US National inventors' Day

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US National Inventors’ Day

Every year in the USA, February, 11 is celebrated as National inventors’ Day, though in other countries this day is celebrated in different month and day.

If you are interested in this day and probably it could be useful for content language integrated lessons you’ll visit

http://www.altiusdirectory.com/Society/national-inventors-day.html

You’ll find materials about the history of the day and even some strange day as white T-shirt day. Here is an example from the materials of the site.

National Inventors’ Day the nation will discern the contributions of Inventors. National Inventors’ Day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Thomas Alva Edison, who is one of the most valuable inventors in United States of America.

In 1983 Ronald Reagan the president of United States of America declared National Inventors’ National Inventors’ Day is celebrated on February 11th in United States of America. On this Day on Feb 11th. He told the Nation that, this day should be celebrated to recognize the inventors by ceremonies and activities.

Thomas Alva Edison, who survived from 1847 to 1931, had over 1093 US Patents Published on his invents.

Some of the inventions which he did are:

• Candent light bulb

• The motion picture camera

• The Phonograph

• Early Printing Telegraph