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The Space Shuttle program comes to an end on this day in 2011
Awareness Spotlight shines on…
BE SOMEONE DAY is brought to us by Project Harmony – a child advocacy group. You can be someone who makes a difference in a child’s life by being there for them and reporting child abuse if you come across it. Awareness and education on this subject are the order of the day and if there is anything at all, no matter how small, that we can do to end these horrible situations, let’s be a part of that.
Our Furry Friends
I am preaching to the choir on this one – NO PET STORE PUPPIES DAY is all about rescuing instead of buying. I am very proud of my home state of Missouri but the one thing that put’s a dark cloud over us is the number of puppy mills we have. Believe it or not, after WWII, the government encouraged farmers to breed dogs to help sustain their income due to crop failures. Of course, greedy S.O.B.s just see dollar signs with no care for the animal. There are so many animals in need of rescuing right now, there is really no reason to buy one that could have possibly come from a mill.
Information and Recreation
LAKE SUPERIOR DAY – If any lake was to get its own day it should be this one. It’s surface covers 31,700 square miles and holds 10% of the world’s fresh water. At 1,332 feet deep, it can easily hold all of the other great lakes combined.
Belly up to the Bar
LEGAL DRINKING AGE DAY may have something to do with today being the 21st and Ernest Hemmingway’s birthday – a noted drinker. You may or may not have a “coming of age” story when it comes to alcohol, and everybody has their thoughts on the subject. If you do choose to imbibe, don’t drive. I enjoy a glass of wine (or two), a beer (or two) and even a cocktail every now and then, but I know my limits. If you think the alcohol may be getting the best of you, seek help. Don’t wait.
On Today’s Menu…
NATIONAL JUNK FOOD DAY screams – “There are no rules!” Forget about your keto diets, your weight watchers and your calorie counting – strap on the feed sack and chow down on whatever you want today. There is always tomorrow to get back on track – and if there’s no tomorrow – then you had one heck of a last day.
NATIONAL ICE CREAM DAY is just one of those days you can’t miss. Not only because President Reagan declared it an official day in 1984 but it’s ice cream…any kind you want.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Fragile X Awareness Day – Wear teal to show support
Mango Day
National Hammock Day
World Brain Day
Penuche Fudge Day
National Rat Catchers Day
PI Approximation Day
On this day…
1853 – New York’s Central Park is created
1865 – The first true western showdown happens in Springfield, Missouri, when Wild Bill Hickock shoots and kills Davis Tutt
1925 – John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in the classroom and fined $100 plus court costs
1930 – The U.S. Veterans Administration is created
1960 – When Sirimavo Bandaranaike takes office in Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) she becomes the first female Prime Minister in the world
1979 – Jay Silverheels becomes the first Native-American to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1983 – Vostok Station in Antarctica reaches a temp of -128.6°F – the coldest ever recorded in the world
1987 – Guns N’Roses release Appetite for Destruction and it sells more than 30 million copies becoming the best-selling debut album of all time
2011 – The Space Shuttle program comes to an end with the final landing of the Atlantis
Happy Birthday to…
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Nobel Prize winning author and adventurer
Janet Reno (1938-2016)
Our first female Attorney General
Ken Starr (1946-2022 )
Gave us the low down on President Clinton with the Starr Report
Cat Stevens (1948- )
Singer and Songwriter who gave us Peace Train and Moonshadow
Gary Trudeau (1948- )
Gives us Doonesbury
Al Hrabosky (1949- )
Known as the “Mad Hungarian” this St. Louis Cards pitcher was known for stomping around the mound and intimidating batters. He would go on to be a sportscaster and turns out, he is a pretty nice guy.
Robin Williams (1951-2014)
Gone too soon – comedy was who he was
Ali Landry (1973- )
Crowned Miss USA in 1996 she would go on to star in a Dorito’s commercial during the 1998 Superbowl and appear in movies such as Repli-Kate (2002), and Me Again (2012)
Dear Heavenly Father, may You protect our children from abuse. It goes on every day, but no child should ever experience it. May You keep them in Your loving arms and let them know it is not their fault, that all of them are special. I ask this in Your loving 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
#BeSomeoneDay #NationaLIceCreamDay #NoPetStorePuppiesDay #NationalJunkFoodDay #LegalDrinkingAgeDay #LakeSuperiorDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #ErnestHemingway, #JanetReno, #KenStarr, #CatStevens, #GaryTrudeau, #AlHrabosky, #RobinWilliams, #AliLandry
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