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Chase's Calendar of Events

Annual American publication

Annual American publication

Chase's Calendar of Events is an annual American publication, started in 1957 by brothers William (Bill) D. Chase (a journalist and publisher from Michigan), and Harrison V. Chase (a university social scientist from Florida). It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions.

The brothers gathered information on events and the first edition of 2,000 copies was printed for 1958. "It was 32 pages, contained 364 entries and sold for $1", while recent editions are 752 pages and contain more than 12,000 entries including National Nothing Day.

Sections

Sections of the calendar include

  • Astronomical Phenomena
  • Religious Observances
  • National and International Observances and Civic Holidays
  • Special Days, Weeks and Months
  • Presidential Proclamations
  • Events and Festivals
  • Anniversaries
  • Birthdays Today

References

References

  1. Severson, Kim. (May 30, 2007). "Having a Snack? Make It a Holiday". [[The New York Times]].
  2. Miller, Janet. (April 2, 2012). "Ann Arbor man, 90, founded catalogue of events for every day of the year". [[AnnArbor.com]].
  3. Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year".[http://mhprofessional.com/?page=/mhp/categories/chases/content/about_chases.html McGraw Hill] profile
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