Read Across America Day 2005

March 2005 Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 Read Across America Day Wednesday March 2 -19 years, -9 months, -20 days or -7235 days 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Daylight Saving Start Sunday March 13 -19 years, -9 months, -9 days or -7224 days 14 15 16 17 St Patricks Day Thursday March 17 -19 years, -9 months, -5 days or -7220 days 18 19 20 Palm Sunday Sunday March 20 -19 years, -9 months, -2 days or -7217 days 21 22 23 24 25 Good Friday Friday March 25 -19 years, -8 months, -28 days or -7212 days 26 27 Easter Sunday March 27 -19 years, -8 months, -26 days or -7210 days 28 29 30 31

Read Across America Day for the year 2005 is celebrated/ observed onWednesday, March 2nd.

Read Across America Day is held annually on a school day closest to March 2nd each year. The day promotes reading for children. The popular children’s author Dr. Seuss had his birthday on March 2nd thus original planners of the holiday wanted it to be near his birthday. The National Education Association (NEA) was one of the main backers of this idea to have a special day to promote reading among the population and especially children.

Days to the start of Read Accross America Day 2005

Wednesday, March 2nd is day number 61 of the 2005 calendar year with -19 years, -9 months, -20 days until Read Across America Day 2005.