What is National Dictionary Day?

On October 16th, the National Dictionary Day, which honors Noah Webster's birthday, is commemorated.

In 1806, American Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language. An American Dictionary of the English Language was published in 1807, but it took twenty-seven years to complete; Webster immediately began compiling an expanded and fully comprehensive dictionary, An American Dictionary of the English Language. Webster learned twenty-six languages, including Old English (Anglo-Saxon), German, Greek, Latin, Italian, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit, including Old English (Anglo-Saxon), including Old English (Anglo-Saxon), German, Greek, Greek, Latin, Greek, Latin, Italian, Greek, Latin, Greek, Latin, Italian, Spanish, French, Hebrew, Hebrew, Arabic, and Sanskrit.