Extra Credit & Holiday History

Labor Day - 1^st Monday in Sept.http://youtu.be/fBAzyLs1t1Y 
Legislation making Labor Day a national holiday was rushed through Congress unanimously and signed into law a mere six days after the end of the Pullman Strike in 1894.
2 1/2 Weeks!

911 Remembered - Sept. 11, 2001

http://itasca.k12.il.us/peacock/6team/peel/911.htm

19 terrorists from the Islamist militant group al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger jets. The hijackers intentionally crashed two planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Hijackers crashed another jet into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth jet crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

Constitution Day - Sept. 17, 1787
http://youtu.be/WsIZM6bzoEM 
Constitution Day (or Citizenship Day) is an American federal observance that recognizes the adoption of the United States Constitution and those who have become U.S. citizens. It is observed on September 17, the day the U.S. Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution in 1787.

Yom Kippur  Sept./Oct.

Also known as Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jewish people traditionally observe this holy day with a 25-hour period of fasting and intensive prayer.  2012 – Wed. Sept. 26,

2013 – Sat. 14 Sept. 14,  2014 – Sat. Oct. 4

Columbus Day – Oct. 12, 1492
http://youtu.be/GAE48LPhQFw       
Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, 1492, as an official holiday.

Teacher's Institute –
http://youtu.be/OgW_svLqT64
Teachers gain empathy for students by spending the whole day sitting through Lectures & Training!

 Halloween History! Oct. 31  
Halloween is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the eve before the Western Christian feast of All Hallows.  Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (also known as "guising"), attending costume parties, carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Thanksgiving (Traditional) 4^th Thur. in Nov.
http://youtu.be/TTShFncrYh4

Thanksgiving Day is a holiday celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks to God, friends, and family. Currently, in Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October and in the United States, it is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving in Canada falls on the same day as Columbus Day in the United States.

Veteran's Day – Nov. 11
http://youtu.be/zQ5Iw97vKoQ
Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is observed on November 11. November 11 is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)

Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941
http://youtu.be/8i-lZmSIHAw 

Bill of Rights-Dec. 15 http://youtu.be/h0QrbUz5IW8

The amendments were introduced by James Madison to the 1st United States Congress as a series of legislative articles. They were adopted by the House of Representatives on August 21, 1789, formally proposed by joint resolution of Congress on September 25, 1789, and came into effect as Constitutional Amendments on December 15, 1791, through the process of ratification by three-fourths of the States.

Winter Break – Traditional   

http://youtu.be/UEpdjHvydv4  

Christmas Day is a holiday generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 6, 7 and 19) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity. The exact birthday of Jesus is not known, and historians place his year of birth sometime between 7 BC and 2 BC. The details of his birth are recorded in two of the Canonical gospels in the New Testament of the Bible.

Country Christmas http://youtu.be/HolnmjSsb9A

News Year's Eve/Day  

http://youtu.be/XDGPVTgxs64 

Where did New Years Day Come From?
How did all this get started?

Kwanzaa  Dec. 26-Jan. 1

http://youtu.be/7Kn3y-5Q2MU

Kwanzaa is a celebration that has its roots in the black nationalist movement of the 1960s, and was established as a means to help African Americans reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage by uniting in meditation and study of African traditions.

Martin Luther King B-Day Jan. 15
http://youtu.be/i-PsVpLuHhM 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a United States federal holiday marking the birthday of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement. February is observed as African-American History Month. Since 1976, it is celebrated annually in the U.S. and Canada in February and the United Kingdom in the month of October. Black History Month Project!

Lincoln’s B-Day Feb. 12
http://youtu.be/w19RF9okUFs 
Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, and Indiana. It is observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth on February 12, 1809.

Washington’s B-Day Feb. 22  http://youtu.be/cjxAWYDYYbQ 

Washington's Birthday is a United States federal holiday celebrated on the third Monday of February in honor of George Washington, the first President of the United States. It is also commonly known as Presidents Day (sometimes spelled Presidents' Day or President's Day). As Washington's Birthday or Presidents Day, it is also the official name of a concurrent state holiday celebrated on the same day in a number of states. President’s Day  http://youtu.be/WWJCcvBtLaQ

March - Women's Hist. Month
http://youtu.be/4flIC3R7030
Women's History Month is an annual declared month worldwide that highlights contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. March has been set aside as this month in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Women's HERstory Month Project!

Spring Break (Traditional) March/April
Good Friday http://youtu.be/SbNsd0TUPxQ 
Easter Sunday http://youtu.be/UQrD0UV60AE
Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday (also Resurrection Day or Resurrection Sunday). The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to have occurred between AD 26 and 36.   Where did the Easter Bunny Come From? 

Memorial Day – Last Mon. of May
http://youtu.be/oL_K8G6jdHA 
Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the last Monday of May. Formerly known as Decoration Day, it originated among black and Northern white communities after the American Civil War to commemorate the fallen Union soldiers of the Civil War.  By the 20th century Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died in all wars.

 
Flag Day - June 14th, 1777
Commemorates adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777.
 The 50 stars on the flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain and became the first states in the Union.

 July 4th -
http://youtu.be/8qDyO8hF5pU
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire.

Ramadan – July9-August7 (2013)

Ramadan dates vary in different countries, but usually only by a day.

It is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims worldwide observe this as a month of fasting. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam.