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plus Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.
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It happened in September...Sept. 1 / 1985 - Wreckage of the Titanic found / 1998 - Airbags in cars made mandatory / 1939 - Germany invades Poland / No Rhyme (Nor Reason) Day
Sept. 2 / 1789 - Congress founds U.S. Treasury / 1945 - Japan surrenders / 1969 - First ATM opens / Skyscraper Day Sept. 3 / 1783 - Treaty of Paris is signed / 2004 - Russian school siege ends in blood bath / Sept. 4 / 1596 - Tsunami pounds Japanese islands / 1886 - Geronimo surrenders /2002 - Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol / Extra Dessert Day / Newspaper Carrier Day Sept. 5 / 1972 - Terrorists take Israeli hostages at the Olympics / 1969 - Calley charged in My Lai Massacre / Be Late for Something Day / Cheese Pizza Day Sept. 6 / 1552 - Magellan circumnavigates the globe / 1844 - John C. Fremont reaches Great Salt Lake / 1997 - 2.5 billion people watch Princess Diana's funeral /Read a Book Day Sept. 7 / 1776 - World's first submarine attack / 1813 - U.S. nicknamed "Uncle Sam" / 1936 - Music artist Buddy Holly is born / Acorn Squash Day Sept. 8 / 1664 - New Amsterdam becomes New York / 1974 - President Ford pardons former President Nixon / 1986 - Oprah goes national / Literacy Day Sept. 9 / 1919 - Boston police department goes on strike / 1965 - Koufax pitches perfect game / 1971 - Riot at Attica prison / Teddy Bear Day Sept. 10 / 1897 - First drunk driving arrest / 1962 - Rod Laver wins tennis grand slam / Sewing Machine Day / T.V. Dinner Day Sept. 11 / 2001 - Attack on America / Make Your Bed Day / Grandparent Day Sept. 12 / 1940 - Lascaux cave paintings discovered / 1974 - Violence in Boston over racial busing / 1993 - First floating bridge opens in Seattle / Chocolate Milkshake Day Sept. 13 / 1814 - Francis Scott Key pens the Star Spangled Banner / 2004 - Oprah gives away 300 cars / 1936 - MLB pitcher, Bob Feller, strikes out 17 at age 17 / Fortune Cookie Day / Peanut Day / Positive Thinking Day / Snack a Pickle Day Sept. 14 / 1914 - Make Way for Ducklings author, Robert McCloskey, is born / 1964- Steinbeck wins Medal of Freedom / Cream Filled Donut Day Sept. 15 / 1958 - Train plunges off bridge / 1964 - Four black school girls killed in Alabama 1978 - Muhammed Ali wins heavyweight boxing title / Make a Hat Day Sept. 16 / 1620 - Mayflower departs England / 1893 - Settlers race to claim land /1932 - Ghandi begins fast in protest of caste separation / 1940 - U.S. imposes military draft / Mexican Independence Day / Play Doh Day / Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day Sept. 17 / 1787 - U.S. constitution signed / 1862 - Civil War battle of Antietam / 1976 - Space Shuttle unveiled / 1981 - Fernandomania / Constitution Day Sept. 18 / 1793 - Capitol cornerstone is laid / 1973 - Future U.S. president files UFO sighting / 1975 - Patty Hearst captured / Cheeseburger Day / Rice Krispies Treats Day Sept. 19 / 1957 - Nevada is site of first underground nuclear explosion / 1959 - Russian premier barred from visiting Disneyland / 1893 - New Zealand first in women's vote / Butter Scotch Pudding Day / Talk Like a Pirate Day Sept. 20 / 1777 - Redcoats kill sleeping Americans / 1963 - Kennedy proposes mission to the moon / 1973 - Battle of the Sexes on the tennis courts / Punch Day |
BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it... then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of "Who, What, When, Where and Why".
Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event. Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument. Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing. *Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client. *Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities. Sept. 21 / 1780 - Benedict Arnold commits treason / 1792 - Monarch abolished in France / 1942 - The Superfortress takes flight / International Peace Day / World Gratitude Day
Sept. 22 / 1776 - Patriot executed for spying / 1862 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation / 1994 - TV show "Friends" debuts / Elephant Appreciation Day / Hobbit Day / Ice Cream Cone Day Sept. 23 / 1806 - Explorers Lewis and Clark return / 1846 - Planet Neptune discovered / 1908 - Cubs win pennant on controversial call / 1933 - Oil Geologists arrive in Saudi Arabia / Checkers Day Sept. 24 / 622 - Muhammed completes Hegira / 1789 - First Supreme Court /1941 - Japan begins planning for Pearl Harbor attack / 1988 - Temporary Olympic gold for Ben Johnson / Cherries Jubilee Day Sept. 25 / 1957 - Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas is integrated / 1965 - 59 year old Satchel Paige pitches 3 innings of MLB game / 1981 - First female Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor / Comic Book Day / One Hit Wonder Day Sept. 26 / 1945 - First American soldier killed in Vietnam / 1971 - Baltimore Orioles boast four 20 game winning pictures / 1996 - Shannon Lucid returns to earth from record setting stay in space / Johnny Appleseed Day / Pancake Day Sept. 27 / 1938 - President Roosevelt appeals to Hitler for peace / 1940 - Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite pact / Ancestor Appreciation Day / Thank You Day Sept. 28 / 1781 - Battle of Yorktown begins / 1918 - Flu epidemic hits U.S. / 1941 - MLB star, Ted Williams becomes last player to hit .400 / Ask a Stupid Question Day / Strawberry Cream Pie Day Sept. 29 / 1913 - Inventor Rudolph Diesel vanishes / 1982 - The Tylenol Murders / 1988 - American woman climbs Everest / Confucius Day Sept. 30 / 1868 - First volume of Little Women is published / 1889 - Wyoming is first state to give women the right to vote / Chewing Gum Day |