A Tip of the Hat Goes to…
FLIGHT ATTENDANT SAFETY DAY gets our tip of the captain’s hat as we give these folks of the air their due. Taking care of us is their main job, and sometimes that ain’t easy. Crying babies, needy passengers, and a host of other situations keep the flight attendants on their toes; and we thank them for their fortitude and caring.
Tradition
NATIONAL FLITCH DAY has its origins in early England and is still celebrated over there every three to four years. On this day, married couples would go before a mock court after being together for at least a year and a day to prove their love to each other. If they passed, they got a flitch of bacon (about half a pig). I say we bring this back.
For Fun
WORDS WITH FRIENDS DAY celebrates the app that brings people together through vocabulary competition. If you are into showing off your skills of diction and word knowledge, this is the game for you.
Belly up to the Bar
We raise a glass to NATIONAL DAIQUIRI DAY. Start off with a glass of rum – ok – we could stop there – but if you must have a girly drink – add the lime juice and sugar and flavorings and tiny umbrellas and…I just talked myself into having one.
On Today’s Menu…
NATIONAL HOT DOG DAY comes to us, grilled, steamed, boiled, or microwaved. Smother your dawg in any topping(s) you choose and enjoy.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
National Moon Day
Lollipop Day
Ugly Truck Day
Fortune Cookie Day
International Chess Day
On This Day
1799 – The Rosetta Stone is discovered, allowing the dead language of hieroglyphics to be unlocked after 2,000 years.
1843 – The SS Great Britain is launched. It is the first ocean-going ship with an iron hull and a screw propeller to hit the water
1848 – The women’s suffrage movement gets started at the Women’s Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York
1941 – The Midnight Snack premiers debuting that loveable cat and mouse, Tom and Jerry
1980 – Over 60 countries boycott the Summer Olympics in Moscow after the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan.
2011 – Marvel releases Captain America: The First Avenger
Happy Birthday to…
Samuel Colt (1814-1862)
Gave us the six-shooter
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
French painter – I hear he is pretty good
Lizzie Borden (1860-1927)
The courts say she didn’t kill her parents with an axe
Brian May (1947- )
Lead guitarist for Queen
Anthony Edwards (1962- )
He was “Goose” in Top Gun (1986) and Dr. Greene on ER (1994-2009)
Benedict Cumberbatch (1976- )
He is Dr. Strange (2016) and played an astute Sherlock Holmes in Sherlock (2010-2017)
Jared Padalecki (1982- )
From “Dean” on Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) to “Sam” on Supernatural (2005-2020)
Dear Heavenly Father, we ask for peace to rule our land and for this needless violence to end. May You comfort the victims and their families and give us the courage to stand up when we need to. I pray this in Your name, Jesus, Amen.
Enjoy the day and make it your own
Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
#FlightAttendantSafetyDay, #HotDogDay, #WordsWithFriendsDay, #DaiquiriDay, #FlitchDay, #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #SamuelColt, #EdgarDegas, #LizzieBorden, #BrianMay, #AnthonyEdwards, #BenedictCumberbatch, #JaredPadalecki
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