Capitalization List

Below is a list of people, places, and things that need to be capitalized.

Albums (Abbey Road, Grease)

Awards (Emmys^®, Oscars^®)

Bodies of water (Atlantic Ocean, Lake Superior)

Books (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, the Bible)

Buildings and other structures (the Taj Mahal, Empire State Building)

Businesses (Moe's Greeting Cards, Tom's Beverage)

Car models (Toyota Camry, Nissan Sentra)

CD's (Nannie's Tunes, Three Famous Composers)

Chapters and other parts of a book ("My Life," "Soccer")

Cities (Fresno, Tallahassee)

Comic strips (Peanuts, For Better or Worse)

Computer programs (Microsoft Word, Excel)

Constellations (Aquarius, Libra)

Continents (Africa, Asia)

Counties (Norfolk, Dade)

Countries (Spain, Ireland)

Days (Thursday, Saturday)

Essays ("Self Reliance," "The Philosophy of Composition")

Family names (Uncle John, Cousin Moe)

Galaxies (Milky Way, Andromeda)

Governmental bodies (U.S. Senate, Department of the Interior)

Historical documents (Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution)

Historical events and periods (Battle of Bunker Hill, the Renaissance)

Holidays (Labor Day, Fourth of July)

Holy days (Ramadan, Yom Kippur)

Institutions (Marquette University, City College of New York)

Islands (Aruba, Crete)

Months (January, December)

Monuments (Mount Rushmore, Lincoln Memorial)

Mountains (Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains)

Movies (Rocky, The Outsiders)

Musical works (Dark Side of the Moon, If I Were a Rich Man)

Nationalities (Greek, Chinese)

Organizations (Girl Scouts of America, American Bar Association)

Parishes (Vernon Parish, Terrebonne Parish)

Parks (Yellowstone National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park)

Periodicals (Time, Newsweek)

Planets (Saturn, Mercury)

Plays (Death of a Salesman, The Master Builder)

Poems ("Boy Wandering in Simms' Valley," "Richard Cory")

Product names (Hostess Twinkies^®, Evian^®water)

Races (Caucasian, Indian)

Regions (Southeast, Northwest)

Religions and their followers (Catholicism, Protestants)

Religious celebrations (Easter, Rosh Hashanah)

Roads (Lincoln Highway, US 1)

Sacred writings (Talmud, Koran)

School subjects (capitalize only languages and courses that have a number or letter after them) (English, Math A, Biology 101)

Ships (U.S.S. Constitution, Monitor)

Short stories ("The Ransom of Red Chief," "Luck")

Spacecraft (Mir, Sputnik)

Special events (Mother's Day, Oklahoma State Fair)

Stars (Pollux, Castor)

States (South Carolina, Texas)

Streets (Winters Avenue, Mansfield Drive)

Teams (San Diego Chargers, Boston Red Sox)

Television and radio programs (Week in Review, Car Talk)

Titles of people's names (Dr. Landerson, Mrs. Pennington)

Towns (Clinton, Canton)

Townships (Daggett Township, Duplain Township)

Trains (Golden Gate, Tulsan)

Video games (Chain Reaction, Crossword Puzzler)

Videos (The History of Independence Day, Golfing)

Works of art (Pieta, American Gothic)