Monday 1

National Family Literacy Day

"The family that reads together, learns together."

Tuesday 2

Election Day

VOTE!

Wednesday 3

Stephen F. Austin (1793)

The principle founder of Texas was born today.

Thursday 4

National Men Make Dinner Day

No Barbeque allowed!

Friday 5

Guy Fawkes Day

The anniversary of the Gunpowerder Plot to blow up the Houses of Parliment in 1605.  Celebrated annually in England with bonfires and the burning of effigies of Guy Fawkes,the most famous conspirator.

Saturday 6

James Naismith (1861)

The original hoopster was born today.  He invented the game of basketball.

Sunday 7

Billy Graham (1918)

The evangelist was born today.

Monday 8

National Parents as Teachers Day

Teach your children well.

Tuesday 9

National Young Reader's Day

Read a book, or two, or three.

Wednesday 10

Sesame Street (1969)

Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, and the rest of the gang premiered today.

Thursday 11

Veteran's Day

Honor those who have fought bravely for our country.

Friday 12

Baha'u'llah (1817)

The founder of the Baha'i faith was born today in Nur, Persia.

Saturday 13

World Kindness Day

"Join together to build a kinder and more compassionate world."

Sunday 14

Eid al-Fitr

Feast celebrating the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

Monday 15

Children's Book Week

Let's rock... let's roll... let's move... let's go... let's discover... let's fly... let's do it all... with children's books.

Tuesday 16

WC Handy (1873)

The "Father of the Blues" was born today.

Wednesday 17

Homemade Bread Day

Mix, knead, and bake a loaf of bread today.

Thursday 18

Great American Smokeout

"Many smokers quit for the day, and those who plan a quit attempt in advance double the odds of staying quit forever."

Friday 19

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Seven score and one year ago, Lincoln made one of the greatest speeches in history.  It was less than two minutes long.

Saturday 20

Chester Gould (1900)

Creator of the comic strip detective Dick Tracy.

Sunday 21

National Game and Puzzle Week

Turn of the computer and dust off those board games.

Monday 22

Abigail Adams (1744)

Wife of President John Adams and mother of President John Quincy Adams.

Tuesday 23

Franklin Pierce (1804)

Although he entered the presidency with a relatively tranquil country, the fourteenth president left Buchanan with rising difficulties.

Wednesday 24

DB Cooper Hijacking (1971)

A mystery man jumped from a Northwest Airlines 727 with $200,000 in ransom money. He was never apprehended.

Thursday 25

Thanksgiving

Give thanks today.

Friday 26

Sinkie Day

Eat some of those leftovers at the sink and celebrate.

Saturday 27

Jimi Hendrix (1942)

One of the greatest rock guitarists was born today.

Sunday 28

Charles Alston (1907)

African American painter and sculptor experimented with styles ranging from realism to abstraction.

Monday 29

Louisa May Alcott (1832)

Author of Little Women.

Tuesday 30

Computer Security Day

Make sure you're protecting your computer.