Chase's Calendar of Events
Encyclopedia
Chase's Calendar of Events is an annual publication, started in 1957 by brothers William (Bill) D. Chase (a journalist
and publisher from Michigan
), and Harrison V. Chase, (a university social scientist
from Florida
). It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year."
The brothers gathered information on events and the first edition was of 2,000 copies was printed for 1958. "It was 32 pages, contained 364 entries and sold for $1," while recent editions are 752 pages and contain more than 12,000 entries. A promotion sponsored by the U.S Chamber of Commerce was added in 1958: a pamphlet listing commercial promotions as Special Days, Weeks and Months and remained in future edtitions. Contemporary Books in Chicago, Illinois, took over publication in 1983 and the Chases retired in 1987 from compiling the calendar, which is now handled by an in-house staff of editors and researchers. McGraw-Hill Companies took over ownership in September 2000.
Journalist
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and publisher from Michigan
Michigan
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), and Harrison V. Chase, (a university social scientist
Social Scientist
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from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
). It includes special events, holidays, federal and state observances, historic anniversaries, and more unusual celebratory traditions. Bill Chase worked as a newspaper librarian and saw a need for "a single reference source for calendar dates, and for authoritative and current information about various observances throughout the year."
The brothers gathered information on events and the first edition was of 2,000 copies was printed for 1958. "It was 32 pages, contained 364 entries and sold for $1," while recent editions are 752 pages and contain more than 12,000 entries. A promotion sponsored by the U.S Chamber of Commerce was added in 1958: a pamphlet listing commercial promotions as Special Days, Weeks and Months and remained in future edtitions. Contemporary Books in Chicago, Illinois, took over publication in 1983 and the Chases retired in 1987 from compiling the calendar, which is now handled by an in-house staff of editors and researchers. McGraw-Hill Companies took over ownership in September 2000.
Sections
Sections of the calendar include- Astronomical Phenomena
- Religious Observances
- National and International Observances and Civic Holidays
- Special Days, Weeks and Months
- Presidential Proclamations
- Events and Festivals
- Anniversaries
- Birthdays Today