★ ★ ★ ★ ★ POETRY IN MOTION Embrace the power of words and connect with others through spontaneous poetry today. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN First Wednesday in October ORIGIN Grassroots observance dating to at least 2015 STAT 9.2% of U.S. adults read poetry in 2022 STAT Over 29
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ HONORING OUR CARRIERS Celebrate the dedication of newspaper carriers who deliver news and connection to our communities. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN September 4 ORIGIN Honors Barney Flaherty, hired as the first newspaper carrier on September 4, 1833 STAT Carriers still deliver news to doorsteps
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE READING On National Read a Book Day, discover new worlds through literature and share the joy of reading with others. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN September 6 ORIGIN A day encouraging everyone to pick up a good book STAT Approximately 1 in 4 Americans
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE RADIO National Radio Day is a time to appreciate the art of storytelling, whether through music, news, or talk shows. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN August 20, annually ORIGIN First celebrated in 2011 STAT Over 90% of Americans listen to the radio weekly STAT
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━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN August 9 ORIGIN Established to celebrate reading and books. STAT Over 50% of Americans read at least one book a year. STAT The average American reads 12 books per year. VIBE A cozy, reflective atmosphere for readers of all ages. ★ ★ ★ THE STORY ★ ★ ★ National Book
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE POETRY On National Clerihew Day, we honor a unique poetic form that brings laughter and creativity to our lives through playful verses. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN July 10 ORIGIN Devised by Edmund Clerihew Bentley at age 16 and popularized in his 1905 book
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE WRITING Join us to recognize the impact of the ballpoint pen, an everyday essential that has shaped communication. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN June 10 ORIGIN Practical ballpoint design patented by Laszlo Biro in 1938 STAT Billions of ballpoint pens are sold around the world
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ FIVE LINES, TWO RHYMES! It’s National Limerick Day, May 12. Edward Lear’s birthday and the day designated for composing, reading, and sharing the tightest little verse form in the English language. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 12 LEAR BORN 1812 LEAR DIED 1888
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE CREATIVITY Join us in honoring the art of pasting, a unique form of expression that brings communities together through creativity. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 7 ORIGIN Origin under research by National Day Calendar STAT Paste-up artists cut and arranged type, headlines, and
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