Education
First U.S. Commemorative on Colored Paper
On September 22, 1956, the U.S. Post Office issued its first commemorative stamp on colored paper.
Death of John Harvard
Clergyman John Harvard died on September 14, 1638, in Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Death of Thomas Gallaudet
Deaf education pioneer, Thomas Gallaudet died on September 10, 1851.
Formation of SEATO
On September 8, 1954, eight nations signed the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, creating the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).
Happy Birthday Frank Laubach
Missionary Frank Charles Laubach was born on September 2, 1884, in Benton, Pennsylvania.
Happy Birthday Nathanael Greene
Revolutionary War commander Nathanael Greene was born on August 7 (July 27 by the Old Style calendar), 1742, in Potowomut (Warwick), Rhode Island.
Happy Birthday, Whitney Young!
Civil rights leader Whitney Moore Young, Jr., was born on July 31, 1921, in Shelby County, Kentucky.
Teachers of America Issue
On July 1, 1957, the Teachers of America stamp was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the National Education Association (NEA). The stamp was issued in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the site where the NEA was founded 100 years earlier.
Death of Noah Webster
On May 28, 1843, author and lexicographer Noah Webster died in New Haven, Connecticut.