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Major League baseball goes on strike in 1994 and we all lose
Military Honors
U.S. VICTORY DAY commemorates the official announcement of Japan’s unconditional surrender to the Allies – marking the end of WWII. U.S. Victory Day is basically celebrated in Rhode Island, but I thought it would be a good one to put down for the day.
Family and Friends
NATIONAL MIDDLE CHILD DAY celebrates the go-between person who may not get much of the attention, but nonetheless is just as important. They can keep their older sibling grounded as well as remind the younger ones that the world is not their oyster. Give your middle child some extra love today.
For Fun
And now, we bring back a blast from the past with VINYL RECORD DAY. Talk about making a comeback – these 33’s and 45’s can be found in most music stores. Need something to play them on? – the stores are full of record players too. You might not have liked every song on the album, but the jackets and inserts were cool.
On Today’s Menu…
JULIENNE FRIES DAY is all about the skinny French fries also known as shoestring potatoes. These tend to be a little crispier and are perfect for dunking into ketchup, mayo, ranch or your favorite shake.
Our dessert of the day comes straight out of St. Louis – NATIONAL GOOEY BUTTER CAKE DAY. Created by accident when a chef added too much butter to the recipe, he decided to serve it anyway. It turned out to be a big hit. It is a combination of a yeast cake foundation with a gooey topping sprinkled with powdered sugar on top. It goes great with coffee or any time you want to enjoy it. Here is a shout out to Schnucks grocery stores for founding this day.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Filet Mignon Day
International Left Handers Day
National Prosecco Day
On this day…
1865 – Joseph Lister performs the first surgery on a compound fracture using disinfectant. There was no infection afterwards.
1877 – Thomas Edison invents the phonograph – coincidence that it is Vinyl Record Day – I think not
1879 – The first National Archery Tournament takes place in Chicago
1888 – Bertha Benz takes her husband’s invention – the motorized carriage – out for a spin – this would be the first road trip
1930 – Clarence Birdseye comes up with a process for freezing food
1955 – Minimum wage gets increased from 75 cents to $1.00 an hour
1961 – Construction begins on the Berlin Wall
1977 – The Space Shuttle makes its first atmospheric test flight
1981 – The first home PC hits the market when IBM introduces its Model 5150
1994 – The baseball strike causes the World Series to be cancelled – this only happened once before – 1904
Happy Birthday to…
Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959)
Producer and director of over 70 films
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961)
Nobel Prize winning physicist who knew a little something about quantum physics
Zerna Sharp (1889-1991)
Wrote the Dick and Jane books
George Soros (1930- )
Financier and activist who is known as “the man who broke the bank of England” when he sold off billions of pounds before the British Government devalued them. Afterwards he bought them back and made a profit of a billion dollars.
Mark Knopfler (1949- )
Lead singer and guitar player for the Dire Straits who gave us Walk of Life and the Sultans of Swing. He also composed the score for Princess Bride (1987)
Youree Dell Harris – AKA Miss Cleo (1962-2016)
Jamaican psychic, by way of Los Angeles, who started the Psychic Readers Network
Pete Sampras (1971- )
This tennis star has won 14 Grand Slam titles, the Grand Slam Cup and the Davis Cup
For God so loved you that He gave His only begotten Son. That if you believe in Him, You will not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16
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
#USVictoryDay #NationalMiddleChildDay #GooeyButterCakeDay #JulienneFriesDay #VinylRecordDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #CecilBDeMille, #ErwinSchrodinger, #ZernaSharp, #GeorgeSoros, #MarkKnopfler, #MissCleo, #PeteSampras
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