Father's Day
The Most Collect Calls are made on Father's Day.
Independence Day
Only two people actually signed The Declaration of Independence on July 4th: Charles Thomson and John Hancock.
Thanksgiving
The Pilgrims ate popcorn at the First Thanksgiving.
"Jingle Bells" was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.
Christmas
The chances of a White Christmas in New York are 1 in 4.
It is estimated that 400,000 people become sick each year from eating tainted Christmas leftovers.
Charles Dickens took a mere six weeks to write "A Christmas Carol."
When writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens considered several names before using Tiny Tim. Other possible names for the character were Small Sam, Little Larry and Puny Pete.
There is a town named Santa Claus in Indiana.
There is a town name North Pole in Alaska.
In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorated the first White House Christmas tree.
The average American household wraps 30 Christmas gifts each year.
If you do the math, a total of 364 gifts are given during "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
In Guatemala, Christmas day is celebrated on October 31st
Boxing Day
Boxing Day, celebrated in Canada, has nothing to do with fighting. It refers to the custom of giving gift boxes to employees the day after Christmas. Originally, it was the day Christmas presents were given in England.
Other
French Lick Springs, Indiana once passed a law requiring all black cats to wear bells on Friday the 13th.
August 13 is Left Handers Day.
Months begining on a Sunday will have a Friday the 13th.
March 14 is Pi Day. (3.14 = pi)
National ________ Month
January is National Soup Month.
February is Black History Month.
-February 1865 is the only month on record to not have a full moon.
-There have been times in History where February has had 30 days.
March is National Noodle Month.
April is National Pecan Month, National Mathematics Awareness Month, National Humor Awareness Month, Occupational Therapy Month, and International Guitar Month among other things.
-April is a tragic month. Martin Luther King's assassination, Lincoln's assasination, the beginnings of the American Revolution and Civil War, and the San Fransiscio earthquake all occurred in April.
May is Lightning Strike Awareness Month, and National Bike Month.
-More barbecues are held in May than in any other month making it National Barbecue Month.
June is national dairy month.
July is National Hot Dog Month, National Cell Phone Courtesy Month, and Anti-Boredom Month.
August is Women's Small Business Month.
September is Hispanic Heritage Month.
October is Polish-American Heritage Month.
November is National Novel Writing Month, National Talk like a Robot Month, and National Beard Month.
December is Human Rights Month.