Holidays and Observances

US Observances

Official / Sponsored / Traditional Holidays

Better Business Communication Day
Chinese New Year – Year of the Dragon
National Handwriting Day
National Pie Day
Snowplow Mailbox Hockey Day

National Handwriting Analysis Week
National Nurse Anesthetists Week
No Name Calling Week

Unofficial / Unsponsored / Urban Legend Holidays

Measure Your Feet Day

International Observances

Babin Den – Bulgaria
Bounty Day – Pitcairn Island
Chinese New Year

Trivia

1556 The deadliest earthquake in history
1571 The Royal Exchange opened
1719 The Principality of Liechtenstein was created
1789 The first Catholic University in the United States
1849 The first female US doctor.
1855 The first bridge over the Mississippi River opened
1870 Marias Massacre
1897 Greenbrier ghost helped secure a conviction. 
1907 The first Native American U.S. Senator.
1933 Twentieth Amendment to US Constitution ratified
1943 Duke Ellington played at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time. 
1957  Wham-O toy company acquired Frisbee
1964 Twenty-Fourth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution was ratified.
1986 The first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees
1997 The first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of State.