Festivus A Visit From St. Nicholas Day - published for the first time on this day in 1823 in the Troy (N.Y.) Sentinel (now the Record). The poem we know as The Night Before Christmas or A Visit from St. Nicholas by Cleme…
National Sangria Day Underdog Day Good Deal Day - The United States finally took possession of the Louisiana Territories from France on this day in 1803.
Answer The Telephone Like Buddy The Elf Day International Migrants Day New Jersey Day - 1787 - This is the day when New Jersey was counted as the third state to enter the United States of America. Where is old Jersey, you ask? Well, in 1664, when …
Free Shipping Day Wright Brothers Day A Christmas Carol Day - 1843 - A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens was published in London and immediately sold out. He wrote the story in just two months, beginning in October, 1843 and finishing at the end of November. It was the first of fi…
National Chocolate-covered Anything Day Peter Rabbit Day - on this day in 1901, the famous story, Peter Rabbit, by Beatrix Potter, was printed for the first time, complete with Potter’s watercolor illustrations.
Fraternity Day King Tut Day - 1922 - The tomb of the Boy King, Tutankhamen, was discovered in Egypt by Lord Carnarvon of England and Howard Carter of the United States. The find was called, “The greatest archaeological discovery of all time.” People in America, looking for brevity…