On This Date : A Day-by-Day Listing of Holidays, Birthday and Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months [Paperback]

Sandy Whiteley (Author)

Book Description

Series: On This Date | Publication Date: October 14, 2002

An affordable new almanac from the creators of Chase's Calendar of Events

This fun, fact-filled calendar/almanac will fulfill the needs of amateur marketing mavens, freelance writers, and trivia buffs who need to know what happened On This Date. This fascinating volume is packed with entries selected from Chase's Calendar of Events, including more than 2,000 celebrity birthdays, important dates from history, fixed religious and national holidays, and special days, weeks, and months. Arranged day-by-day, from January 1 through December 31, the entries are American in emphasis and include humorous days (No Housework Day, Stay Home Because You're Well Day) and sponsored days and months (National Honey Month, Great American Smokeout) that aren't found in other day-by-day historical almanacs.

Key features include:

• More than 2,000 entries
• Contact information for event sponsors, including Web addresses
• Complete name and subject index
• Lists of movable religious and national holidays

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From the Back Cover

Are you hopelessly inquisitive or trivia-mad? On This Date . . . will satisfy your curiosity!

On what day did Vietnam and the United States resume diplomatic relations? (See May 26.)

When is Mickey Mouse's birthday? (See November 18.)

On what day does Peru celebrate its independence? (See July 28.)

Just what is Z Day? (See January 1.)

On This Date . . . has the answers to these questions and so much more! Comprised of select entries from the incomparable perennial favorite Chase's Calendar of Events, this handy, fact-filled reference is packed with more than 2,000 events, milestones and trivia. You will find everything in here, from special months like American Heart Month to actor Russell Crowe's birthday to the debut date of the "Peanuts" comic strip. With items arranged in calendar-date order, you will find:

• Historic milestones--space missions, stock market highs and more
• Birth anniversaries of important figures, from Charles Dickens to Tecumseh
• Key dates in American history
• Listings of United Nations special days
• Premiere dates for major television shows
• And much, much more!

Thanks to On This Date . . . , you'll never miss National Roller Skating Month or your favorite celeb's birthday again!

About the Author

Sandy Whiteley is a retired librarian and the former editor Chase's Calendar of Events. She also was the compiler of The American Library Association Guide to Information and the editor of Reference Books Bulletin, part of Booklist magazine. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (October 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071398279
• ISBN-13: 978-0071398275
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #287,239 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #41 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Holidays

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good especially for Modern dates & TV stars, etc., May 9, 2004

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C. Wallis Davenport "joyous2" (New York State) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: On This Date : A Day-by-Day Listing of Holidays, Birthday and Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months (Paperback)

I bought this book this past January and have been reading it daily. I find it makes a good companion to Cyril Leslie Beecham's book "The Dictionary of Dates" which lists more ancient dates. Instead, "On This Date", lists many more "modern" dates, such as those we are more familiar with, like the TV Premier of "ER", or the TV premier of "All in the Family", etc. Unlike some of the other date books, this one lists many more tv stars and movie stars than others, however, if you are looking to see when the Battle of Britain was, you probably won't find it in this book. It also didn't have Isak Dinesen's birthday (4/17/1885) although it did list VE Day.

Overall, this book is sort of a Hit-or-Miss book. For the Really Big dates that are things EVERYONE has heard of, you're sure to find it in here. But for the more obscure people or dates, you may want to check out another date book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful!, June 10, 2010

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This review is from: On This Date : A Day-by-Day Listing of Holidays, Birthday and Historic Events, and Special Days, Weeks and Months (Paperback)

My seventh grade students enjoy hearing about historic events and asking other teacher "Did you know...". The information is fun without being to 'babyish'.

5.0 out of 5 stars On This Date... Great!, January 31, 2010

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T. Poppler (MN, US) - See all my reviews

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I like the various information provided under each date. Ordered two, kept one and gave one as a gift.