Months of the year
By Miss Swesey’s 2nd Grade Class
Click below to find out what historical events
happened in each month!
•January
•May
•September
•February
•June
•October
•March
•July
•November
•April
•August
•December
January
1. January 15, 1929,
Martin Luther King
Jr. is born. He was
important to our
history because he
helped African
Americans become
free.
2. January 29, 1900,
The American
Baseball League was
formed. It is now
known as Major
League Baseball.
3. January 31, 1919
Jackie Robinson was
born. He was very
important to baseball
because he was the first
African American man
allowed to play
baseball.
February
1. February 6, 1895,
Babe Ruth was born. He
was an important
baseball player.
2. February 8, 1910, The
Boy Scouts of America
were formed. They are
still an active group
today. They do lots of
good things for people.
3. February 12, 1809,
Abraham Lincoln our
16th president was born.
He was a very important
president. He helped to
free the slaves.
March
1. March 10 1876,
Alexander Graham Bell
made the first telephone
call. What would we do
without telephones
today??
2. March 12, 1912, The girl
scouts of America were
formed. This gave the girls
something to do like the
Boy Scouts.
3. March 21, 1963, Alcatraz
Prison clears out all of its
inmates. This was
important because now we
have a whole island prison
with no prisoners.
1. April 14, 1879, Albert
Einstein was born. He was
important because he came
up with the theory of
relativity.
April
2. April 14, 1912, The Titanic
sank. It killed about 1,500
people.
3. April 19, 1775, the
Revolutionary war began.
May
1. May 3, 1904, New York
was the first state to have
a speed limit for cars. This
is important today because
it helps us not have so
many accidents.
2. May, 5 1862, Mexico
gains its independence
from the French.
3. May 18, 1980, Mt. Saint
Helens erupted.
Important to history
because it isn’t every day
that we see a volcano
erupting.
June
1. June 6, 1939, was the date
that the first little league game
was played. It is important
because today many kids still
get to participate in little
leagues.
2. June 22, 1847, the first
donut was invented. YUM!
3. June 27, 1893, the song
“Happy Birthday” was
published. We still use it to
this day!
July
1. July 4, 1776, America claimed its
independence! Fourth of July is a day
we never forget.
2. July 6, Elvis Presley makes his first
record. He became a big recording
artist.
3. July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and
Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon and
took their first steps.
August
1. August 1, 1867, an
African American voted
for the first time during
a state election in
Tennessee.
2. August 5, 1985, The
Rock and Roll Hall of
Fame was established. It
gives music artists a
place for them to have
history.
3. August 16, 1954,
Sports Illustrated was
published for the first
time. It is still a very
popular magazine.
September
1. September 9, 1850,
California was
admitted to the Union.
What a great state!
2. September 17, 1787,
The United States
Constitution was signed.
3. September 21,
1981, Sandra Day
O’Connor was
appointed to the United
States Supreme Court.
She was the first
woman appointed to
this position.
October
1. October 2, 1908,
Henry Ford introduced
the Model T car. Our
cars sure have come a
long way!
2. October 2, 1950, The
comic “Peanuts” ran in
the newspaper for the
first time. It is still
popular today even
though it now is only
running old cartoons.
3. October 17, 1989,
The San Francisco Bay
earthquake happened.
It was during the
“Battle of the Bay”
World Series where the
Oakland A’s were
playing the San
Francisco Giants.
November
1. November 11, 1919 was when we
started celebrating Veterans day. It is
important to remember all of those
who have fought in wars for our
country.
3. November 22, 1963, our president,
John F. Kennedy was shot and killed
by an assassin.
2. November 24, 1863, was the first
time we celebrated Thanksgiving.
December
1. December 2, 1982
First artificial
heart
transplant.
Helped doctors
give people new
hearts.
2. December 7,
1941 Pearl
Harbor was
attacked. This
made the United
States enter
World War II.
3. December 9,
1973, Noah
Webster
published New
York’s first
daily
newspaper. It
is important to
get the news
every day