September 2018
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.
2. National Childhood Obesity Month
More than 23 million children and teenagers in the U.S. are obese or overweight, a statistic that health and medical experts consider an epidemic. While obesity rates have soared among all age groups in this country, obesity is a particularly grave concern for children.
Childhood obesity puts nearly one third of America’s children at early risk for Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease and even stroke – conditions usually associated with adulthood.
3. September is World Alzheimer’s Month – Remember Me!
September 2015 will mark the fourth global World Alzheimer’s Month™, an international campaign to raise awareness and challenge stigma.
The theme for World Alzheimer’s Month 2015 is Remember Me. We’re encouraging people all around the world to learn to spot the signs of dementia, but also not to forget about loved ones who are living with dementia, or those who may have passed away.
The impact of September’s campaign is growing, but the stigmatisation and misinformation that surrounds dementia remains a global problem.
4. National Gold Star Mothers Day.
Each year on the last Sunday in September, America celebrates National Gold Star Mother’s Day, also known as National Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day.
National Gold Star Mother’s Day is a day that was created to recognize and honor those that have lost their son or daughter while serving our country in the United States Armed Forces.
A gold star symbolizes a family member who died in the line of duty while serving the United States Armed Forces.
17 years ago 246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning tomorrow. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift of saving lives. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life may never be the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, and never take one second of your life for granted.💔
Never forget
- Today is National Wildlife Day. Take a trip down to your local zoo and celebrate! Wild animals are fascinating and amazing creatures that we can appreciate and learn from. National Wildlife Day is about two important things: raising awareness for endangered animals and appreciating U.S. zoos, sanctuaries, farms, etc. for helping to preserve our wildlife.
Nowadays, everyone knows these toys as Teddy Bears, but few people know that they were named after President Theodore “”Teddy”” Roosevelt.
Every year on September 25, comic book readers, collectors, lovers and fans celebrate National Comic Book Day.
Also called a comic magazine, a comic book is a publication, first popularized in the United States, of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. The panels are often accompanied by a descriptive prose and written narrative, usually dialog contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.
The 9th month of the year is an outstanding oneIn the Georgian calendar, the calendar that most of the world uses, September is the ninth month of the year. However, it used to be the seventh month on the Roman calendar. It had 29 and 31 days but it later was changed to 30 days by Emperor Augustus. In Southern United States, it is the warmest months of the year and very cool nights for Northern states. It is the harvest time for crops and that is why Switzerland calls September the harvest month. In the Northern hemisphere, beginning of September leads to the beginning of meteorological autumn while it is the beginning of the meteorological spring in southern hemisphere.
| 1. The birthstone for September is the sapphire. |
| 2. The zodiac signs for September are Virgo (August 23 – September 22) and Libra (September 23 – October 22) |
| 3. The birth flower for September is the morning glry. |
| 4. On September 1, 1905, Alberta and Saskatchewan were established. |
| 5. On September 1, 1939, World War II began in Europe because the German troops invaded Poland. |
| 6. On September 2, 1789, the United States Department of Treasury was established. |
| 7. On September 3, 1783, the Revolutionary War in America ended after Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris. |
| 8. On September 6, 1901, William McKinley, the 25th President of the United States, was assassinated. |
| 9. On September 8, 1565, the first permanent white settlement was founded in St.Augustine, Florida. |
| 10. On September 10, 1846, Elias Howe patented his sewing machine. |
| 11. On September 14, 1847, United States forces took control of Mexico City. |
| 12. On September 14, 1940, the Selective Service Act was passed by Congress which provided the first peacetime draft in the United States history. |
| 13. National Chicken Month |
| 14. National Rice Month |
| 15. National Potato Month |
| 16. National All-American Breakfast Month |
| 17. Labor Day – first Monday of September |
| 18. September 8 – Pardon Day |
| 19. September 13 – Uncle Sam Day (his image was first used in 1813) |
| 20. September 16 – Mexican Independence Day |
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