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September is National Honey Month, Better Breakfast Month, National 5-a-Day Month, Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-Up Month, Kids Good Manners Month, National School Success Month, National Chicken Month, National Courtesy Month, National Biscuit Month, National Piano Month, National Rice Month, National Sewing Month, National Read-a-New-Book Month, Women of Achievement Month, National History Month, Save the Tiger Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month;
September's Birthstone - Sapphire; September's Flower - Aster; 
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The month of September at EnchantedLearning.comClick here for some ideas and activities for SeptemberFact Monster's Daily Feature gives loads of information about each day. 
National Grandparent's Day is always the first Sunday after Labor DayLabor Day is always the first Monday in SeptemberThird Week of September - National Dog WeekThird Week of September - National Constitution WeekSept. 1 Emma M. Nutt Day - in honor of the first woman telephone operator. She began her career in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1878.The U.S. Treasury Department began on this day in 1789.Titanic wreck was discovered in 1984Sept. 3 On September 3, 1838, a slave named Frederick Douglass escaped to freedom. He dressed as a sailor and boarded a train in Baltimore, Maryland. He rode to Wilmington, Delaware where he caught a steamboat to the free city of Philadelphia and then went on to New York City.Uncle Sam's image was first used on this day in 1813.Sept. 4 Syd Hoff's birthday (1912)Newspaper Carrier Day in the US. The first newsboy, 10 year old Barney Flaherty, was hired on September 4, 1833.Labor Day 2017Sept. 5 Paul Fleischman's birthday (1952)Jesse James' birthday (1847) Sept. 6 National Read a Book DaySept. 7 Grandma Moses birthday (1860 - 1961). She was a famous painter who never had an art lesson and didn't begin painting until she was 78 years old.Sept. 8 Jack Prelutsky's birthday (1940)John Scieszka's birthday (1954)International Literacy DaySept. 9 National Teddy Bear DaySept. 10 Elias Howe patented his sewing machine in 1846. Sept. 11 Never Forget September 11, 2001 - Four hijacked commercial jets crashed into the World Trade Center Buildings (NYC), the Pentagon (in Arlington, VA), and a field in western Pennsylvania. Sept. 13 Roald Dahl's birthday (1916- 1990)The Muppet Show premiered on television on September 13, 1976. Hosted by Kermit the Frog, the show was broadcast in more than 100 countries.Roger Maris' birthday (1934) How many homeruns did he hit in his career?National Peanut DaySept. 14 John Steptoe's birthday (1950) Star Spangled Banner day - In 1814 Francis Scott Key wrote the song that became our national anthem in 1931.Sept. 15 Tomie dePaola's birthday (1934)Robert McCloskey's birthday (1914)Sept. 16 H.A. Rey's birthday (1898)Mayflower Day - September 16, 1620, a ship called the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England heading for the Free World.Sept. 17 Citizenship Day - The Constitution was completed and signed on this day in 1787.Sept. 18 In 1830, the first locomotive was built in America. The Tom Thumb, lost a race with a horse. The steam engine had mechanical difficulties on the nine mile course. A boiler leak prevented it from finishing the race. Sept. 19 In 1738, a hot-air balloon made a flight with passengers for the first time. The passengers were a sheep, a rooster, and a duck. Sept. 20 Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday Sept. 21 Hurricane Hugo hit the American coastline near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1989. It left destruction totaling at least $8 billion. Sept. 22 Good Neighbor Day Sept. 23 First Day of FallThe planet Neptune was discovered Setptember 23, 1846 by German astronomer, Johann Galle. Neptune is the 8the planet from the Sun.Sept. 24 Jim Henson's birthday (1936-1990) creator of the Muppets Sept. 25 Shel Silverstein's birthday (1930-) First Newspaper is published in 1690Sept. 26 Johnny Appleseed's birthday (1774-1845) - John Chapman planted apple orchards all over the northeast US. Sept. 27 Paul Goble's birthday (1933) American Indian DayBernard Waber's birthday (1924)Sept. 28 Harriet Tubman leads her parents to freedom Sept. 29 Stan Berenstain's birthday (1923) On This Day - from the New York Times Learning Network will give you facts about what happened each day in history.This page was last updated on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
