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Monthlv Observances
Multicultural Film Festival
American Bike: Asparagus: Asthma & Allergy Awareness; Better Hearing and
Speech: Better Sleep: Correct Posture; Healthy Vision: Bar-B-Que Month; Duckling
Month: Egg Month: I lower Month: Hamburger Month: Mental Health Month:
Physical Fitness & Sports Month:.Photo Month: Older Americans Month; Salad
Month: Strawberrs Month; I'ransportation Month: Get Caught Reading Month
Even 2nd Tuesday Each Month
C alendar » M a y 2012
SUNDAY
MONDAY
6
Eiffel Tower opens to
the public in 1889
7
Nonny Hogrogian bom,
1932
1st Stamp Collection
Started
Pulitzer Prize Estab
lished (1917)
13
Mother’s Day
Tulip Day
•
14
Beginning of Lewis and
Clark Expedition In
1804.
National Dance Like a
Chicken Day
Eoin Colfer bom, 1965
20
21
Lindbergh Flight Day in
1927
Mary Pope Osborne
bom, 1949
Victoria Day Celebrated
in Canada on the
Monday before May
25.
American Red Cross
Founded Founded by
Clara Barton in 1881.
27 C>
Golden Gate Bridge
Opens in 1937
Masking Tape Patented
in 1930
28
Memorial Day
Jim Thorpe Bom in
1888
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
9
10
8
Journey from the Fal
Multicultural Film
Festival
North Portland Library
512 N. Killingsworth St.
Portland, Or 97217
5:00pm-7:30pm
15
Norma Fox
Mazer bom, 1931
Frank L . Baum Author
of The Wizard of Oz -
bom in 1856.
National Chocolate
Chip Day
Paul Zindel bom, 1936
22
Arnold Lobel bom, 1933
Buy-A-Musical
Instrument Day
29
John F. Kennedy Bom
in 1917
Andrew Clements bom,
1949
National School Nurse
Day
Eleanor Estes bom, 190« 5
First Newspaper
Cartoon In the USA ir
1754.
16
First US Nickel Minted
In 1866, called the
'Shield Nickel'.
23
Margaret Wise Brown
bom, 1910
Scott O' Dell bom, 1898
Peter Pamall bom, 1936
Penny Day
30
Ice Cream Freezer
Patented In 1848 by
William Young
Clean Up Your Room
Day
Christopher Paul bom,
1953
17
First Kentucky Derby
In 1875
Gary Paulson bom,
1939
24
Mary Had A Little
Lamb Published in
1830.
First Morse Code
Message Sent Sent
from Washington DC
to Baltimore in 1844.
31
Jay Williams bom, 1981
World No Tobacco Day
FRIDAY
-
. .
SATURDAY
11 3
Twilight Zone Day
Peter Sis bom, 1949
Mark Lupica (BDay)
18
International Museum
Day
Mount St. Helens
Erupted In 1980.
Visit Your Relatives
Day
25
Martha Alexander bom,
1920
National Missing
Children's Day
National Tap Dance
Day
,
,..... .
12
International Nurses
Day
Kite Day
Limerick Day
19
Miniature Golf Day
(Some celebrate on
Sept 21st)
Armed Forces Day
Circus Day The Ringling
Brother's Circus
opened in 1884.
26
Blueberry Cheesecake
Day
Monthly Observances
American Bike; Asparagus; Asthma & Allergy
Awareness; Better Hearing and Speech; Better
Sleep; Correct Posture; Healthy Vision; Bar-B-
Que Month; Duckling Month; Egg Month;
Flower Month; Hamburger Month; Mental Health
Month; Physical Fitness & Sports Month; Photo
Month; Older Americans Month; Salad Month;
Strawberry Month; Transportation Month; Get
Caught Reading Month