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Calendar 1 2 3 4 5 Labor Day Victory over Japan (V-J) Day (1945) Wizard of Oz Published (1900) Los Angeles Founded (1781) Be Late for Something Day 10 11 Titanic Wreckage Located (1985) 7 8 9 Grandparents Day International Literacy Day Name "United States of America" Adopted (1776) Babe Ruth Hit First Home Run (1915) 14 Suicide Prevention Week 15 Star-Spangled Alexander Fleming Banner Composed Discovered Penicillin (1814) (1928) 20 Black Students Patriot Day Entered Alabama Public School (1963) Tragic Terrorist Attack on Three American Cities (2001) 6 Star Trek Debuted on TV (1966) 12 First African-American Woman in Space (1992) 13 International Chocolate Day Roald Dahl's Birthday (1916) 16 17 18 19 20 International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer Constitution Week Play-Doh® Day Mickey Mouse Debuted (1928) Author Upton Sinclair's Birthday (1878) Stepfamily Day U.S. Constitution Completed & Signed (1787) 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 International Day of Peace Elephant Appreciation Day Autumn Begins Rosh Hashanah Begins at Sundown Bill of Rights Created (1789) Native American Day Ancestor Appreciation Day Yom Kippur Begins at Sundown Neptune Discovered (1846) 28 Tomatoes First Proven Safe to Eat (1820) 29 Bacteriologist Louis Pasteur Died (1895) Author F. Scott Fitzgerald's Birthday (1896) 30 International Translation Day First Televised Presidential Debate (1960) Read more on Family Education Observances & Fun Facts September2014 is Observed as: • National Cholesterol Education • National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month • National Honey Month • National School Success Month • Whole Grains Month • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month • Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Birthstone: Sapphire Fruit & Vegies for the Month of August: • Nectarines • Figs • Peppers: Cayenne Pepper, Chili Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Serrano Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper. August Flower: Aster & Forget-me-not Astrological Signs : Virgo (till 22th) & Libra (23rd) Other Notable August Dates & Events : • Sept 27: Family Health & Fitness Day USA