• Adopt a Turkey Month

    Adopt a Turkey Month

    Giving Thanks with Compassion Adopt a Turkey Month, observed each November, invites people to see one of America’s most iconic animals in a new light. Rather than as the centerpiece […]

  • Manatee Awareness Month

    Manatee Awareness Month

    Celebrating the Gentle Giants of the Sea Manatee Awareness Month, observed every November, shines a spotlight on one of the ocean’s most beloved and vulnerable creatures. Often called “sea cows” […]

  • Pet Diabetes Month

    Pet Diabetes Month

    Understanding a Silent but Manageable Condition Pet Diabetes Month, observed each November, is dedicated to raising awareness about diabetes in cats and dogs—a condition that, while serious, can be successfully […]

  • National Author’s Day

    National Author’s Day

    Honoring Those Who Craft Our Stories There are few pleasures more comforting than losing oneself in a good story or being enlightened by a deeply researched nonfiction work. National Author’s […]

  • National Saxophone Day

    National Saxophone Day

    A Celebration of Jazz’s Golden Voice On November 6 each year, National Saxophone Day invites music lovers to pay homage to one of the most expressive instruments ever invented. With its […]

  • Arrival of Indentured Labourers

    Arrival of Indentured Labourers

    Remembering the Journeys That Shaped the Modern World The Arrival of Indentured Labourers is commemorated in many former colonies to honor the men and women who left their homelands—often under hardship—to work on plantations and in emerging industries across the British, French, Dutch, and Spanish empires. Beginning in the early 19th century, indentured labor replaced […]

  • National Sandwich Day

    National Sandwich Day

    The Simple Genius of a Sandwich National Sandwich Day honors one of the most convenient and adaptable foods ever conceived. Few things are as universally beloved—or as endlessly variable—as the […]

  • National Jellyfish Day

    National Jellyfish Day

    Drifting in a Sea of Wonder National Jellyfish Day, celebrated on November 3, invites us to marvel at one of the ocean’s oldest and most mysterious inhabitants. Jellyfish have pulsed […]