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The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated on this day in 1922
Awareness Spotlight shines on…
WORLD MUTLTIPLE SCLEROSIS DAY is brought to us by the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation. Research, education, and funding are needed to find a cure for this disease that attacks the central nervous system. There are treatments to help slow the progress and alleviate the symptoms, but let’s keep working to end this once and for all. Wear orange today to show support.
For Fun
“There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza…” and today is HOLE IN MY BUCKET DAY. We can celebrate the song and we can find other purposes for those holy buckets that wont hold water. Make a planter out of them, turn it into a seat for gardening or even fill it with concrete to make a patio umbrella stand. After all of the advice that Henry gets from Liza on how to deal with his bucket, he ends up getting another one filled with water to fix the first one.
Lectric Bikes sponsors NATIONAL E-BIKE DAY and wants us to get out there and ride. Electric bikes have started gaining popularity but have actually been around since 1895 when Ogden Bolton Jr. invented a battery powered electric bike. These modes of transportation are great for getting to work, running errands, or just having fun. My wife and I thoroughly enjoy ours and they really help you get up the hills.
Belly up to the Bar
The Kentucky Derby may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy MINT JULEP DAY. Mix some bourbon, sugar, water, and mint leaf for a nice refreshing drink.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
National Heat Awareness Day
Save Your Hearing Day
Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness Day
National Macaroon Day
National Smile Day
Autonomous Vehicle Day
Speak in Complete Sentences Day
On this day…
1431 – Convicted of witchcraft and heresy, Joan of Arc is burned at the stake
1868 – Decoration Day is observed for the first time – this is the precursor to Memorial Day and honored the fallen from the Civil War
1911 – Ray Haroun wins the first Indy 500
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial is dedicated
1971 – Mariner 9 leaves for its mission to photograph Mars
2020 – NASA and SpaceX send astronauts Douglas Hurley and Robert Behnken to the International Space Station
Happy Birthday to…
Peter Carl Faberge (1846-1920)
Made some beautiful eggs
Countee Cullen (1903-1946)
Poet and author during the Harlem Renaissance
Mel Blanc (1908-1989)
You may not recognize the face, but you will recognize at least one of his over 400 voices including Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Tweety Pie and Foghorn Leghorn
Benny Goodman (1909-1986)
The “King of Swing” – Bandleader and Clarinetist who could really jazz things up
Joseph William Kennedy (1916-1957)
One of the discoverers of Plutonium
Gale Sayers (1943-2020)
Youngest player to be inducted into the football Hall of Fame – he set all kinds of records for touchdowns and yards rushed. His friendship with Bears teammate Brian Piccolo will be forever immortalized in the tearjerker Brian’s Song
Jake “the snake” Roberts (1954- ) After beating his opponents, Jake would take his boa constrictor, Damien, out of his bag and lay it across them. I imagine his fellow wrestlers hated seeing Jake drag that bag into the ring.
Wynonna Judd (1964- )
Successful Country Singer who made a good sound with her mom and as a soloist
Marissa Mayer (1975- )
This software engineer had a hand in starting Google and would become CEO of Yahoo! Inc
Sean Giambrone (1999- )
You know him as Adam on The Goldbergs (2013-2023)
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105
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
#WorldMultipleSclerosisDay #NationalHeatAwarenessDay #MintJulepDay #HoleinMyBucketDay #EBikeDay #Enjoytheedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #PeterFaberge #CounteeCullen #MelBlsnc #BennyGoodman #JosephKennedy #GaleSayers #JaketheSnake #WynonnaJudd #MarissaMayer #SamGiambrone
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