123 Reasons to Celebrate in September
by Joe Hickman
RejoiceRejoice.com encourages everyone to celebrate life every day. For those who need specific reasons to celebrate, just choose an item from the list below and plan something. Plan big or plan small, makes no difference. The main thing is to celebrate! Involve children in the planning if possible.
> September 1 * September is the busiest month for births, more than 353,015 new babies per day worldwide. That's lots of celebrating. ----> The Festival of Children begins today in Costa Mesa, California. The month-long event hosted by volunteer of some 65 children's charities, is expected to draw 2 million people (festivalofchildren.org). ----> Today is Independence Day in Uzbekistan. ----> National Childhood Injury Prevention Week begins today (AsSafeAsPossible.org). ----> Today is Sing A Silly Song in Bed Day. You can't get up until you do.
> September 2 ----> Letters from Mom Week begins today, a time to write notes and cards of encouragement to your children and teens for the new school year. ----> The World Championship Barbecue Goat Cook-Off is today in Brady, Texas.. ----> Today is Neighbor Day in Benton, Missouri.
> September 3 ----> Today is Labor Day in the U.S. and Canada. ----> Today is Barclay the dog's birthday. Barclay -- from "Sesame Street." ----> Today is Do It! Day, a day to fight procrastination. Whatever it is you've been putting off, just Do It! ----> Today is Father's Day in Australia.
> September 4 ----> Today is Another Look Unlimited Day, time to take a second look around for surplus stuff you can donate to charity. Slow the flow to landfills. ----> It's Peter Rabbit's Birthday, born on this date in 1893. ----> And Beetle Bailey's Birthday. He first appeared on this date in 1950. ----> Today is Help! Day, marking this date in 1965 when the Beatles' song "Help" reached #1 in the U.S..
> September 5 ----> Today is Be Late For Something Day, sponsored by the Procrastinators' Club of America. ----> Today is Jury Rights Day, marking the day in 1670 when William Penn's jurors refused to convict him of preaching an illegal religion (Quakerism) to an unlawful assembly, his congregation. The action provided the basis for the U.S. Constitution's first amendment rights of freedom of speech, religion, and peaceable assembly. ----> Today is Teachers Day in India. ----> Play Days begin today through Saturday, a time to lighten up and laugh at work to reaffirm our humanity and our sanity (HumorProject.com).
> September 6 ----> Today is Wyatt Earp Day, marking the debut on this date in 1955 of "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" on ABC-TV. The series lasted 6 seasons and starred Hugh O'Brien. ----> Today is Rent a Movie Day and Read a Book Day. ----> Today is Barbie Doll Day. Barbie debuted on this date in 1959. ----> Today is Iguana Awareness Day.
> September 7 ----> Today is Buddy Holly Day. He was born Charles Harden Holley in Lubbock, Texas, on this date in 1935. His name was misspelled on his first recording contract, so he kept it that way. ----> The One Arm Dove Hunt begins today in Olney, Texas. Anyone with the use of only one arm or hand is invited. In addition to the dove hunt, events include Glove Swap, One Arm Jokes, One Arm Golf, and Cow Chip Chunkin, Amputee vs. Politician (onearmdovehunt.com). ----> Today is Google Day. On this date in 1998, Sergey Brin and Larry Page incorporated the Internet search company at Menlo Park, California. The test search engine was doing some 10,000 searches a day. A year later it was doing three million searches a day. ----> Today is Turn A Cartwheel in Public Day. Challenge others to join you. Then try a somersault. (Chicken.)
> September 8 ----> Today is Patsy Cline Day, marking the singer's birth on this day in 1931. She was born Virginia Patterson Hensley in Winchester, Virginia. ----> Today is National Nose Hair Maintenance Day. ----> Today is Oprah Day, marking the premier of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" on this date in 1986. ----> The annual Bald Is Beautiful Reunion Luncheon is today in Morehead City, North Carolina, and Goat Days begin in Millington, Tennessee..
> September 9 ----> Today is National Grandparents Day. ----> Today is Wonderful Weirdoes Day, a day to thank the weirdoes in your life. ----> Today is Independence Day in Tajikistan, a central Asian nation of six million Tajiks and Uzbeks. Some 525,000 of them live in the capital city of Dushanbe. ----> Today is Fat Albert Day, marking the TV debut of "Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids" on this date in 1972. Fat Albert's cartoon friends were Weird Harold, Mush Mouth, and Donald.
> September 10 ----> Today is Gunsmoke Day, marking the TV debut of Marshall Matt Dillon, Chester Goode, Doc, and Miss Kitty on CBS. James Arness starred for 20 years. In 1964 Festus Haggen replaced Chester. ----> Today is Pet Memorial Day. ----> Today is National Take Goofy Photos Day. Get together with friends and ham it up for the cameras. ----> National Line Dance Week begins today.
> September 11 ----> Today is Patriot Day, marking the terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., on > September 11, 2001. Today is also the beginning of Emergency Preparedness Week. ----> Today is National Tricky Handshake Day. ----> Today is New Year's Day in Ethiopia, starting the year 2001. ----> National No Bully Week begins today (youbigbully.com)
> September 12 ----> Today is Fraggle Rock Day, marking the TV premier of the cartoon version of the children's show that featured the Fraggles, the Doozers, and the Gorgs. ----> Today is Lassie Day, marking the debut of the TV show on this date in 1954. Through the years, the cast included six different Lassies, Tommy Rettig, Cloris Leachman, and June Lockhart. ----> Today is Video Games Day, a day for kids to thank their parents for all the cartridges and quarters. ----> Today is Defenders Day in Maryland, marking the bombardment of Fort McHenry that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the "Star-Spangled Banner."
> September 13 ----> Today is "Law & Order" Day. The popular TV series premiered on this date in 1990. None of the original cast remains on the series. ----> Today is Muppet Day, marking the TV premier of "The Muppet Show" on this date in 1976. Hosted by Kermit the Frog of "Sesame Street," Jim Henson puppet characters included Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and The Great Gonzo. The show lasted five seasons in 100 countries. "Muppet Babies," a Saturday morning cartoon show followed for eight years. ----> Today is Positive Thinking Day. ----> Today is Scooby Doo Day, marking the premier of the popular Saturday cartoon series, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?" on this date in 1969.
> September 14 ----> Today is Eat A Hoagie Day. ----> Today is Hug a Crabby Stranger Day. ----> Today is Doodle Soup Day and National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day. ----> Today is "The Waltons" Day, marking the TV show's debut on this date in 1972.
> September 15 ----> National Hispanic Heritage Month begins today. ----> Today is Wife Appreciation Day and Eat An Apple Day. ----> Today is Make a Hat Day. Your choice: Make a Serious Hat Day or Make a Goofy Hat Day. ----> Today is America's Day for Kids, sponsored by the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (bgca.org). ----> National Singles Week begins today.
> September 16 ----> Today is Women's Friendship Day. ----> Wile E. Coyote and The Roadrunner debuted in movie theaters on this date in 1949. Chuck Jones created the characters as a parody of "Tom & Jerry." Mel Blanc was the Coyote's voice until his death in 1989. Maurice LaMarche is the Coyote today. ----> Today is Mayflower Day. The Mayflower departed Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers on this date in 1620.. ----> Today is Independence Day in Mexico. ----> National Clean Hands Week begins today (cleanhandscoalition.org).
> September 17 ----> Today is Respect For the Aged Day in Japan. It's a national holiday, annually on the third Monday in > September. ----> Today is Dog Diaper Day. On this day in 1996 the U.S. issued a patent (#5,555,847) to Wanda M. Kelly for her Disposable Dog Diaper. ----> Today is Citizenship Day, begun in 1787, and the beginning of Constitution Week. ----> Today is NFL Day, marking formation of the National Football League on this date in 1920. ----> Substitution Teacher Appreciation Week begins today.
> September 18 ----> Today is National Play-Dough Day, marking its invention on this date in 1956. At last report, over 900 million pounds had been sold. ----> Today is Times Day. The New York Times was first published on this date in 1851. ----> Elvis Presley-G.I. Commemorative Week begins today in Germany. ----> Today is Make A Corncob Rocket Day. Find a cob, break it in half, and stick two chicken feathers in the soft stuff in the middle of the broken end. Each feather should curve out away from the other. Now, throw it as high as you can.
> September 19 ----> Today is Slimey's birthday. Slimey, Oscar the Grouch's pet worm on Sesame Street, was the first worm on the moon. Slimey's baby sister is Sloppy. ----> Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day (talklikeapirate.com). ----> Today is Visit a Sick Friend Day. ----> Today is ER Day, marking the debut of NBC's popular TV medical series on this date in 1994.
> September 20 ----> Today is Lou Grant Day, marking the debut of the TV series on this date in 1977. It was a dramatic spinoff from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" sitcom. ----> Today is Treat Yourself to a New Toothbrush Day. ----> Today is National Gibberish Day. ----> Today is Make Your Own Junk Food at Home Day.
> September 21 ----> Today is Observe the Speed Limit Day, a day to slow down and see if you can drive legally for 24 hours, and then declare yourself a Law-Abiding Citizen.\ ----> Today is Miniature Golf Day. ----> Today is Throw Away Something Day. Or give away something if you prefer. It's a day to reduce the clutter in your life. ----> Today is the first day of Religious Freedom Week.
> September 22 ----> Today is Kiwanis Kids Day, honoring and helping our greatest resource, our kids. ----> Today is Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement. It is the holiest of all Jewish observances. ----> Today is Ice Cream Cone Day, marking Italo Marchiony's invention of the cone, first made of paper then pastry, for his push cart ice cream business in New York City. He filed to patent the cone mold on this date in 1903 and received the patent in December. ----> Today is Elephant Appreciation Day.
> September 23 ----> In the Northern Hemisphere, Autumn begins today at 5:51 a.m. EDT. Spring begins down south. ----> Today is National Chocolate Day and National Good Neighbor Day. ----> Banned Books Week begins today, celebrating the freedom to read, sponsored by the American Library Association. ----> Today is the first day of Deaf Awareness Week, Adult Immunization Week, and National Keep Kids Creative Week.
> September 24 ----> Today is Family Day, a day to eat dinner with your children. ----> Today is Do Impressions of Famous People Around the Office Day. Just remember, a little Elvis goes a long way. ----> Today is National Punctuation Day. ----> Today is Share a Banana Split with Someone You Love Day.
> September 25 ----> Today is National One-Hit Wonder Day, honoring all those rock singers and groups that had just one hit record. ----> Today is Gomer Pyle Day, marking the CBS-TV debut of "Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C" on this date in 1964. An Andy Griffith spin-off starring Jim Nabors and Frank Sutton, the show lasted five seasons and is still in syndication. ----> Today is National Comic Book Day. ----> Today is Baba Wawa Day, marking the birth of TV's Barbara Walters. She got the "Baba Wawa" nickname from comic Gilda Radner's classic character on "Saturday Night Live."
> September 26 ----> Today is Shamu Day. The first surviving killer whale born in captivity was born at Orlando's Sea World on > September 26, 1985. Shamu now lives at Sea World San Antonio. ----> Today is National Women's Health and Fitness Day. ----> Today is Take a Kid Riding in a Wheel Barrow Day. Be careful. ----> Today is Gilligan's Day. "Gilligan's Island" premiered on this date in 1964. The series starred Bob Denver, Alan Hale, Jim Backus, Natalie Shafer, Russell Johnson, Dawn Wells, and Tina Louise.
> September 27 ----> Today is Ancestor Appreciation Day. Hey, without them, we wouldn't be here. ----> Today is National Crush A Can Day ----> Today is National Shut Up and Let Somebody Else Talk Day. Try a pacifier. ----> Today is Puffin Appreciation Day.
> September 28 ----> Today is Love Note Day. Go ahead .... write at least one. ----> Today is Read a Child a Book You Like Day. ----> It's National Strawberry Cream Pie Day.. ----> Today is Ask a Stupid Question Day.
> September 29 ----> Today is Quick Draw Day, always on the birthday of Quick Draw McGraw, the cartoon horse who got elected sheriff in 1959. His deputy, a Mexican burro named Baba Looey, was much smarter than Quick Draw, but never let the sheriff know it. ----> Today is Everybody's Day in Thomasville, North Carolina. They expect 82,000. ----> Today is Make a List of the Top Ten Happiest Days in Your Life Day. Jot down details (while you can still remember). Do it, it'll be fun. ----> Today is Family Health and Fitness Day.
> September 30 ----> Today is National Chewing Gum Day. ----> Today is National Lemon Ice Cream and Cake Appreciation Day. ----> Today is Do Something Wacky with a Grandparent Day. ----> Christian Leadership Week begins today.
Celebrate! It's good for you!