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February is Black History Month. Check out our links for great sources of information. Look at the links below to celebrate many famous Black Americans with birthdays in this month.

Langston Hughes, a famous black poet, was born February 1, 1902.

Feb. 2:

Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, died on February 3, 1924.

Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Hank Aaron's birthday is February 5, 1934.

The Superbowl XLII is a February event!

George Herman Ruth was born February 6, 1895. Who's that??? Why, that is Babe Ruth.

Arthur Ashe, another famous Black American, rose to the top of the tennis world. Arthur Ashe died February 7, 1993.

February 8 is Boy Scout's Day.

The Hershey's Foundation was founded February 9, 1894.

E.L. Konigsburg, author of From the Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, was born February 10, 1930.

Thomas Edison's birthday is February 11, 1847.

February 12: Abraham Lincoln's birthday

NAACP founded on February 12.

Enjoy the Valentine's Day links from Grahamwood Elementary on February 14.

Susan B. Anthony's birthday is February 15, 1820.

The host of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton, was born February 16, 1957.

February 16 is  Presidents' Day.

Michael Jordan's birthday is February 17, 1963.

Mr. Roger's Neighborhood began on PBS February 19, 1968.

John Glenn orbited the earth on February 20, 1962.

February 22 is George Washington's birthday.

February 23, 1685 was George Handel's birthday. He is the composer of Messiah.

February 26: Grand Canyon became a National Park in 1919.

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