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February 2004

American Heart Month

Black History Month

Library Lovers' Month

Sunday 1 Super Bowl Get ready for some football!
Monday 2 Groundhog Day Will he see his shadow or won't he?
Tuesday 3 James Michener (1907 - 1997) Check out one of Michener's novels in honor of his birthday.
Wednesday 4 National Girls & Women in Sports Day Honors female athletic achievement and recognizes the importance of sports and fitness participation for all girls and women.
Thursday 5 The Third Punic War The third Punic War began in 149 BC between Rome and Carthage.  It unofficially ended in 146 BC.  On this day in 1985, the mayors of Rome and Carthage met in Tunis to sign a treaty of friendship; officially ending the longest war in history.
Friday 6 Ronald Reagan (1911) Birthday of the 40th president of the United States.
Saturday 7 John Deere Like green and yellow? The company's founder, John Deere, was born in 1804.
Sunday 8 Boy Scouts of America If you've ever held up three finders and said "On my honor...," you'll be glad to know the BSA was founded today in 1910.
Monday 9 Alice Walker (1944) Author of The Color Purple.
Tuesday 10 Plimsoll Day Who's that?  Samuel Plimsoll was an English reformer who helped amend Britain's Merchant Shipping Act.  The Plimsoll Line marks the maximum load allowed by law on ships.
Wednesday 11 Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) Let there be light!
Thursday 12 Darwin Awards Named in honor of Charles Darwin, born today in 1809.
Friday 13 Triskaidekaphobia Does Friday the 13th scare you?  You're not alone.
Saturday 14 St. Valentine's Day Who was the real St. Valentine?
Sunday 15 Matt Groening (1954) The Simpsons....
Monday 16 President's Day Washington, Adams, Jefferson...Lincoln, Johnson, Grant...Bush, Clinton, Bush.
Tuesday 17 Geronimo (circa 1829-1909) Read his own story, dictated shortly before he died on this day in 1909.
Wednesday 18 Toni Morrison (1931) Author of Beloved and winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Thursday 19 The Feminine Mystique (1963) Betty Friedan's ground breaking work is first published, revitalizing the women's movement in the United States. Read the book.
Friday 20 Northern Hemisphere Hoodie-Hoo Day Help chase winter away.  Go out and yell "Hoodie-Hoo" at high noon.
Saturday 21 Malcolm X (1925-1965) Assassinated on this day in 1965.
Sunday 22 George Washington (1732-1799) Happy Birthday to the father of our country.
Monday 23 Iwo Jima Day From the halls of Montezuma, to the shores of Tripoli...
Tuesday 24 Mardi Gras Laissez les bonnes temps roulez!
Wednesday 25 Lent begins Ash Wednesday (today) marks the beginning of fasting and penitence for Christians leading up to Easter.
Thursday 26 "Buffalo Bill" Cody (1846-1917) Successful showman and subject of western lore.
Friday 27 Marian Anderson (1897-1993) Sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after being barred from Constitution Hall (Washington, DC) because of her color.
Saturday 28 M*A*S*H 77% of viewers watch as the Korean War ends for Hawkeye and the gang in 1983.
Sunday 29 Leap Year Once every four years...

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