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Timely Tie-Ins™
February 2010
From
the Latin word februare, 'to cleanse.' The Roman Februalia was a
month of purification and atonement.
The Violet is the Flower, which means faithfulness.
Amethyst is the birthstone (modern and traditional).
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February is the month for:
- American Heart Month
- Bake
For Family Fun Month
- Black History Month
- Canned Food Month
- Children's
Dental Health Month
- International Boost Your Ego Month
- International Friendship Month
- Library
Lovers Month
- Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
- National
Bird Feeding Month
- National Cherry Month
- National Chocolate Lovers Month
- National
Mend A Broken Heart Month
- National Time Management Month
- Potato Lovers Month
- Relationship
Wellness Month
- Single
and Searching Month
- Sweet
Potato Month
- Wise
Health Care Consumer Month
- 1, Supreme Court Day, -- Court met for first time 1790
- 1,
Freedom
Day (Anniversary of Abolition, 13th Amendment)
1865
- 1,
Greensboro Sit-In: 50th Anniversary, 1960
- 1,
Working Naked Day
- 1-5,
International Networking Week
- 1-7,
Solo Diners Eat Out Week
- 1-7,
Women's Heart Week
- 2,
Groundhog
Day
- 2, James Joyce: Birth
Anniversary, 1882
- 3,
15th Amendment To US
Constitution Ratified: Anniversary 1870
- 3, Income Tax Day -- 16th Amendment ratified
1913
- 3,
"American Pie" Day
- 3, James Michener: Birth
Anniversary, 1907
- 3,
Norman Rockwell: Birth Anniversary, 1894
- 4, Charles A Lindbergh:
Birth Anniversary, 1902
- 4, Rosa Parks Birth Anniversary,
1913
- 5,
Longest War In History Ends, 1985:
25th Anniversary
- 5,
Bubblegum Day
- 6, Mid-Winter Day, Winter is half
over
- 6-12,
Dump Your Significant Jerk
Week
- 7, Charles Dickens Birth
Anniversary, 1812
- 7-13,
International Coaching Week
- 8, Boy Scouts of America
Birthday: 100th Anniversary
- 8,
Opera Debut in The Colonies: Anniversary, 1735
- 8-13 Freelance Writers
Appreciation Week
- 8-14
Love makes the World Go 'Round, But Laughter
Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy Week
- 8-14,
International Flirting Week
- 9, National Hooky Day
- 10,
Umbrella
Day
- 11, National Inventors
Day
- 11, National Peppermint Patty Day
- 12, Lost Penny Day
- 12,
Charles Darwin: Birth Anniversary, 1809
- 12,
Darwin Day
- 12,
Abraham Lincoln Birth Anniversary, 1809
- 13, Blame Someone Else Day
- 14,
Ferris Wheel
Day
- 14, Valentine's Day
- 14,
St Valentine's Day Massacre: Anniversary, 1929
- 14-20,
National Engineer's Week
- 15,
Cyrus McCormick: Birth Anniversary, 1809
- 16, Do A Grouch a Favor Day
- 17,
World Human Spirit Day
- 19,
Mr. Roger's Neighborhood
Day -- Debuted 1968
- 19,
Nicolaus Copericus: Birth Anniversary, 1473
- 20,
Ansel Adams: Birth Anniversary, 1902
- 21,
Nixon Goes To China: Anniversary, 1972
- 21, Washington Monument Dedicated,
1885
- 21-27,
International Friendship Week
- 22, National Chili Day
- 23, Banana Bread Day
- 24, Gregorian Calendar Day: Anniversary,
1582
- 26, Communist Manifesto Published Anniversary,
1848
- 26,
Federal Communications Commission Created, 1934
- 27,
22nd Amendment To The Constitution Ratified,
1950
- 27,
International Sword Swallowers Day
- 28,
National Tooth Fairy Day
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Photographer: 55-12 Jordan Drive, Whitehall, PA 18052: Phone 610.434.6247
Cell 610.704.3148
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