by Sarah Statz Cords
September is:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Classical Music Month
Deaf Awareness Week: Sep. 19-25
International Self-Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-Up Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
National Chicken Month
National Coupon Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Sep. 15-Oct. 15
National Honey Month
National Keep Kids Creative Week: Sep. 26-Oct. 2
National Lazy Moms Day: Sep. 3
National Preparedness Month
National Singles Week: Sep. 19-25
Tolkien Week: Sep. 19-25
Update Your Resume Month
Women’s Friendship Month
World Alzheimer’s Day: Sep. 21
And don’t forget: many students head back to school this month!
Holidays in September Include:
Sep. 6: Labor Day
Sep. 9: Rosh Hashanah
Sep. 10: Eid-al-Fitr
Sep. 11: Patriot Day
Sep. 12: National Grandparents’ Day
Sep. 16: Independence Day (Mexico–200th anniversary of Sep. 15, 1810)
Sep. 17: Citizenship Day (also Constitution Day)
Sep. 18: Yom Kippur
Sep. 22: Autumn begins
Sep. 24: National Punctuation Day
Sep. 24: Native American Day
Sep. 25: National Hunting and Fishing Day
September Famous Birthdays
Edgar Rice Burroughs: Sep. 1, 1875
Kiran Desai: Sep. 3, 1971
Jesse James: Sep. 5, 1847
Jane Addams: Sep. 6, 1860
Elizabeth I: Sep. 7, 1533
Jesse Owens: Sep. 12, 1913
Roald Dahl: Sep. 13, 1916
Agatha Christie: Sep. 15, 1890
Fannie Flagg: Sep. 21, 1944
Ray Charles: Sep. 23, 1930
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Sep. 24, 1896
T.S. Eliot: Sep. 26, 1888
Samuel Adams: Sep. 27, 1722
Elie Wiesel: Sep. 30, 1928
September Historical Events:
Sep. 1, 1939: World War II begins
Sep. 2-5, 1666: Great Fire of London
Sep. 4-25, 1957: Little Rock Nine/Central High School integration
Sep. 11, 2001: World Trade Center terrorist attack, New York City
Sep. 14, 1901: President William McKinley assassinated
Sep. 22, 1862: Emancipation Proclamation issued
Sources include: Chase’s 2010 Calendar of Events; Holiday Smart September 2010 calendar; Holiday Insights.
Banned Books Week is September 25?October 2, 2010.
Thanks Venta! We have added that info to the date–and hope someone, somewhere, takes you up on your Constitution display idea. It’s a great one. (And particularly good with big fall elections coming up.)
Citizenship Day on September 17 is also called Constitution Day. The late Robert Byrd added an amendment creating the holiday in 2004. Educational institutions receiving federal money are supposed to provide opportunities to teach and learn about the United States Constitution. Can provide great opportunities to get books about the Constitution to readers!