Johnny Appleseed Day

March 11 is Johnny Appleseed Day

…The day General Douglas MacArthur left Corregidor

…The anniversary of 11-M, the Madrid Train Bombings

…The day of the great tsunami in Japan

…The birthday of stooge Shemp Howard, newsmen Sam Donaldson and Rupert Murdoch, champagne music maker Lawrence Welk, Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia, and civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy

…The day Oscar Mayer, polar explorer Richard E. Byrd, and Pharoah Thutmose III (on the cover) died.

…and a whole lot more!

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First Phone Call

March 10 is the day Alexander Graham Bell said, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.”

…The day the French Foreign Legion was founded

…The day Gandhi was arrested

…The day the Scarsdale Diet Doctor was murdered

…The birthday of actors Jon Hamm and Sharon Stone, country star Carrie Underwood, young man with a horn Bix Beiderbecke, jihadist Osama bin Laden, and assassin James Earl Ray

…The day Lloyd Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Zelda Fitzgerald, and Andy Gibb died.

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year…because every day is a special day for someone you know!

Monitor vs. Merrimac!

March 9 is the day the Monitor fought the Merrimac…

…the day the Barbie® doll made its debut

…the anniversary of the firebombing of Tokyo

…the day the Supreme Court ruled for the slaves on the Amistad

…the anniversary of the last sermon of the Prophet Muhammad

…the birthday of chess master Bobby Fischer
cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin
GMA host Charles Gibson
author Mickey Spillane
and continental namesake Amerigo Vespucci

…the day George Burns, Menachem Begin, and bandleader Bob Crosby died.

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year…because every day is a special day for someone you know!

International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day…

… The day Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an “evil empire”

… The anniversary of the Castle Gate Mine Disaster

… The day the first pilot’s license was issued to a woman

… The birthday of actress Lynn Redgrave, Monkee Mickey Dolenz, composer Maurice Ravel, female pirate Anne Bonny, and Wind in the Willows author Kenneth Grahame

… The day Harold Lloyd, William Howard Taft, Millard Fillmore, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, and Joe DiMaggio died.

… and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Civil Rights Marchers Attacked in Selma

March 7 is the anniversary of the World War II Battle of Remagen…

… The day Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone

… The day the police attacked 600 civil rights marchers in Selma on “Bloody Sunday”

… The day the Kepler Space Observatory was launched

… The birthday of botanist Luther Burbank, painter Piet Mondrian, composer Maurice Ravel, televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker
and Disney exec Michael Eisner

… The day Saint Thomas Aquinas, Senator Jacob Javits, Divine, and Stanley Kubrick died.

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Remember the Alamo!

March 6 is the anniversary of the Battle of the Alamo

… The day the Supreme Court issued the Dred Scott decision

… The day Oreo cookies were first introduced

… The day Walter Cronkite last said, “And that’s the way it is…”

… The birthday of Ed McMahon, Lou Costello, Shaquille O’Neal, Michelangelo, and astronaut Gordon Cooper

… The day Georgia O’Keeffe, John Philip Sousa, and Louisa May Alcott died.

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Elvis Comes Home from the Army

March 5 is the anniversary of the Boston Massacre, in which Crispus Attucks became the first martyr of the American Revolution
… The day Elvis got out of the Army
… The day the Nazis took power in Germany
… The day Churchill gave his “Iron Curtain” speech
… The birthday of Rex Harrison, Andy Gibb, Penn Jillette, and King Henry II of England
… The day John Belushi, Patsy Cline, and Joseph Stalin died
… St. Piran’s Day, the national holiday of Cornwall

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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U.S. Constitution Ratified

The Story of a Special Day: March 4

March 4 is the date the United States Constitution became the law of the land
… The day Columbus returned to Europe from the New World
… The day Vermont became a state
… The day the USS Cyclops disappeared into the Bermuda Triangle
… The day the Battle of the Bismark Sea ended
… The birthday of Knute Rockne, Paula Prentiss, Ed “Big Daddy” Roth, and Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini
… The day Minnie Pearl and John Candy died

…and a whole lot more!

A perfect birthday present or anniversary gift, “The Story of a Special Day” will make anyone feel special on his or her very special occasion. From celebrations around the world to significant moments in history, birthdays, zodiac signs, and all-month events, this copiously illustrated book will be remembered long after an ordinary birthday card has been forgotten.

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Look for upcoming titles covering each and every day of the year…because every day is a special day for someone you know!

Star-Spangled Banner

The Story of a Special Day: March 3

March 3 is the anniversary of the day the Star-Spangled Banner became America’s National Anthem
… The day Florida became a state
… The day Apollo 9 lifted off
… The day Rodney King was beaten
… The day Latvia and Estonia became free
… The birthday of Jean Harlow, James “Scotty” Doohan, Perry Ellis, and Alexander Graham Bell
… The day Danny Kaye and Lou Costello died

…and a whole lot more!

Texas Independence Day

March 2 is Texas Independence Day
… the day King Kong premiered
… The day Wilt Chamberlain scored his 100 point game
… The day Lucky Lady II flew around the world without stopping
… The birthday of Dr. Seuss, Daniel “James Bond” Craig, Desi Arnaz, and Mikhail Gorbachev
… The day authors Philip K. Dick and D. H. Lawrence passed away