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Page 14 The Portland Observer Black History Month February 19, 2014 £ r\ % t A F R IC A N -AMER 1C AN C H A M B ER OF C O M M E R C E Portland Observer is a proud member of the AACC February SATURDAY SUNDAY 1 2 National Freedom Day Langston Hughes bom, 1902 First meeting of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790) Groundhog Day Bottle Cap Patented in 1892 » 4 11 12 Judy Blume bom, 1938 Abraham Lincoln bom, 1809 (16th President) First Barbie Dolls for sale (1959) Thomas Edison bom, 1847 National Inventors' Day (In honor of Thomas Edison's birthday) 16 17 18 President’s Day Random Acts of Kindness Day National P.T. A. Founder's Day (1897) Former planet, Pluto, Discovered By Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 Weatherman's Day Disaster Day Hank Aaron bom, 1934 24 25 26 International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day U.S. Flag raised at Iwo Jima(1945) Steve Jobs bom, 1955 Wilhelm Carl Grimm bom, 1786 Gordon's Birthday (Sesame Street Personality) Quiet Day Artist Pierre Auguste Renoir bom, 1841 Levi Strauss bom, 1829 William F. Cody bom, 1846 (Pony Express Rider) lupperw lbeliev Changing Lives... One Party at a Time! www.my.tupperware.com/kjamere 7 Babe Ruth bom, 1895 Monopoly Board Game Goes on Sale in Stores, 1935 Charles Dickens bom, 1812 Laura Ingalls Wilder bom, 1867 13 Phonograph Patented By Thomas Edison in 1878 Mr. Roger's Neighbor hood Debuted, 1968 14 O Get a Different Name Day First Public School established (1635) George Washington Gale Ferris bom, 1859 Ferris Wheel Day Valentine's Day 20 21 John Glenn Orbits Earth in 1962 Toothpick Patented, 1872 Love Your Pet Day Malcom X Assassi nated (1965) Washington Monu ment dedicated (1885) 27 International Polar Bear Day John Steinbeck bom, 1902 Fundraisers • Online & Catalog Parties Bridal/Baby Showers • G ift Registry Cooking Dem onstrations Kitchen Custom ization/O rganization W arranty Replacements 28 Public Sleeping Day •Gold Seekers arrived in San Francisco (1849) ||| W We are always looking for people to join! v- -7 : # . J«j • . * - ■ s s Call Today! 503-516-4067 w w w .m y.tupperw are.com /kjam ere FRIDAY 6 19 23 ■■ T THURSDAY 5 C 10 Umbrella Day Ratification of the 25th Amendment in 1967 (Presidential Succession) Nylon Patented By DuPont in 1937 King Tut's Burial Chamber opened in 1923 WEDNESDAY Russell Hoban bom, 1925 Charles Lindbergh bom, 1902 Create a Vacuum Day Rosa Parks bom, 1913 Hershey's Chocolate Founded in 1894 National Weather Service Established (1870) Toothache Day 22 George Washington bom, 1732 Be Humble Day World Thinking Day TUESDAY Elizabeth Blackwell bom, 1821 (first female doctor) Elmo's Birthday (Sesame Street Character) Vietnam War Ended (1973) 9 15 Norman Bridwell bom, 1928 National Gumdrop Day Susan B. Anthony bom, 1820 3 • 8 Boy Scouts' Day (Founded 1910) Author Jules Verne bom, 1828 MONDAY 2014 Tupperware Has a Lifetime Guarantee i . >