Charles Almanzo Babcock
Encyclopedia
Charles Almanzo Babcock was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania
. He is credited with launching Bird Day
, a day to celebrate birds in American
schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894, and by 1901 the practice was well established.
Oil City, Pennsylvania
Oil City is a city in Venango County, Pennsylvania that is known in the initial exploration and development of the petroleum industry. After the first oil wells were drilled nearby in the 1850s, Oil City became central in the petroleum industry while hosting headquarters for the Pennzoil, Quaker...
. He is credited with launching Bird Day
Bird Day
Bird Day is the name of several holidays celebrating birds. The first such holiday was established by Charles Babcock, the Oil City superintendent of schools, in 1894.- Bird Day :...
, a day to celebrate birds in American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
schools, on May 4. The first Bird Day was celebrated in Oil City schools in 1894, and by 1901 the practice was well established.