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May 18th is International Museum Day

“The objective of International Museum Day (IMD) is to raise awareness about the fact that, ‘Museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.’” Museums are intended to preserve our history while educating people. The idea is to protect artifacts and honor the accomplishments of our ancestors while

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May 16th is National Biographer’s Day

“Learning from the experiences of others is what makes us human.” https://celadonbooks.com/what-is-a-biography National Biographer’s Day is celebrated on May 16th because it was the day Samuel Johnson met James Boswell in London, England during 1763. Together, the wrote what is recognized as the earliest modern biography, The Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell. Biographies are one of the most important

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May 5th is National Astronaut Day

I’ve always been intrigued by space, aliens, and flight. I dreamed of being apart of NASA, almost went to university for aerospace engineering, and actually did go to college for operations resource manage, specifically related to aviation. I even worked towards my pilot license and had training as an air traffic controller. And none of this comes close to what

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March Is National Craft Month

March is a time to enjoy crafts. It is not only National Craft Month but also National Children’s Craft Day. In addition to being a fun activity to do, there are many health benefits to enjoying your favorite crafts. So why wouldn’t you want to have a day to relax and get your creativity flowing? What are the benefits of

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March Is About Women

No only does the United States recognize women throughout March with National Women’s History Month, but we also celebrate the worldwide observances of International Women’s Day (March 8th annually) and International Women’s Week (the week of March 8th). In addition, the week of March 8th is the Week of Women in Aviation! The purpose of these observances is to honor women who have fought for equality among

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#DidYouKnow – John Jeffries?

American’s First Weatherman John Jeffries was an American physician (who graduated from Harvard) and balloonist (one of the first to cross the English Channel) who lived from 1745 until 1819. He is noted to be among the first Americans to start logging daily weather measurements, starting in 1774. His work set the precedent of our national model for weather record-keeping

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