The Ingersoll Day is to celebrate the life and works of one of the most popular freethinkers in US history. Heard by more Americans than any human being before the advent of motion pictures and radio, Robert Ingersoll was the most successful orator in nineteenth century America.

The Spring (Vernal) Equinox is one of the days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first of Spring in the Gregorian calendar.

The Autumnal Equinox is one of the two days in the calendar year when day and night hours are almost equal to one another; it is also the first day of Autumn, or Fall, in the Gregorian calendar.

The Banned Book Week is celebrating the freedom to read. It was started by the American Library Association in 1981 in response to a growing number of attempts to ban books in public libraries across the country.

Declaring October the Month of Freethought was inspired by the work done in Texas to commemorate the many German Freethinkers that emigrated to this Area, and several others across the US, during the 19th Century.

Freethought “Coming Out” Day is an annual day of celebration which gives those Freethinkers who have been unable to proudly declare themselves a platform from which to do so.

“The Freedom From Religion Foundation” and the “American Atheists” have Declared, and TRNI has adopted, the week during Thanksgiving holiday a national event for the Separation of Church and State.