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Awareness Spotlight shines on…
RARE DISEASE DAY brings some much-needed attention to diseases that most people rarely hear about. In the U.S., 1 in 200,000 people is the classification for a disease to be rare. Resources are not as readily available for patients suffering from a rare disease, so, if you know of anyone who falls in that category, make sure and give them your support. Wear black and white stripes to show support.
For Fun
National LEAP DAY is only celebrated every four years and that makes this day very special. If your birthday is today, you need to celebrate four times as much as everyone else does on theirs. Many customs and traditions fall on this day – one of them being that in 1288 AD, Queen Margaret of Scotland made it a law that women could propose marriage on this day. However, they had to wear red petticoats to give the men a notion about their intentions.
TIME REFUND DAY gives us back all of those extra minutes we lost over the last four years. How are you going to spend this precious gift?
On Today’s Menu…
NATIONAL TOAST DAY pops up to that perfect shade of brown. This is easy to celebrate as all you have to do is add some butter, jam or even eat it dry. Mom would slice hardboiled eggs into white peppered gravy and smother the toast. That is still the best way to eat it – in my opinion.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day
World Day of Prayer
Self-Injury Awareness Day – wear orange in support
Endometriosis Awareness Day – wear yellow in support
Dress in Blue Day to show awareness for Colon Cancer
National Horse Protection Day
National Pig Day
Peanut Butter Lovers Day
Dadgum That’s Good Day
Fruit Compote Day
On this day…
1504 – Christopher Columbus makes use of a lunar eclipse to frighten Jamaican natives
1692 – Sarah Good, Sarah Osborne and Tituba (a West Indian slave) are the first to be accused during the Salem Witch Trials.
1940 – That cinematic masterpiece, Gone With the Wind, wins 8 Oscars
1940 – Hattie McDaniel is the first Black woman to win an academy award – she won it for her portrayal of Mammy in Gone With The Wind
1960 – The Family Circus makes its debut in the comic strips
Happy Birthday to…
John Byrom
(1692-1763)
This English poet also invented shorthand
Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)
This Italian composer gave us the Barber of Seville and the William Tell Overture
John Philip Holland (1840-1914)
This Irish engineer is considered to be the father of the modern submarine
Jimmy Dorsey (1904-1957)
This musician-bandleader-composer gave us Tangerine and Pennies from Heaven
Tempest Storm (1928-2021)
This lady could heat up the burlesque stage
Alex Rocco (1936-2015)
He played Moe Greene in The Godfather (1972), was Gus Keller in Dream a Little Dream (1989) and Al Floss in The Famous Teddy Z (1989-2000)
Tony Robbins (1960- )
He can get you motivated
Ja Rule (1976- )
This New York City rapper brought us Between Me and You and Always on Time
Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord. Proverbs 8:34-35
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
#RareDiseaseDay, #NationalLeapDay, #NationalToastDay, #TimeRefundDay, #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #JohnByron, #GioachinoRossini, #JohnPhilipHolland, #JimmyDorsey, #TempestStorm, #AlexRocco, #TonyRobbins, #JaRule
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