February Events and Lesson Ideas

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American Heart Month
     The Heart:  An Online Exploration
     Virtual Body:  How the Heart Works

Black History Month

Library Lovers' Month
National Cherry Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
     Healthy Teeth
     The Magic School Bus - Bright Smiles, Bright Future
National Freedom Day - February 1 (Presidential Proclamation 2824, January 25, 1949)
First Use of Hale Telescope on Mt. Palomar - February 1, 1949
Ground Hog Day - February 2, 2001
Cardiac Rehabilitation Week - February 4-10
National School Counseling Week - February 5-9
Earthquake/Eruption of Mt. Vesuvius - February 5, 63 A.D.
     Vesuvius, Italy
     Volcanoes
     
Birthday of Roger Williams - February 5, 1603
End of Spanish-American War - February 6, 1899
20th Amendment Adopted - February 6, 1933
11th Amendment Ratified - February 7, 1795
Birthday of Charles Dickens - February 7, 1812
Birthday of William Tecumseh Sherman - February 8, 1820
Anniversary of the Los Angeles Earthquake - February 8, 1971
Birthday of Abraham Lincoln - February 12, 1809
Valentine's Day - February 14
Read To Your Child Day - February 14
Birthday of Galileo Galilei - February 15, 1564
     The Galileo Project from Rice University
Birthday of Susan B. Anthony - February 15, 1820
Eating Disorder Awareness Week - February 20-27, 2001
President's Day - February 19, 2001
Edison Patented the Phonograph - February 19, 1878
U. S. Marines Landed on Iwo Jima - February 19, 1945
Student Volunteer Day - February 20
MIR Space Station Launched - February 20, 1986
Birthday of George Washington - February 22, 1732
Battle of the Alamo Began - February 23, 1836
     Alamo de Parras - Alamo History
25th Amendment Passed - February 23, 1967
15th Amendment Passed - February 27, 1869
Birthday of John Steinbeck - February 27, 1902

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