Charles Almanzo Babcock

Charles Almanzo Babcock (1847–1922[1]) was a late-nineteenth-century superintendent of schools in Oil City, Pennsylvania.

[2][3] He is credited[3] 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,[4] and by 1901 the practice was well established.

[5] His wife was the author Emma Whitcomb Babcock.

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