The month of September is full of different celebrations, holidays, and other interesting facts! This includes celebrity birthdays, small silly holidays along with some important ones too, and many first times for things. Here are ten facts that you may or may not know about this month:

• September is National Potato Month and National Piano Month, for all you piano players out there.

• “Septem” means seven in Latin, even though September is the ninth month.

• The first newspaper in the United States was printed on September 25, 1690, and it was published by a man named Benjamin Harris.

• “The Wizard of Oz” first premiered on September 25, 1939.

• The U.S. Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787, and that day is now celebrated as Constitution Day across the nation.

• The first recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was September 20, 565 AD.

• The first public school in the U.S. was founded in September of 1635 and is called the Boston Latin School.

• Some famous people whose birthday is in September include Beyoncé, Freddie Mercury, Adam Sandler, Stephen King, Jimmy Fallon, Keanu Reeves, and more.

• The first comic strip was published in September of 1895 and is called the Yellow Crayon.

• The German beer festival called Oktoberfest actually starts in September, despite its title having the word “October” in it.

Cites- https://www.madewithhappy.com/september-fun-facts/