The Teacher's Calendar School Year 2005-2006: the day-by-day almanac to historic events, holidays, famous birthdays and more!

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School Year 2005–2006
The Day-by-Day Almanac to Historic Events,
Holidays, Famous Birthdays and More!
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside front cover
Welcome to The Teacher’s Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Calendar of Events: Aug 1, 2005–July 31, 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
August 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
September 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
October 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
November 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
December 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
January 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
February 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
March 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
April 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
May 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
June 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
July 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Some Facts About the United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Some Facts About the Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Contact Information for State Governors and US Senators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Some Facts About Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Some Facts About Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Calendar Information for 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Calendar Information for 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
2005 and 2004 American Library Association Awards
for Children’s Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Coretta Scott King Awards and Honor Books 1970–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books 1933–2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 1944–2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
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WELCOME TO THE TEACHER’S CALENDAR
Welcome to The Teacher’s Calendar Sponsored Events:We obtain information on these events
This edition of The Teacher’s Calendarcontains more than directly from their sponsors and provide contact information
4,500 events that you can use in planning the school calendar, for the sponsoring organization.
creating bulletin boards and developing lesson plans. Some Other Special Days, Weeks and Months:Information on
ofthe entries were taken from the 2005 edition ofChase’s Cal- these events is also obtained from their sponsors.
endar of Events, the standard reference book that for 48 years
has provided librarians and the media with events arranged Process for Declaring Special Observances
day-by-day. Hundreds ofentries were written especially for The How do special days, weeks and months get created? The
Teacher’s Calendar. For example, among the “Birthdays Today” president of the United States has the authority to declare a
entries are birthdays for authors of children’s books. We’ve commemorative event by proclamation, but this is done infre-
also added the dates of national professional meetings for quently. In 2000, for example, the president issued about 100
teachers, children’s book conferences and other events ofinter- proclamations. Many of these, such as Mother’s Day and Bill
est to professional educators. of Rights Week, were proclamations for which there was leg-
islation giving continuing authority for a proclamation to be
Types of Events issued each year.
Presidential Proclamations:We have included in the day- Until 1995, Congress was active in seeing that special obser-
by-day chronology proclamations that have continuing author- vances were commemorated. Members of the Senate and
ity with a formula for calculating the dates of observance and House could introduce legislation for a special observance to
those that have been issued consistently since 1995. The pres- commemorate people, events and other activities they thought
ident issues proclamations only a few days before the actual worthy of national recognition. Because these bills took up a
event so it is possible that some dates may vary slightly for lot of time on the part of members of Congress, when Con-
2005–2006. The most recent proclamations can be found on gress met in January 1995 to reform its rules and procedures,
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the Federal Register Online: www.access.gpo.gov. in the it was decided to discontinue this practice. Today, the Senate
text indicates presidential proclamations. passes resolutions commemorating special days, weeks and
National Holidays and State Days: Public holidays of months but these resolutions do not have the force of law.
other nations are gleaned from United Nations documents It is not necessary to have the president or a senator declare
and from information from tourism agencies. Technically, the a special day, week or month; many of the events in The
United States has no national holidays. Those holidays pro- Teacher’s Calendarhave been declared only by their sponsor-
claimed by the president apply only to federal employees and ing organizations.
to the District of Columbia. Governors of the states proclaim
holidays for their states. In practice, federal holidays are usu- Websites
ally proclaimed as state holidays as well. Some governors also Web addresses have been provided when relevant. These
proclaim holidays unique to their state but not all state holi- URLs were checked the first week in January 2005. Although
days are commemorated with the closing of schools and we have tried to select sites maintained by the government,
offices. universities and other stable organizations, some ofthese sites
Religious Observances:Principal observances ofthe Chris- inevitably change or disappear.
tian, Jewish and Muslim faiths are presented with background
information from their respective calendars. For dates of Jew- Curriculum Connections
ish observances, we refer to Arthur Spier’s Comprehensive These sidebars were written by Sally Walker, Denise Frank,
Hebrew Calendar. We use anticipated dates for Muslim holi- Elizabeth Van Buren, Johnny Loftus, Adrienne van den Beemt
days. There is no single Hindu or Buddhist calendar; therefore, and Luisa Gerasimo, as well as the editors to give teachers
we are able to provide only a limited number of religious hol- ideas for integrating some of the events in The Teacher’s Cal-
idays for these faiths. endarinto the classroom.
Historic Events and Birth Anniversaries:Dates for these
entries have been gathered from a wide range of reference Acknowledgements
sources. Most birth anniversaries here are for people who are Thanks to Bill and Helen Chase, the founders of Chase’s
deceased. Birthdays of living people are usually listed under Calendar ofEvents, who, as always, are wonderful inspiration.
“Birthdays Today.” Thanks to the staff at the Chicago, Evanston and Skokie pub-
Astronomical Phenomena: Information about eclipses, lic libraries who helped in the process of compiling The
equinoxes and solstices, and moon phases is calculated from Teacher’s Calendar. Special thanks to our colleagues at Con-
the annual publication, Astronomical Phenomena, from the US temporary Books: Marisa L’Heureux, Martha Best, Denise
Naval Observatory. Dates for these events in Astronomical Phe- Fieldman, Gigi Grajdura, Terry Stone, Jeanette Wojtyla and
nomena are given in Universal Time (i.e., Greenwich Mean John Kwasek. And now Associate Editor Kathy Keil and I invite
Time). We convert these dates and times into Eastern Standard you to join us in the celebration of the coming school year.
or Eastern Daylight Time.
March 2005 Holly McGuire, Editor in Chief
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role that good vision plays in a child’s ability to read and learn.
For info: College of Optometrists in Vision Development, 243 N
Lindbergh Blvd, Ste 310, St. Louis, MO 63141. Phone: (314)
991-4007. Web: www.covd.org.
August CLARK, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1770.
Coleader with Meriwether Lewis on the Corps ofDiscovery expe-
dition that explored the Louisiana Territory from 1804–06. Clark
was an able leader and contributed detailed maps and animal
2005 illustrations on the journey. A grateful President Thomas Jeffer-
son made Clark brigadier general ofmilitia for the Louisiana Ter-
ritory (1807–13) and superintendent ofIndian Affairs (1807–38).
Clark was also governor ofthe Missouri Territory (1813–20) and
surveyor general for Illinois, Missouri and Arkansas (1824–25).
Born at Caroline County, VA, Clark died at St. Louis, MO, Sept 1,
1838.
COLORADO: ADMISSION DAY: OBSERVED.Aug 1. Col-
AUGUST 1 — MONDAY orado. Annually, the first Monday in August. Commemorates
Admission Day when Colorado became the 38th state, Aug 1,
Day 213 — 152 Remaining
1876.
AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST. Aug 1–Dec 15. COLORADO: ADMISSION DAY.Aug 1, 1876. Colorado became
American History Committee activities are promoted through-
the 38th state. Observed on the first Monday in August in Col-
out the year with the essay contest conducted in grades 5–8 begin-
orado (Aug 1 in 2005).
ning in August. Essays are submitted for judging by Dec 15, with
DIARY OF ANNE FRANK: THE LAST ENTRY: ANNI-
the winners announced in April at the Daughters of the Ameri-
VERSARY.Aug 1, 1944. To escape deportation to concentration
can Revolution Continental Congress. Events vary, but include
camps, the Jewish family of Otto Frank hid for two years in the
programs, displays, spot announcements and recognition ofessay
warehouse of his food products business at Amsterdam. Gentile
writers. Essay topic can be obtained from DAR Headquarters. For
info: Daughters ofthe American Revolution, Office ofthe Histo- friends smuggled in food and other supplies during their con-
rian-General, Admin Bldg, 1776 D St NW, Washington, DC finement. Thirteen-year-old Anne Frank, who kept a journal dur-
20006-5392. Phone: [phone] or [phone]. Web: www ing the time of their hiding, penned her last entry in the diary
.dar.org. Aug 1, 1944: “[I] keep on trying to find a way of becoming what
I would like to be, and what I could be, if ... there weren’t any
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: AUGUST MONDAY.Aug 1–2.
other people living in the world.” Three days later (Aug 4, 1944)
The first Monday in August and the day following form the August
Grüne Polizei raided the “Secret Annex” where the Frank family
Monday public holiday in this Caribbean nation.
was hidden. Anne and her sister were sent to Bergen-Belsen con-
AUSTRALIA: PICNIC DAY.Aug 1. The first Monday in August centration camp where Anne died at age 15, two months before
is a bank holiday in New South Wales and Picnic Day in North- the liberation of Holland. Young Anne’s diary, later found in the
ern Territory, Australia. family’s hiding place, has been translated into 30 languages and
BAHAMAS: EMANCIPATION DAY.Aug 1. Public holiday in has become a symbol of the indomitable strength of the human
Bahamas. Annually, the first Monday in August. Commemorates spirit. See also: “Frank, Anne: Birth Anniversary” (June 12). For
the emancipation of slaves by the British in 1834. more info: www.annefrank.com.
BENIN, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF: NATIONAL DAY.Aug 1. EMANCIPATION OF 500: ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1791. Vir-
Public holiday. Commemorates independence from France in ginia planter Robert Carter III confounded his family and friends
1960. Benin at that time was known as Dahomey. by filing a deed of emancipation for his 500 slaves. One of the
BURK, MARTHA (CALAMITY JANE): DEATH ANNI- wealthiest men in the state, Carter owned 60,000 acres over 18
VERSARY.Aug 1, 1903. Known as a frontierswoman and com- plantations. The deed included the following words: “I have for
panion to Wild Bill Hickock, Calamity Jane Burk was born Martha some time past been convinced that to retain them in Slavery is
Jane Cannary at Princeton, MO, in May 1852. As a young girl liv- contrary to the true principles of Religion and Justice and there-
ing in Montana, she became an excellent markswoman. She went fore it is my duty to manumit them.” The document established
to the Black Hills ofSouth Dakota as a scout for a geological expe- a schedule by which 15 slaves would be freed each Jan 1, over a
dition in 1875. Several opposing traditions account for her nick- 21-year period, plus slave children would be freed at age 18 for
name, one springing from her kindness to the less fortunate, while females and 21 for males. It is believed this was the largest act of
another attributes it to the harsh warnings she would give men emancipation in US history and predated the Emancipation
who offended her. She died Aug 1, 1903, at Terry, SD, and was Proclamation by 70 years.
buried at Deadwood, SD, next to Wild Bill Hickock. FIRST US CENSUS: ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1790. The first cen-
CANADA: CIVIC HOLIDAY.Aug 1. The first Monday in August sus revealed that there were 3,939,326 citizens in the 16 states
is observed as a holiday in seven ofCanada’s ten provinces. Civic and the Ohio Territory. The US has taken a census every 10 years
Holiday in Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario and Sas- since 1790. The most recent one was taken in April 2000. For the
katchewan; British Columbia Day in British Columbia; New population ofthe US today, calculated to the minute, go to www
Brunswick Day in New Brunswick; Natal Day in Nova Scotia and .census.gov/main/www/popclock.html.
Heritage Day in Alberta. GRENADA: EMANCIPATION DAY.Aug 1. Grenada observes
CHILDREN’S VISION AND LEARNING MONTH.Aug 1–31. this public holiday annually on the first Monday in August. Com-
A monthlong campaign reminding Americans of the important memorates the emancipation of slaves by the British in 1834.
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ICELAND: AUGUST HOLIDAY.Aug 1. National holiday. Com- Digest. Phone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. E-mail: joanne
memorates the constitution of1874. The first Monday in August. @inventorsdigest.com. Web: www.inventorsdigest.com.
ICELAND: SHOP AND OFFICE WORKERS’ HOLIDAY.Aug OAK RIDGE ATOMIC PLANT BEGUN: ANNIVERSARY.
1. In Iceland an annual holiday for shop and office workers is Aug 1, 1943. Ground was broken at Oak Ridge, TN, for the first
observed on the first Monday in August. plant built to manufacture the uranium 235 needed to build an
atomic bomb. The plant was largely completed by July of1944 at
INTERNATIONAL CLOWN WEEK.Aug 1–7. To call public
a final cost of $280 million. By August 1945 the total cost for
attention to the charitable activities ofclowns and the wholesome
development of the A-bomb ran to $1 billion.
entertainment they provide. Annually, Aug 1–7. For info: Clowns
ofAmerica International, PO Box CLOWN, Richeyville, PA 15358- SWITZERLAND: CONFEDERATION DAY.Aug 1. National
0532. Phone: (888) 52-CLOWN. Web: www.coai.org/. holiday. Anniversary ofthe founding ofthe Swiss Confederation.
Commemorates a pact made in 1291. Parades, patriotic gather-
JAMAICA: INDEPENDENCE DAY OBSERVED: ANNI-
ings, bonfires and fireworks. Young citizens’ coming-of-age
VERSARY.Aug 1. National holiday observing achievement of
ceremonies. Observed since the 600th anniversary ofSwiss Con-
Jamaican independence from Britain Aug 6, 1962. Annually, the
federation was celebrated in 1891.
first Monday in August.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: EMANCIPATION DAY.Aug 1.
KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY. Aug 1,
Public holiday.
1779. American attorney, social worker, poet and author of the
WORLD WIDE WEB: 15th ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1990. The
US national anthem. While on a legal mission during the War of
creation of what would become the World Wide Web was sug-
1812, Key was detained on shipboard off Baltimore, during the
gested this month by Tim Berners-Lee at CERN, the European
British bombardment of Fort McHenry on the night of Sept
Laboratory for Particle Physics at Switzerland. By October, he had
13–14, 1814. Thrilled to see the American flag still flying over the
designed a prototype Web browser. By early 1993, there were 50
fort at daybreak, Key wrote the poem “The Star Spangled Ban-
Web servers worldwide.
ner.” Printed in the Baltimore American, Sept 21, 1814, it was soon
popularly sung to the music ofan old English tune, “Anacreon in ZAMBIA: YOUTH DAY.Aug 1. National holiday. Focal point is
Heaven.” It did not become the official US national anthem until Lusaka’s Independence Stadium. Annually, the first Monday in
117 years later when, on Mar 3, 1931, President Herbert Hoover August.
signed into law an act for that purpose. Key was born at Freder-
BIRTHDAYS TODAY
ick County, MD, and died at Baltimore, MD, Jan 11, 1843.
MELVILLE, HERMAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1819. Gail Gibbons, 61, author and illustrator (Fire! Fire!), born Oak Park,
IL, Aug 1, 1944.
American author, best known for his epic novel of the white
whale: Moby-Dick. Also an acclaimed poet of the Civil War, Edgerrin James, 27, football player, born Immokalee, FL, Aug 1, 1978.
Melville wrote in “The March into Virginia”: “All wars are boy-
AUGUST 2 — TUESDAY
ish, and are fought by boys.” Born at New York, NY, Melville died
there Sept 28, 1891. Day 214 — 151 Remaining
MITCHELL, MARIA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 1, 1818. ALBERT EINSTEIN’S ATOMIC BOMB LETTER: ANNI-
An interest in her father’s hobby and an ability for mathematics VERSARY.Aug 2, 1939. Albert Einstein, world-famous scien-
resulted in Maria Mitchell’s becoming the first female professional tist, a refugee from Nazi Germany, wrote a letter to US President
astronomer. In 1847, while assisting her father in a survey ofthe Franklin D. Roosevelt, first mentioning a possible “new phenom-
sky for the US Coast Guard, Mitchell discovered a new comet and enon ... chain reactions ... vast amounts of power” and “the
determined its orbit. She received many honors because of this, construction of bombs.” “A single bomb of this type,” he wrote,
including being elected to the American Academy ofArts and Sci- “carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy
ences—its first woman. Mitchell joined the staffat Vassar Female the whole port together with some ofthe surrounding territory.”
College in 1865—the first US female professor of astronomy— A historic letter that marked the beginning ofatomic weaponry.
and in 1873 was a cofounder ofthe Association for the Advance- Six years and four days later, Aug 6, 1945, the Japanese city of
ment ofWomen. Born at Nantucket, MA, Mitchell died June 28, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bombing of a pop-
1889, at Lynn, MA. For more info: Maria’s Comet, by Deborah ulated place.
Hopkinson (Simon & Schuster, 0-689-81501-8, $16 Gr. K–3). COSTA RICA: FEAST OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS.Aug
NATIONAL INVENTORS’ MONTH.Aug 1–31. To educate the 2. National holiday. In honor of Costa Rica’s patron saint.
American public about the value of creativity and inventiveness DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE: OFFICIAL SIGN-
and the importance ofinventions and inventors to the quality of ING: ANNIVERSARY.Aug 2, 1776. Contrary to widespread
our lives. This will be accomplished through specially designed misconceptions, the 56 signers did not sign as a group and did
displays for libraries, an interactive website and the placement of not do so July 4, 1776. John Hancock and Charles Thomson signed
media stories about living inventors in most of the top national, only draft copies that day, the official day the Declaration was
local and trade publications. Sponsored by the United Inventors adopted by Congress. The signing of the official declaration
Association of the USA (UIA-USA), the Academy of Applied Sci- occurred Aug 2, 1776, when 50 men probably took part. George
ence and Inventors’ Digest. For info: Joanne Hayes-Rines, Inventors’ Washington, Patrick Henry and several others were not in
Philadelphia and thus were unable to sign. Later that year, five
more signed separately and one added his name in a subsequent
S M T W T F S year. (From “Signers ofthe Declaration...” US Dept ofthe Inte-
August 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 rior, 1975.) See also: “Declaration ofIndependence: Approval and
2005 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Signing” (July 4). For more info: Give Me Liberty! The Story ofthe
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31 Declaration ofIndependence, by Russell Freedman (Holiday House,
0-8234-1448-5, $24.95 Gr. 5 & up).
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ADOPTING AN ANIMAL
As you begin your school year, you might want to investigate animal “adoptions” for your class for yearlong education. Animal adoptions from
zoos and other organizations are a powerful way for young people to connect with animals, geography and conservation efforts around the
world. It is an opportunity to focus on and learn about one animal’s biology and habitat while at the same time supporting conservation,
education and care of animals. Students derive a sense of pride and satisfaction from knowing that they are helping an animal to survive, whether
it be in a zoo or in the wild. Zoos, aquariums, animal rehabilitation centers and conservation groups offer many different programs which are
easy to integrate into any unit on animals or habitats.
It is important to be very clear with the students so that they understand that adopting an animal doesn’t mean that they actually get to
bring the animal home. Many a student has been disappointed to find that they wouldn’t be keeping a tiger or manatee in their classroom. The
adoption is symbolic. So where does the money go, if not into a pet giraffe? Many zoos put your donation into the care, medication, feeding and
housing of the animals they keep, as well as for educational programs that teach visitors about animals and conservation. Some organizations use
the donations to preserve habitat for animals in the wild. The World Wildlife Fund, for example, uses donations for cold-weather animals like polar
bears and snow leopards by fighting the causes of global warming that threaten their habitats.
Almost all organizations have similar sliding scale for the cost of adopting an animal. For around $30, you often receive a personalized
adoption certificate, animal fact sheet and sometimes a photo of your animal. From $50–$250, benefits can include a plush toy, tote bag, T-shirt
or more photos. Above the $250 level, a tour, visit or complimentary tickets are offered, sometimes to a limited number of people. You should
investigate the perks of different levels of giving when you visit the organization’s website. Some organizations offer benefits that do not seem
that enticing to a child, like being listed in the group’s annual report, or being invited to the director’s reception. Others, like the Cincinnati Zoo,
offer kid-friendly benefits, such as 32 wallet-sized photos, 32 trading cards or a grade-level-specific animal book with a personalized inscription.
You may want to choose an animal based on a unit that you already teach. In this case, you should search for that animal’s name plus
“adoption” on a search engine like Google. This way you can find specific organizations that are committed to the conservation of that animal.
Conservation groups exist that focus exclusively on gorillas, sea turtles, manatees and whales, to name a few. You can also even adopt an entire
habitat, such as a rainforest or coral reef.
If you have a specific animal in mind, however, your local zoo may not offer an adoption for that species. Some organizations only offer
adoptions on attention-grabbers like the giant panda, cheetah, orangutan and elephant. Others open up their entire collection, offering close to
100 different choices, from the Andean condor to the naked mole rat to the hissing cockroach. A good place to start is the website of the
American Zoo and Aquarium Association (www.aza.org). Out of the 2,400 “animal exhibitors” in the United States, only 212 are currently
licensed by the AZA. Affiliation with the AZA ensures that your donation is going to an organization with high standards of animal care,
education and conservation.
While your local zoo or conservation group might not have the exact animal you’re looking for, there is great benefit in working locally. Your
students can actually meet “their” animal up close and in person. A visit to a local organization helps form bonds between child and animal, and
it makes their stewardship more real. It will be something that your students will remember for the rest of their lives.
—Adrienne van den Beemt
DISABILITY DAY IN KENTUCKY.Aug 2. ing against the Ottoman Empire in 1903. Also known as St. Elias
HOLLING, HOLLING C.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 2, Day, the most sacred and celebrated day of the Macedonian
1900. Author and illustrator (Paddle-to-the-Sea;Newbery Honors people.
for Seabirdand Minn of the Mississippi), born Holling Allison NATIONAL NIGHT OUT.Aug 2. Designed to heighten crime pre-
Clancy at Holling Corners, MI. Died Sept 7, 1973. vention awareness and to promote police-community partner-
IRAQ INVADES KUWAIT: 15th ANNIVERSARY. Aug 2, ships. Annually, the first Tuesday in August. For info: Matt A.
1990. Iraq invaded Kuwait. President Saddam Hussein claimed Peskin, Dir, National Assn ofTown Watch, PO Box 303, Wynne-
that Kuwait presented a serious threat to Iraq’s economic exis- wood, PA 19096. Phone: [phone] or [phone]. Fax:
tence by overproducing oil and driving prices down on the world [phone]. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.natw.org.
market. After conquering the capital, Kuwait City, Hussein US VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK ESTABLISHED:
annexed the country to Iraq on the claim that Kuwait was his- ANNIVERSARY. Aug 2, 1956. Areas on St. John and St.
torically part of Iraq. The US and most other nations immedi- Thomas in the Virgin Islands were established as a national park
ately condemned the aggression and the UN passed measures
and preserve. On Oct 5, 1962, Virgin Islands National Park was
calling for broad economic sanctions against Iraq. As Iraqi forces
extended to offshore areas, including coral reefs, shorelines and
began to mass along the border with Saudi Arabia, the US and
sea grass beds. For more info: www.nps.gov/viis/index.htm.
other nations sent troops to Saudi Arabia to protect that country
from invasion. This US military operation, named Desert Shield, BIRTHDAYS TODAY
was the largest mobilization offorces since the Vietnam War. The
following January, Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm Hallie Kate Eisenberg, 13, actress (Beautiful, The Miracle Worker), born
as the Allied forces went to war against Iraq. East Brunswick, NJ, Aug 2, 1992.
James Howe, 59, author (the Bunnicula series), born Oneida, NY, Aug
L’ENFANT, PIERRE CHARLES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.
2, 1946.
Aug 2, 1754. The architect, engineer and Revolutionary War offi-
John Snow, 66, USSecretary of the Treasury, born Toledo, OH, Aug
cer who designed the plan for the city ofWashington, DC, Pierre
2, 1939.
Charles L’Enfant was born at Paris, France. He died at Prince
Michael Weiss, 29, figure skater, born Washington, DC, Aug 2, 1976.
Georges County, MD, June 14, 1825.
MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF: ★ ★ ★
NATIONAL DAY.Aug 2. Commemorates the nationalist upris-
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AUGUST 3 — WEDNESDAY SCOTLAND: ABERDEEN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FES-
TIVAL.Aug 3–13. Aberdeen, Scotland. Talented young people
Day 215 — 150 Remaining
from all areas ofthe performing arts come from around the world
COLUMBUS SAILS FOR THE NEW WORLD: ANNIVER- to participate in this festival. Est attendance: 30,000. For info:
SARY.Aug 3, 1492. Christopher Columbus, “Admiral of the Stephen Stenning, Linksfield Community Centre, 520 King St,
Ocean Sea,” set sail halfan hour before sunrise from Palos, Spain. Aberdeen, Scotland, AB24 5SS. Phone: (44) (1224) 484-400. Fax:
With three ships, the Niña, the Pintaand the Santa Maria, and a (44) (1224) 484-114. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.aiyf.org.
crew of90, he sailed “for Cathay” but found instead a New World
ofthe Americas, first landing at Guanahani (San Salvador Island BIRTHDAYS TODAY
in the Bahamas), Oct 12. See also: “Columbus Day (Traditional)” Tom Brady, 28, football player, born San Mateo, CA, Aug 3, 1977.
(Oct 12). Mary Calhoun, 79, author (High-Wire Henry), born Keokuk, IA, Aug
EQUATORIAL GUINEA: ARMED FORCES DAY. Aug 3. 3, 1926.
National holiday. Troy Glaus, 29, baseball player, born Tarzana, CA, Aug 3, 1976.
GUINEA-BISSAU: COLONIZATION MARTYR’S DAY.Aug Blaine Wilson, 31, Olympic gymnast, born Columbus, OH, Aug 3,
3. National holiday is observed. 1974.
MUSTANG LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.Aug 3–6. Irving, TX.
AUGUST 4 — THURSDAY
International youth baseball World Series for players of league
ages 9 and 10. Est attendance: 6,000. For info: PONY Baseball, Day 216 — 149 Remaining
Inc, PO Box 225, Washington, PA 15301. Phone: [phone].
ARMSTRONG, LOUIS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 4, 1900.
Fax: [phone]. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.pony.org.
Jazz musician extraordinaire, born at New Orleans, LA. (Some
NIGER: INDEPENDENCE DAY.Aug 3. Commemorates the sources list 1901.) Asked to define jazz, Armstrong reportedly
independence of this West African nation from France on this replied, “Man, if you gotta ask, you’ll never know.” The trumpet
date in 1960. player was also known as Satchmo. He appeared in many films.
OHIO STATE FAIR.Aug 3–14. Columbus, OH. Family fun, amuse- Popular singles included “What a Wonderful World” and “Hello,
ment rides, games, food booths, parades, entertainment, agri- Dolly” (with Barbra Streisand). Died at New York, NY, July 6,
cultural exhibits and educational displays. Est attendance: 1971.
900,000. For info: Ohio State Fair, 717 E 17th Ave, Columbus, OH BRONCO LEAGUE WORLD SERIES.Aug 4–9. Monterey, CA.
43211. Phone: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. Web: www
International youth baseball World Series for players of league
.ohiostatefair.com.
ages 11 and 12. Est attendance: 15,000. For info: PONY Baseball,
SCOPES, JOHN T.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY.Aug 3, 1900. Cen- PO Box 225, Washington, PA 15301. Phone: [phone]. Fax:
tral figure in a cause célèbre (the “Scopes Trial” or the “Monkey [phone]. E-mail: [email protected]. Web: www.pony.org.
Trial”), John Thomas Scopes was born at Paducah, KY. An obscure
BURKINA FASO: REVOLUTION DAY.Aug 4. National holiday.
24-year-old schoolteacher at the Dayton, TN, high school in 1925,
Commemorates a 1983 coup.
he became the focus of world attention. Scopes never uttered a
COAST GUARD DAY.Aug 4. Celebrates anniversary of founding
word at his trial, which was a contest between two of America’s
of the US Coast Guard in 1790.
best-known lawyers (William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Dar-
row). The trial, July 10–21, 1925, resulted in Scopes’s conviction MANDELA, NELSON: ARREST: ANNIVERSARY.Aug 4,
“for teaching evolution” in Tennessee. He was fined $100. The ver- 1962. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, charismatic black South
dict was upset on a technicality and the statute he was accused of African leader, was born in 1918, the son of the Tembu tribal
breaching was repealed in 1967. Scopes died at Shreveport, LA, chief, at Umtata, Transkei territory ofSouth Africa. A lawyer and
Oct 21, 1970. For more info: The Scopes Monkey Trial: A Headline political activist, Mandela, who in 1952 established the first black
Court Case, by Freya Ottem Hanson (Enslow, 0-7660-1388-X, law partnership in South Africa, had been in conflict with the
$19.95 Gr. 8 & up) or www.umkc.edu/famoustrials. white government there much of his life. Acquitted of a treason
charge after a trial that lasted from 1956 to 1961, he was appre-
hended again by security police, Aug 4, 1962. The subsequent
trial, widely viewed as an indictment of white domination,
resulted in Mandela’s being sentenced to five years in prison. In
1963 he was taken from the Pretoria prison to face a new trial—
for sabotage, high treason and conspiracy to overthrow the gov-
ernment—and in June 1964 he was sentenced to life in prison. See
also: “Mandela, Nelson: Prison Release: Anniversary” (Feb 11).
MOON PHASE: NEW MOON.Aug 4. Moon enters New Moon
phase at 11:05 PM, EDT.
SCHUMAN, WILLIAM HOWARD: BIRTH ANNIVER-
SARY.Aug 4, 1910. Born at New York, NY, American composer
who won the first Pulitzer Prize for composition and founded the
Juilliard School ofMusic. His compositions include American Fes-
S M T W T F S tival Overture, the baseball opera The Mighty Caseyand On Free-
August 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 dom’s Ground, written for the centennial of the Statue of Liberty
2005 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 in 1986. He was instrumental in the conception of the Lincoln
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28 29 30 31 Center for the Performing Arts and served as its first president.
In 1985 he was awarded a special Pulitzer Prize. He also received
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