National Freedom Day

Langston Hughes born, 1902

Royal Canadian Mounted Police officially came into existence, 1920

Robinson Crusoe Day

First meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790)

Groundhog Day

Bottle Cap Patented in 1892

Elizabeth Blackwell born, 1821 (first female doctor)

Elmo's Birthday (Sesame Street Character)

Vietnam War Ended (1973)

Facebook First Launched in 2004 as thefacebook.com

Rosa Parks born, 1913

Charles Lindbergh born, 1902

Thank a Mail Carrier Day

Create a Vacuum Day

Russell Hoban born, 1925

Weatherman's Day

Disaster Day

Hank Aaron born, 1934

Babe Ruth born, 1895

Monopoly Board Game Goes on Sale in Stores, 1935

Charles Dickens born, 1812

Laura Ingalls Wilder born, 1867

Boy Scouts' Day (Founded 1910)

Author Jules Verne born, 1828

Hershey's Chocolate Founded in 1894

National Weather Service Established (1870)

Toothache Day

Umbrella Day

Ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967 (Presidential Succession)

Jane Yolen born, 1939

Thomas Edison born, 1847

Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day

National Inventors' Day (In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday)

White T-Shirt Day

Judy Blume born, 1938

Abraham Lincoln born, 1809 (16th President)

First Barbie Dolls for sale (1959)

Get a Different Name Day

First Public School established (1635)

George Washington Gale Ferris born, 1859

Ferris Wheel Day

Valentine's Day

Norman Bridwell born, 1928

National Gumdrop Day

Susan B. Anthony born, 1820

President's Day

Nylon Patented By DuPont in 1937

King Tut's Burial Chamber opened in 1923

Random Acts of Kindness Day

National P.T.A. Founder's Day (1897)

Former planet, Pluto, Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930

Phonograph Patented By Thomas Edison in 1878

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Debuted, 1968

John Glenn Orbits Earth in 1962 (in the Friendship 7 space capsule. He was the first American to orbit the Earth)

Toothpick Patented, 1872

Love Your Pet Day

Malcom X Assassinated (1965)

Polaroid 'Land' Camera First Introduced By Edwin Land (1947)

Washington Monument dedicated (1885)

George Washington born, 1732

Be Humble Day

World Thinking Day

International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day

U.S. Flag raised at Iwo Jima (1945)

Steve Jobs born, 1955

Wilhelm Carl Grimm born, 1786

Gordon's Birthday (Sesame Street Personality)

Quiet Day

Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir born, 1841

Levi Strauss born, 1829

William F. Cody born, 1846 (Pony Express Rider)

Uri Shulevitz born, 1935

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow born, 1807

International Polar Bear Day

John Steinbeck born, 1902

Public Sleeping Day

Gold Seekers arrived in San Francisco (1849)