Events and Celebrations

 NAVAJO CODE TALKERS DAY honors the unbreakable secret code and the Native Americans who brought it to us during WWII.  The enemy was never able decipher it and it served the Marines well.

NATIONAL V-J DAY celebrates the moment that the world found out that Japan was surrendering.  Celebrations broke out and it was definitely time for WWII to be over.

SPIRIT OF ’45 DAY remembers the attitude of our country during WWII.  Everyone came together and pitched in.  The soldiers went off to fight, the women went to work in factories, the kids took on chores at home and everyone rationed and saved when it was needed.  That was a long time ago and a couple of generations removed, but I would like to think, that we could do it again.

It is time to get responsible with NATIONAL FINANCIAL AWARENESS DAY.  Saving and investing your money could make for a nice future.  Nothing is guaranteed but it never hurts to plan.

Need a new book to read?  LOVE YOUR BOOKSTORE DAY encourages us to head down to our favorite literary haunt and browse through the rows and shelves of possibilities. 

Time to cool off with NATIONAL CREAMSICLE DAY.  These frozen treats have the cream in the middle and a flavored sherbet shell.  Orange is the original flavor, but now there is quite the variety.  I’d say it’s a great day to get your creamsicle on.

On this day…

1873 – “Field and Stream” puts out their first edition

1935 – The Social Security Act goes into effect

1937 – The 2,000 mile long Appalachian Trail from Maine to Georgia is completed

1979 – A rainbow in Northern Wales lasts for 3 hours

1984 – IBM releases PC DOS version 3.0

1995 – Shannon Faulkner is the first woman to attend The Citadel

 Happy Birthday to…

From dentist to gambler to gunfighter he cut quite the colorful character in the old west

Knew how to run an entertaining circus

The first African American woman in the White House Press Corps

He is a wild and crazy guy

She can bring the romance

Gives us the “Far Side” comics

NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer – liked to give Larry Byrd a hard time

Oscar winning actress who starred in “Monster’s Ball”, was a Bond girl and played Catwoman.

Enjoy the day and make it your own

Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this wonderful day.  Watch over these beautiful people and may you bless them and care for them.  I ask this in your name, Jesus, Amen.

Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com

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