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Authors: Chase's Calendar of Events Editors
ISBN-13: 9780071599542, ISBN-10: 0071599541
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: September 2008
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Chase's Calendar of Events Editors

Chase’s Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. McGraw-Hill has published Chase’s since 1984, but Chase’s was first published by William and Harrison Chase in December 1957.

Book Synopsis

“The bible of special occasions.”--
Los Angeles Times

12,500 entries. 194 countries. 365 days.

Find out what's going on any day of the year, anywhere across the globe!

If you're looking to tie a promotional event into a historical milestone, schedule your next vacation to coincide with a festival halfway around the world or plan a party around your favorite celebrity's birthday, Chase's Calendar of Events is the one resource that has it all. For broadcasters, event planners, librarians, editors, writers or simply the curious, this is one reference you can't do without!

Chase's Calendar of Events 2009 brings you:

  • Milestones such as the 200th birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin, the100th anniversary of the NAACP and the 50th birthday of Barbie

  • New birthdays such as soccer star Lionel Messi (June 24), football player Devin Hester (Nov 4), UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon (June 13) and newly elected heads of state worldwide

  • New observances such as Girls Write Now Day (Mar 8), Stay Up All Night Night (May 9) and National Face Your Fears Day (Oct 13)

Search Chase's Anyway You Want!

Whether you want to target a specific date, location or subject, our fully searchable CD-ROM makes your research quick and easy. Also included is a free installer, so you can load Chase's directly to your hard drive.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Spotlight on 2009 Anniversaries and Events
Chronological Calendar of Events: Jan 1-Dec 31
Appendices:
Calendars 2009-2011
Perpetual Calendar
National Days of the World
World Map of Time Zones
Astronomical Phenomena 2009-2011
Presidential Proclamations
Some Facts about the US, Canada, Mexico
2009 Special Months
Major Awards 2007-2008
Index

Chase’s Calendar of Events is produced by an in-house team of editors and researchers based in Chicago, IL. McGraw-Hill has published Chase’s since 1984, but Chase’s was first published by William and Harrison Chase in December 1957.

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