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February
Zodiac: Aquarius Jan
21 - Feb 19 Flower:
Violet Birthstone:
Amethyst
The
word, February,
has its origins
in "Februare," a
Latin word
which means, "to
purify or
cleanse." The
Romans traditionally
staged an
animal purification
ceremony
at this time
of year.
Lover's
Month
National Children's Month
American Month |
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Freedom
Day Anniversary
FACTOID: Celebrates
the end of slavery and commemorates
freedom when
Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th
Amendment which ,
1865.
American
writer , born 1902.
Robinson Crusoe
Day - Alexander Selkirk,
a real-life prototype of Robinson
Crusoe, was rescued 1709
after being marooned for over 24 years
on Juan Fernando Islands in the Pacific
Ocean.
Jerry ,
author of Maniac
Magee, born on
this day in1941.
Appreciation Day (2007-2008 SY) |
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FACTOID: Legend
says the groundhog emerges from
hibernation, and if he sees
his shadow, he retreats back
into his hole and there will
be six more weeks of winter.
www.groundhog.org
American
painter born
1894. |
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First used
to pay soldiers fighting
in the War of Quebec issued in 1690.
Superbowl |
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American
Aviator born
1902. FACTOID: On
May 20, 1927, he began his
first solo flight across
Atlantic Ocean, 33 1/2 hours
later he landed in Paris.
First
Winter held in
1924. FACTOID: U.S.,
competing unofficially,
won the first modern Olympic
games in Athens, Greece
on April 6, 1896.
National Week 2007-2008 (4th-8th) www.schoolscounselor.org |
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Fat Tuesday ( Day) [2008] The last day of celebration before Lent. |
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Baseball
player born 1895.
became
the
6th state (settled
in 1620), 1788. FACTOID: One of the original
13 colonies.
,
40th president (1981-1988),
born 1911. FACTOID: Assassination
attempt by John Hinkley
on March 30, 1981. Reagan
died June 5, 2004.
Ash Wednesday [2008] (A day of special devotion which marks the beginning of the season of Lent, a period of spiritual discipline, fasting and moderation in preparation for Holy Week and Easter.)
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, writer,
born 1812.
,
Writer and first American
to win Nobel Prize for
Literature, born 1885.
Political , 1990.
(2008) |
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General William
Tecumseh ,
Union
Army, born
1820. |
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,
9th
president
(1841)
born
1773. FACTOID: First
president
to die
in office.
He caught
a cold
that
turned
to pneumonia
and
died
30 days
later
in 1841. |
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ended
by the signing of the Treaty
of Paris, 1763.
Elaine
,
author
of A
View
From
Saturday,
born
1930.
National
Education Week 2007-2008 (10th - 16th) |
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Inventor , born
1847. FACTOID: Invented
phonograph on August 12, 1877. During
his lifetime (84 years), he
created 1,097 inventions!
Jane ,
author of
Ghost
Moon and How
Dinosaurs
Say Goodnight,
born 1930.
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First in America,
1738.
became
a republic
in 1912
when
the Manchu
Dynasty
was overthrown
in a
rebellion
led by .
,
16th
president
(1861),
born
in
Kentucky
in
1809. FACTOID: First
Lincoln
head
penny
was issued
on August
2, 1902.
, author
of The
Fudge Series,
Freckle
Juice,
born 1938.
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First published
in America, "The
American Magazine," in Philadelphia,
1747.
First
public school in America, The
Boston Latin School,
in Boston, Massachusetts
established 1635.
proclaimed
King and Queen of England
by Parliament, 1689.
First cornerstone
of the (Washington,
D.C.) was
laid, 1915. |
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became
the 48th state (settled in 1776),
1912.
, black
leader, born 1817.
became
the 33rd state (settled in
1811), 1859.
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Italian
scientist and astronomer, Galilei,
born 1564.
,
pioneer crusader
for women's rights,
born
1820. FACTOID: She
became involved in
anti-slavery activities
while a young
school teacher. In
1852, she declared
herself in favor
of suffrage
for women and spent
the next 50 years
- all the rest of
her
life - working for
equal rights. FACTOID: A
dollar coin was made
with her likeness
in 1979, although
not
popular because it
looked to
much like the quarter.
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LeVar
Burton,
actor, host
of ,
born 1957. |
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National
Parent
Teachers Association Founders
(1897)
Day 2007 |
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discovered
1930.
Adventures
of
published
1885.
(Washington's Birthday celebrated today.) [2008] |
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Nicolaus
,
Astronomer
who discovered
that the
Earth is
another planet revolving
around the
fixed sun
once a year,
and turning
on its axis once
a day.
Born on this
day in 1473.
(d. 5/24/1543) |
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Student
Volunteer Day ()
Day FACTOID: Launched
from Cape Canaveral,
Florida in 1962, Glenn
circled the Earth three
times in his space capsule
and then landed safely
in the Atlantic Ocean. |
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The
movie "The
Killing
Fields" is
about
The , 1916.
,
then Secretary of State,
introduced the drafting
of our Nations Act
which became a law in
1793 protecting the
rights of and
their .
first
introduced
to American
colonists,
1630.
dedicated
1885.
Structure of
molecule
discovered,
1953. |
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French
composer & pianist, Frederick ,
born 1810.
,
born
1732. FACTOIDS: Sworn
in as
the first
President
on April
30, 1789. Known
as Father
of Our
Country and
for
his
brilliance
during
the
Revolutionary
War,
without
Washington's
leadership
during
the
formative
years
America
might
never
have
existed. Died
at his
home,
,
Virginia
on December
14,
1799.
of
sheep announced
1997. |
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United
States flag raised on Mt. Surabachi, , by United
States Marines in 1945. |
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Wilhelm
Karl Grimm, one of the , born 1786. |
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Pierre-Auguste
, French
Impressionists
painter, born
1841 (d. 1919) |
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(William
Frederick Cody), American
plainsman, scout, & showman,
born 1846.
Victor
,
novelist, best
known
for his
novels
Hunchback
of Notre-Dame (1831)
and Les
Miserable's,
born
1802.
(d. 1885
age 83) |
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Writer ,
author
of The
Midnight
Ride
of Paul
Revere and
Hiawatha, born
1807.
John ,
an American
writer
of the
20th century,
born
1901 (d.
1968)
FACTOID: A winner
of the
Nobel
Prize
for Literature in
1962,
he is
best known
for his
novella (1937)
and his
Pulitzer
Prize-winning
novel (1939),
both of
which
examine
the lives
of the
working
class and
the migrant
worker during
the . |
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American Mario
Andretti, born 1940. |
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FACTOID: 29th
- Leap year day occurs only in
years in which the last two digits
are divisible by the # 4. This
extra day comes every 4 years
because it takes the earth 365
1/4 days to revolve around the
sun and those 1/4 days make
a whole day every four years. The
next one will occur in 2008. |
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