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18 Remembering Birthdays,
Anniversaries, and Days and
Months of Historical Dates

This next system will be easy for you because it makes use of
systems you have already learned. It is also easier than most other
systems suggested for remembering such items because the large
Memory System you have learned - the Major System - may be
used as a 'key' for the months and days (other systems usually
require code names that have to be especially devised for the
months).
The system works as follows: months are assigned the numbers
1 to 12 and given the appropriate Key Word from the Major
System.
January tea
February Noah
March Ma
April ray
May law
June jaw
July key
August foe
September Pa
October daze
November Dad
December Dan
To remember a birthday, anniversary or historical date, all that is
necessary is to form a linked image between the month- and
day-words and the date you wish to remember. For example, your
girlfriend's birthday falls on 1 November. The Key Word from
the Major System for November is Dad; and the Key Word for 1 is
tea. Imagine your girlfriend giving a gigantic cup of tea to your
Dad\
You wish to remember your parents' wedding anniversary,
which falls on 25 February. The Key Word for February is Noah;
and the Key Word for 25 is nail. Imagine Noah, who 'married' the
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