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The 2007 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class includes Patti Smith, R.E.M, Grandmaster Flash, The Ronettes and Van Halen
A Tip of the Hat Goes to…
My tip of the hat goes to NATIONAL WORKING MOMS DAY. Talk about your superheroes. Taking care of a house, kids, pets, a job and, oh yeah, yourself, is not for the fainthearted. All moms are working moms, even if your full-time job is at home or even if being a mom means your kids have fur. Your attention is always divided in at least 3 directions and the only time you get to take a break is usually when you fall into bed at night. We can’t thank you enough for everything you do.
Education and Information
The National Committee on Pay Equity brings us NATIONAL EQUAL PAY DAY. The day that this falls on is very significant in that today represents how much more women have to work into the year to make as much as men did last year. Women have come a long way and now make 83 cents to the $1.00 that men do, on the average. However, until they get paid what they deserve, this needs to keep moving forward. If a person can do the job – pay them fairly.
Psst…psst…I got what you need right here. You know you’ve been craving them, and you can’t get enough of them. Don’t worry, I know somebody who can hook you up…she wears a green sash and belongs to this gang called The Girl Scouts. That’s right, it’s NATIONAL GIRL SCOUT DAY… and they have all the cookies you can carry. Juliet Gordon Low ran the first Girl Guides of America meeting in 1912 with 18 girls in attendance. Today there are over 2.5 million cookie dealers…er, I mean Girl Scouts who are working to make the world a better place through courage, confidence, and character. Happy Birthday Ladies – keep up the good work.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
NATIONAL PLANT A FLOWER DAY gets its digs in today as we start cultivating our gardens and plants for Spring. Visit Gardening Know How to figure out your planting zone and see which flowers and plants grow best in your area. We have a few blooms already with the warmer weather, but it’s gonna get chilly again for a while. Start planning and planting, we certainly need the beauty and the bounty to enrich our lives.
On Today’s Menu…
Grab a beer and a plate to celebrate NATIONAL BAKED SCALLOPS DAY. These mollusks are quite tasty when prepared correctly and baking them is one of the healthier ways of doing that. Served either as an appetizer or an entrée, dig in and enjoy.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
National K-9 Veterans Day
Good Samaritan Day
National Registered Dietician/Nutritionist Day
Coconut Torte Day
National Jewel Day
Open an Umbrella Indoors Day
On this day…
1776 – Baltimore papers publish a notice recognizing the sacrifice of women during the Revolutionary War. It wasn’t just their work that was being lauded, it was also their sacrifice. Most of the goods that were boycotted by the male patriots were used by women. It sure wasn’t the Boston Rum party – the preferred drink of men at the time – but the ladies tea is what went into the harbor.
1804 – Samuel Chase became the first and only Supreme Court Justice to be impeached
1912 – Juliette Gordon Low founds the Girl Scouts of America
1923 – Lee De Forest synchronizes music and film for the first time
1933 – President Franklin Roosevelt gives his first “fireside chat”
1993 – Janet Reno becomes the first female Attorney General
1994 – The Church of England ordains its first female priests
2003 – After a nine-month search, Elizabeth Smart is found after being abducted from her home
2007 – Patti Smith, R.E.M. and Van Halen are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
2020 – Due to COVID – Broadway and its shows go “dark” for 32 days – the longest shutdown in its illustrious history
Happy Birthday to…
Jane Appleton Pierce (1806-1863)
Our 15th First Lady who lived a life of tragedy. After having lost two of her sons when they were young, her only surviving son, Benjamin, died in a train accident at age 11 on the way to his father’s inauguration.
Clement Studebaker (1831-1901)
A blacksmith who went from building wagons to building cars.
Hall Johnson (1888-1970)
Composed several African American spirituals and coordinated several choirs during the Harlem Renaissance.
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)
Tells us how life is On the Road
Walter Schirra (1923-2007)
He made it into space in 1962 aboard the Sigma 7 and was commander of Gemini 6
Liza Minnelli (1946- )
What an entertainer!
James Taylor (1948- )
Yep James, You’ve got a Friend
Titus Welliver (1962- )
You can watch him as the formidable detective Harry Bosch (2014-2021)
Jamie Alexander (1984- ) She is out of this world in the Thor (2011) movies and stars as tattooed mystery woman Jane Doe in Blindspot(2015-2020)
Thank You LORD for this day, these people, and your blessings. 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
#NationalWorkingMomsDay, #NationalEqualPayDay, #BakedScallopsDay, #NationalGirlScoutDay, #PlantaFlowerDay, #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #JanePierce, #Clementstudebaker, #HallJohnson, #JackKerouac, #WalterSchirra, #LizaMinnelli, #JamesTaylor, #TitusWeliver, #JamieAlexander
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