10 Fun Facts for Each Month of The Year!

🌱 January

January is named after Janus, the Roman god of doors and beginnings.

It’s National Mentoring Month in the U.S.

The New Year’s Day celebration traces back to 45 B.C.

The Earth is closest to the Sun during early January (perihelion).

The first Super Bowl was played in January 1967.

January is International Creativity Month.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday.

The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl take place in Pasadena, CA.

It marks Dry January, a health trend for avoiding alcohol.

The first modern astronaut class was announced in January 1959.

💕 February

February is named after Februa, a Roman purification festival.

It’s the only month that can have no full moon.

Black History Month is observed in the U.S. and Canada.

Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14.

The Leap Year occurs every four years, adding February 29.

Groundhog Day is on February 2.

The Winter Olympics often occur in February.

Abraham Lincoln and George Washington were both born in this month.

Mardi Gras often falls in February.

February is the shortest month, even with leap years.

🌼 March

March is named after Mars, the Roman god of war.

It marks the Spring Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere.

International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8.

Pi Day is March 14 (3.14).

St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17.

March is National Nutrition Month.

Daylight Saving Time begins in many countries.

The Ides of March (March 15) is famous due to Julius Caesar’s assassination.

March Madness (college basketball) kicks off in the U.S.

The first telephone call was made by Alexander Graham Bell in March 1876.

🌸 April

April gets its name from the Latin "aperire", meaning to open, like spring buds.

April Fool’s Day is on the 1st.

The Titanic sank in April 1912.

Earth Day is April 22.

The first email was sent in April 1971.

Autism Awareness Month is in April.

Shakespeare was both born and died in April.

The Hubble Space Telescope was launched in April 1990.

April is Poetry Month in many English-speaking countries.

Cherry blossoms bloom in April across Japan and D.C.

🌞 May

May is named for Maia, goddess of growth.

Labor Day is celebrated internationally on May 1 (except U.S.).

Mother’s Day is the second Sunday of May in many countries.

The Empire State Building opened in May 1931.

Star Wars Day is May 4 (“May the Fourth be with you”).

Mount Everest was first summited on May 29, 1953.

The Golden Gate Bridge opened in May 1937.

Memorial Day is the last Monday in May (U.S.).

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month.

The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began in May.

☀️ June

June is named after Juno, Roman goddess of marriage.

It’s LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

The longest day of the year (summer solstice) occurs in June.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S.

Father’s Day is celebrated in many countries this month.

D-Day happened on June 6, 1944.

June is National Ocean Month.

The UN Charter was signed in June 1945.

June is popular for weddings.

Apple's WWDC often takes place in June.

🔥 July

Named for Julius Caesar, who was born in July.

The U.S. Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4.

Bastille Day (France’s national day) is July 14.

The first moon landing occurred on July 20, 1969.

It’s the hottest month in many parts of the world.

Canada Day is celebrated on July 1.

The Rosetta Stone was discovered in July 1799.

Nelson Mandela was born in July 1918.

World Emoji Day is July 17.

It’s Ice Cream Month in the U.S.

🏖️ August

Named after Emperor Augustus.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima (Aug 6).

International Youth Day is August 12.

Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961.

Woodstock Festival began in August 1969.

Perseid Meteor Shower peaks in August.

India and Pakistan gained independence in mid-August 1947.

The first photograph of Earth from space was taken in August 1959.

The Beatles performed their last concert in August 1966.

August is Back to School Month in many places.

🍂 September

September means "seven", though it's the 9th month.

Labor Day is the first Monday in the U.S.

9/11 attacks happened in 2001.

Autumn begins with the equinox this month.

World Literacy Day is September 8.

The first Star Trek episode aired in September 1966.

The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17.

September is Hispanic Heritage Month (starts Sept 15).

Google was founded in September 1998.

Oktoberfest actually starts in September!

🎃 October

October means "eight" in Latin, but it’s the 10th month.

Halloween is October 31.

NASA was founded in October 1958.

The Great Fire of Chicago occurred in October 1871.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in October 1886.

The first Walt Disney World opened in October 1971.

October is a prime month for northern lights.

The UN was officially founded on October 24, 1945.

Octoberfest ends in early October (despite its name).

🍁 November

Named from novem (nine), though it’s the 11th month.

Thanksgiving is celebrated on the 4th Thursday in the U.S.

Veterans Day (U.S.) and Remembrance Day (UK/Canada) are Nov 11.

Day of the Dead celebrations occur in early November.

The Berlin Wall fell in November 1989.

Guy Fawkes Day is Nov 5 (UK).

The first Wimbledon was held in November 1877.

Black Friday kicks off holiday shopping.

Leonid Meteor Shower peaks mid-November.

Mark Twain was born in November 1835.

🎄 December

Named for decem (ten), though it’s the 12th month.

Christmas is celebrated on December 25.

Hanukkah sometimes falls in December.

The Wright brothers flew the first airplane in December 1903.

Beethoven was born in December 1770.

New Year’s Eve is December 31.

The Bill of Rights was ratified in December 1791.

Kwanzaa begins December 26.

Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941.

December marks the start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere.

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