1. A Year of Diversity

2. South Africans celebrate with carnivals all New Year’s Day and Second New Year’s Day. Germans drop molten lead into cold water and try to tell the future from the shape it made.

3. 1834 & 1836: Seed Planter and Cotton Planter by Henry Blair Bob Marley “one love, one heart, let’s get together and feel alright..” Marian Wright Edelman Founder and President of Children’s Defense Fund

4. $2.9 Million The estimated amount a woman with a professional degree earns throughout lifetime. 1.6 million Number of women who are military veterans; another 164,000 currently serve in the armed forces.

5. World War II Memorial opens in Washington, D.C. Before the Gregorian Calendar April 1 was New Year’s Day, after the adoption of the new calendar moving New Year’s Day to January 1, April 1 became April Fool’s Day.

6. Grandma Moses started painting at age 70, produced over 2,000 painting. Flossie Wong- Staal, PH.D. is one of the world’s authorities in virology and a pioneer in AIDS research.

7. More than 85 couples received marriage licenses in San Francisco before the court ordered the city to stop. Massachusetts becomes first state to allow gay marriage for state citizens.

8. The United States of America South Korea Puerto Rico Peru Philippines Bahamas

9. Statue of Liberty reopens monument for the first time since September 11, 2001 attacks. Florida pounded by Hurricanes Bonnie and Charley, followed later by Frances, Ivan and Jeanne. The State supreme court of California voids about 4,000 gay marriages performed in February and March.

10. Gaga - Folclor Dance representing Cuba Cumbia - Folclor Dance representing Colombia Jarabe - Folclor Dance representing Mexico

11. Christopher Reeves passed away October 11 th, after an accident 9 years ago left him paralyzed. Reeves had spent recent years as an advocate for spinal cord research and working at constant rehabilitation for his body.

12. FOOD -Pumpkins -Hot Chocolate -Turkey Navajo Code Talkers The Great Serpent Mound NAMES -Ohio -Utah -Kentucky