Monday, April 7, 2014

What's Up This Week 4/7 - 4/13/2014

What’s up this week?
Key
Holidays & Fun Days to Celebrate
History
Entertainment
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4/7
Metric System Day
No Housework Day
World Health Organization Day
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) 
T
4/8
Buddha Day
Draw A Bird Day  

Equal Pay Day 
1913 | 17th Amendment was ratified, requiring direct election of senators
1974 | Hank Aaron hits 715th home run breaking Babe Ruth's record.
W
4/9
Appomattox Day 
Jenkins Ear Day
Winston Churchill Day
1865 | Civil War Ended
1914 | 1st Full Color Film was shown
Johnny Test Easter Special (Cartoon Network)
Th
4/10
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) 
DayNational Farm Animals Day 
National Sibling Day
Salvation Army Founder's Day
Safety Pin Day
1790 | The U.S. patent system was established
1912 | The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England.
1960 | The U.S. Senate passed the Civil Rights Bill.
F
4/11
Day of Silence 
National Pet Day 
National Teach Children To Save Day
World Parkinson's Disease Day 
1905 | Einstein revealed his Theory of Relativity
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4/12
D.E.A.R. Day (aka Drop Everything And Read) 
Grilled Cheese Sandwich Day   
International Day of Human Space Flight
International Day for Street Children  
Licorice Day 
1861 | Civil War Began
1961 | 1st Man in Space
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4/13
Global Day to End Child Sexual Abuse 
Thomas Jefferson Day 
Scrabble Day
Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day  
World Youth Day
1964 | Sidney Poitier became the first black to win an Oscar for best actor. It was for his role in the movie "Lilies of the Field." 
1976 | The U.S. Federal Reserve introduced $2 bicentennial notes.
MTV Movie Awards

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