M. Hirsh Goldberg, former press secretary to a governor of Maryland and author of five books, created National Honesty Day in the early 1990s after spending four years researching and writing The Book of Lies. Goldberg felt that the month … Read More
GoDaddy.com, the world’s largest domain name registrar, originally came up with the idea to declare April 29 as Webmasters’ Day. Nobody knows better than GoDaddy how crucial the webmaster is to any business or group that relies on its website … Read More
April 28 marks the anniversary of the most famous mutiny in history. Five films and countless books have been based on the mutiny of the HMS Bounty. Descendants of some of the mutineers and their Tahitian wives still live on … Read More
Here is a list of recommended children’s picture books about libraries. See if they have any of these books at your local library. You may also want to order one or more of the titles at Amazon and add them … Read More
Richter Scale Day celebrates the birth of the inventor of the Richter Scale. The Richter magnitude scale was developed in 1935 by Charles F. Richter of the California Institute of Technology. The Richter Scale provides us with a way to … Read More
World Penguin Day coincides with the annual northward migration of penguins. This happens each year on or around April 25th. Penguins do not fly, but walk or waddle. This little guy sure seems happy… Here are some fun ways in … Read More
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. It also houses the largest rare book collection in … Read More
William Shakespeare (April 23, 1564-April 23, 1616) was a poet, playwright, and actor in Elizabethan England. His plays have remained popular throughout the centuries and around the world. Shakespeare has inspired writers and poets like no other author. His writings … Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with SMITH Magazine, has launched a “Six Words for the Planet” project. Simply share a meaningful message or idea about the earth or the environment using just six words. Your “Six Words for … Read More
April 21st is celebrated as “Kindergarten Day” in honor of Friedrich Froebel’s Birthday (1782). Friedrich Froebel was a German educator who started the first Kindergarten – “garden for children” – as a place that helped children to grow. If you … Read More
