APRIL 7, 2025 | NATIONAL BEER DAY | NATIONAL GIRL, ME TOO DAY | NATIONAL IEP WRITING DAY | NATIONAL NO HOUSEWORK DAY | NATIONAL COFFEE CAKE DAY
NATIONAL BEER DAY
National Beer Day on April 7th annually, recognizes the world's most widely consumed alcoholic beverage. Following water and tea, it is the third most popular drink overall. More to know...
NATIONAL GIRL, ME TOO DAY
National Girl, Me Too Day on April 7th recognizes the strength and endurance of women of all ages and is an opportunity to show support for each other. Read more...
NATIONAL IEP WRITING DAY
The first Monday in April is National IEP Writing Day to honor all special education teachers and team members who write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students with disabilities. Learn more...
NATIONAL NO HOUSEWORK DAY
National No Housework Day directs us to put down the cleaning solution and toss aside the laundry. For one day each year on April 7th, the housework can wait. Read more...
NATIONAL COFFEE CAKE DAY
On April 7th, National Coffee Cake Day gives us a reason another reason to linger over a cup of joe. We can also break out some of our favorite recipes and deliver a heartwarming, home-baked item to a friend or two. As many bakers know, coffee cakes take very little time to make and bring a lot of satisfaction to both the baker and the receiver. Read more...
Coming on April 8, 2025
National Days
NATIONAL LIBRARY WORKERS DAY
NATIONAL ZOO LOVERS DAY
NATIONAL EMPANADA DAY
NATIONAL ALL IS OURS DAY
Notable Birthdays for April 7
Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817) - Founder of the first raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill.
Walter Camp (1859-1925) - Considered the Father of Football and is the creator of the Line of Scrimmage and the system of Downs.
Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951) - Founder of the Kellogg Company.
John Bernard Flannagan (1895-1942) - WWI veteran who became a prominent sculptor and is considered one of the first artists to use direct carving to create sculptures.
Billie Holiday (1915-1959) - Jazz and swing-singer remembered for her vocal talent in Lady Sings the Blues and God Bless the Child.
James Garner (1928-2014) - Actor whose credits include Cash McCall (1960), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) and Murphy's Romance (1985), to name a few.
Wayne Rogers (1933-2015) - Actor fondly remembered for his comedic role as Trapper in M.A.S.H.
Yvonne Fedderson (1935-Still Living) - Co-founder of the organization Childhelp USA.
Spencer Dryden (1938-2005) - Rock and roll HOF drummer who is remembered as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane.
Francis Ford Coppola (1939-Still Living) - Multi-award winning director, producer, and screenwriter for movie hits like The Godfather I, II and III (1972-90), American Graffiti (1973), The Outsiders (1983), and Megalopolis (2024).
Robert Metcalfe (1946-Still Living) - Engineer who was the co-inventor of Ethernet.
Stan Winston (1946-2008) - Special effects designer and makeup artist for film, including the Jurassic Park series, Edward Scissorhands, and Avatar.
John Oates (1948-Still Living) - The other half of the rock duo Hall and Oates.
Santa Barraza (1953-Still Living) - World renowned mixed media artist.
Memorable Events for April 7
1788 - Marietta becomes the first first settlement in Ohio.
1805 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition breaks camp among the Mandan tribe in North Dakota along the Missouri River.
1902 - The Texaco oil company forms.
1923 - Dr. Winfield Ney performs the first brain tumor operation under local anesthesia.
1927 - AT&T transmits the first long-distance public television broadcast.
1933 - National Beer Day (the Cullen-Harrison Act) takes effect, legalising the sale of low alcohol beer.
1940 - Booker T. Washington becomes the first Black American to be depicted on a postage stamp.
1943 - The NFL makes helmets mandatory and implements a 10-game schedule for all teams.
1951 - The American Bowling Congress hosts the first bowling masters tourney.
1959 - After 51 years, Oklahoma finally ends Prohibition.
1964 - IBM announces the System/360 Mainframe computer.
1966 - The U.S. recovers a lost hydrogen bomb from the Mediterranean Sea.
1969 - The Internet is born.
1971 - President Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of "Vietnamization."
1987 - The National Museum of Female Physicians opens in Washington, D.C.
2017 - Joan Baez, Journey, Pearl Jam, 2Pac Shakur, and Yes are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
2017 - Smurfs: The Lost Village movie is released.