find…
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Bill of Rights Day
Dec 15
Bill of Rights Day on December 15 marks the 1791 ratification of the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Learn what…
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Boston Tea Party Day
Dec 16
Boston Tea Party Day on December 16 marks the 1773 protest when colonists dumped British tea into Boston Harbor. Learn what happened…
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Wright Brothers Day
Dec 17
Wright Brothers Day on December 17 marks the first powered airplane flights in 1903 at Kitty Hawk. Learn the story and how…
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Saturnalia
Dec 17
Saturnalia, which began December 17 in ancient Rome, was a festival of feasting, gifts and role reversals. Learn its history and its…
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Arabic Language Day
Dec 18
Arabic Language Day on December 18 celebrates one of the world's most widely spoken languages. Learn its history, script and words English…
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Forefathers’ Day
Dec 22
Forefathers' Day on December 22 commemorates the Pilgrims' landing at Plymouth in 1620. Learn its history, traditions and the story of Plymouth…
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Pledge of Allegiance Day
Dec 28
Pledge of Allegiance Day on December 28 marks the Pledge's official recognition. Learn its history, from 1892 to the words added in…
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Texas Admission Day
Dec 29
Texas Admission Day on December 29 marks Texas becoming the 28th U.S. state in 1845. Learn the history of the Republic of…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Jan 18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on the third Monday of January, honors Dr. King's life and legacy. Learn the holiday's history and…
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Catholic Schools Week
Jan 31 – Feb 6
Catholic Schools Week begins the last Sunday of January each year. Learn its 1974 origin, the 2027 theme and what NCEA data…
📜 Education & History
Balloon Ascension Day
Jan 9
Balloon Ascension Day on January 9 marks the first manned balloon flight in North America, in 1793. Learn about Blanchard's flight from…
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Learn Your Name in Sign Language Day
Jan 11
Learn Your Name in Sign Language Day on January 11 encourages everyone to fingerspell their name in ASL. Learn ASL history and…
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Korean American Day
Jan 13
Korean American Day on January 13 marks the 1903 arrival of the first Korean immigrants in Hawaii. Learn its history and Korean…
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Ratification Day
Jan 14
Ratification Day on January 14 marks the 1784 ratification of the Treaty of Paris, which ended the Revolutionary War. Learn its history…
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Religious Freedom Day
Jan 16
Religious Freedom Day on January 16 marks the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, a forerunner of the First Amendment.
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Benjamin Franklin Day
Jan 17
Benjamin Franklin Day on January 17 celebrates the birthday of the inventor, writer, printer and Founding Father. Learn about his life and…
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National Thesaurus Day
Jan 18
National Thesaurus Day on January 18 honors Peter Mark Roget, born in 1779. Learn how his thesaurus began and how to use…
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National Handwriting Day
Jan 23
National Handwriting Day on January 23 celebrates writing by hand on John Hancock's birthday. Learn its history and why handwriting still matters.
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International Day of Education
Jan 24
The International Day of Education on January 24 celebrates education's role in peace and development. Learn its history and how to support…
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Jan 27
International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27 honors the victims of the Holocaust. Learn its history, why the date was chosen and…
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Fred Korematsu Day
Jan 30
Fred Korematsu Day on January 30 honors the civil rights activist who challenged Japanese American incarceration. Learn his story and legacy.
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National School Counseling Week
Feb 1–5
National School Counseling Week comes each February. Learn who runs it, why ratios matter and simple ways to thank your school counselor.
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Lincoln’s Birthday
Feb 12
Lincoln's Birthday is February 12. Find out which states still observe it, why it isn't a federal holiday and how it relates…
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National FFA Week
Feb 20–27
National FFA Week comes each February. Learn why it falls on Washington's birthday week, how it began in 1948 and what more…
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Read Across America Day
Mar 2
Read Across America Day is March 2. Learn how the NEA started it in 1998, why it moved beyond Dr. Seuss and…
📜 Education & History
National Anthem Day
Mar 3
National Anthem Day is March 3, marking the 1931 law that made The Star-Spangled Banner official. Learn the history and anthem etiquette.
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National Grammar Day
Mar 4
National Grammar Day is March 4, a pun on "march forth." Learn who started it in 2008 and get quick fixes for…
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Johnny Appleseed Day
Mar 11
Johnny Appleseed Day is March 11. Learn the real story of John Chapman, why his apples were mostly for cider and how…
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Ides of March
Mar 15
The Ides of March is March 15. Learn what the Ides were, how Julius Caesar was assassinated that day in 44 BCE…
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Sunshine Week
Mar 14–20
Sunshine Week comes each March around March 16. See how a Florida effort became a national week in 2005 and how anyone…
📜 Education & History
National Medal of Honor Day
Mar 25
National Medal of Honor Day is March 25, marking the first Medals of Honor awarded in 1863. Learn the history and ways…
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National Vietnam War Veterans Day
Mar 29
National Vietnam War Veterans Day is March 29, marking the 1973 withdrawal of U.S. combat troops. Learn the history and ways to…
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National Tartan Day
Apr 6
National Tartan Day is April 6. Learn why the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath set the date, how Congress recognized it and ways…
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National Kindergarten Day
Apr 21
National Kindergarten Day is April 21, the birthday of kindergarten's founder. Learn how kindergarten began and came to the U.S.
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Teacher Appreciation Week
May 3–7
Teacher Appreciation Week comes each May, with National Teacher Day on Tuesday. Learn its murky origins, the 1984 PTA move and simple…
📜 Education & History
Victory in Europe Day
May 8
Victory in Europe Day is May 8, marking the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. Learn the history and…
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National Maritime Day
May 22
National Maritime Day is May 22. Learn about the SS Savannah's historic voyage and how the U.S. Merchant Marine served in wartime.
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D-Day Anniversary
Jun 6
The D-Day anniversary is June 6, marking the 1944 Allied landings in Normandy. Learn the history and respectful ways to remember those…
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Flag Day
Jun 14
Flag Day is June 14, marking the 1777 Flag Resolution. Learn how it began in a Wisconsin classroom, the law behind it…
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Captive Nations Week
Jul 18–24
Captive Nations Week is proclaimed each July under a 1959 law. See how it began, why Khrushchev objected and how recent presidents…
📜 Education & History
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
Jul 27
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day is July 27. Learn about the 1953 armistice, the people who served and respectful ways to…
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National Purple Heart Day
Aug 7
National Purple Heart Day is August 7. Learn the history of America's oldest military decoration, who earns it and respectful ways to…
📜 Education & History
National Navajo Code Talkers Day
Aug 14
National Navajo Code Talkers Day is August 14. Learn the history of the Navajo code, Reagan's 1982 proclamation and respectful ways to…
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National Aviation Day
Aug 19
National Aviation Day is August 19. Learn why Congress chose Orville Wright's birthday, what happened on December 17, 1903, and where to…
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National Arts in Education Week
Sep 12–18
National Arts in Education Week begins the second Sunday of September. See how a 2010 resolution started it, what the research shows…
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V-J Day
Sep 2
V-J Day on September 2 marks Japan's formal surrender in 1945, ending World War II. Learn its history and ways to remember…
📜 Education & History
International Literacy Day
Sep 8
International Literacy Day on September 8 highlights the importance of reading and writing for everyone. Learn its history and how to support…
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Patriot Day
Sep 11
Patriot Day on September 11 honors the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 2001 terrorist attacks. Learn its history and respectful ways…
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Constitution Day
Sep 17
Constitution Day on September 17 marks the signing of the U.S. Constitution in 1787. Learn its history and how to celebrate citizenship.
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National Punctuation Day
Sep 24
National Punctuation Day on September 24 celebrates commas, periods and apostrophes. Learn its history and tips for using punctuation correctly.
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National School Bus Safety Week
Oct 18–22
National School Bus Safety Week comes each October. Learn how the poster contest sets the theme, what the crash data show and…
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World Teachers’ Day
Oct 5
World Teachers' Day on October 5 honors teachers and their vital role in education. Learn its history and meaningful ways to thank…
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Leif Erikson Day
Oct 9
Leif Erikson Day on October 9 honors the Norse explorer who reached North America around 1000 AD. Learn about Vinland and L'Anse…
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National Train Your Brain Day
Oct 13
National Train Your Brain Day on October 13 encourages activities that keep your mind sharp. Learn about neuroplasticity and brain-healthy habits.
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United Nations Day
Oct 24
United Nations Day on October 24 marks the founding of the UN in 1945. Learn the UN's history, its purpose and how…
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Geography Awareness Week
Nov 15–21
Geography Awareness Week comes every November. See the dates, how a balloon launch and Public Law 100-78 started it, and free mapping…
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American Education Week
Nov 16–20
American Education Week comes every November, the week before Thanksgiving week. Learn why the NEA and the American Legion started it in…