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| 1st |
Today is CANADA DAY! The British established the Dominion
of Canada on this day in 1867. (Display the Canadian flag in your classroom
in celebration.) |
| 2nd |
THURGOOD MARSHALL, the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice,
was born on this day in 1908. It is also the anniversary of the CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT of 1964. (Discuss with your class the changes that have taken place in
racial equality.) |
| 3rd |
The Seminole Indians celebrate their new corn crop today
with a GREEN CORN DANCE. (Ask your students to find out more about the
celebration and where it takes place.) |
| 4th |
Today is DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE DAY in the United
States. (Celebrate by attending a community parade or having a family
picnic.) |
| 5th |
P.T. BARNUM, American circus showman, was born on this day
in 1810. (Ask your students to discuss their favorite circus performers and
acts.) |
| 6th |
American naval hero JOHN PAUL JONES was born on this day in
1747. (Have your students research this interesting hero of the American
Revolution.) |
| 7th |
SATCHEL PAIGE, famous baseball player, was born on this day
in 1839. (Ask your baseball fans to find out which position he played.) |
| 8th |
American industrialist JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER was born on this
day in 1839. (Ask your students to find out what contributions he made toward
the building of our nation.) |
| 9th |
ELIAS HOWE, inventer of the sewing machine, was born on
this day in 1819. (Teach your students to use a sewing machine this summer. A
simple craft, such as a pot holder, will be a great gift for mom this holiday
season.) |
| 10th |
American artist JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER was born on this day
in 1834. (Ask your students to find a picture of his most well-known
painting.) |
| 11th |
American children's author E.B. WHITE was born on this
day in 1899. (This is a good time to begin reading her most famous book,
Charlotte's Web, to your class.) |
| 12th |
GEORGE EASTMAN, inventor of the camera and founder of
Eastman Kodak Company, was born on this day in 1854. (Ask your students to
each bring in a photo of themselves to display on a class bulletin
board.) |
| 13th |
The first trans-Atlantic conversation via Telstar was
completed on this day in 1962. (Students might be interested in knowing how
satellite communications work in both television and telephone.) |
| 14th |
Today is BASTILLE DAY! This celebration honors the victory
of the people during the French Revolution in 1789. (Ask students to find the
city of Paris on the class map.) |
| 15th |
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN, famous old master Dutch artist, was
born on this day in 1606. (Bring some prints of Rembrandt's beautiful
paintings into your classroom.) |
| 16th |
APOLLO 11 was launched on this day in 1969, with astronauts
Collins, Armstrong, and Aldrin. (Ask your students to locate Cape Canaveral,
FL, on your classroom map.) |
| 17th |
APOLLO 18 and the U.S.S.R. craft SOYUZ 19 linked up in
space in a dramatic gesture of goodwill in 1975. (Ask your students what
other ways nations could promote peace and goodwill.) |
| 18th |
JOHN GLENN JR., American astronaut and politician, was born
on this day in 1921. (Ask students to find out the particulars of his
historic flight.) |
| 19th |
The first WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONVENTION was held on this
day in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. (Ask students to list some rights that
women now have that they did not have then.) |
| 20th |
The first LANDING ON THE MOON by American astronauts Neil
Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin was accomplished on this day in 1969. (Ask your
students to find out what Armstrong said when he first set foot on the
moon's surface.) |
| 21st |
British explorer MUNGO PARK began his voyage down the Niger
River in Africa on this day in 1796. (Ask your students to trace his route on
the class map.) |
| 22nd |
EMMA LAZARUS, American poet who wrote the poem engraved on
the Statue of Liberty, was born on this day in 1849. (Read her famous poem to
your students.) |
| 23rd |
CUSTOMER CELEBRATION DAY - Elk Grove Store |
| 24th |
CUSTOMER CELEBRATION DAY - Citrus Heights Store |
| 25th |
Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first U.S. president to visit
the islands of HAWAII in 1934. (Discuss the customs and dress of the people
in Hawaii and hold a class luau.) |
| 26th |
NEW YORK STATE was the eleventh state to ratify the
constitution and become a state on this day in 1788. (Ask your students to
name the other twelve states that made up the original thirteen.) |
| 27th |
U.S. figure skater PEGGY FLEMING was born on this day in
1948. (Ask your students to find out which year she won her Olympic gold
medal.) |
| 28th |
British children's author BEATRIX POTTER was born on
this day in 1866. (Read one of her charming stories to your class during
quiet time.) |
| 29th |
CHARLES, PRINCE of WALES and LADY DIANA SPENCER were
married in St. Paul's Cathedral in London on this day in 1981. (See if
your students know the identities of these two people and ask them to locate
London on the classroom map.) |
| 30th |
HENRY FORD, American automobile manufacturer, was born on
this day in 1863. (Ask your students to design a futuristic car.) |
| 31st |
THOMAS EDISON received a U.S. patent for his phonograph on
this day in 1877. (Ask students about later advances in this invention and
how technology may change it in the future.) |
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DON'T FORGET:
- JULY IS NATIONAL ICE CREAM MONTH!
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