Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated on this day in 1982
Awareness Spotlight shines on…
WORLD KINDNESS DAY can be contagious. The Bible exhorts us to be kind to one another, tenderhearted… It isn’t easy, especially if you are dealing with your own issues, but the payoff of that warm feeling, as well as it spreading to others, is priceless.
For Fun
SADIE HAWKINS DAY turns the tables as the gals do the chasing. While it is not quite the social faux paus it once was, it is still fun for a little role reversal. The idea came from the comic strip Lil Abner and has been the inspiration for many a school dance.
SYMPHONIC METAL DAY combines the orchestrated sounds of a symphony with operatic singing and a heavy metal vibe. Originating in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, it is a very unique sound.
On Today’s Menu…
Our dessert of the day takes a while to make, but the wait is worth it. NATIONAL INDIAN PUDDING DAY combines cornmeal, milk, butter, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, ginger and raisins. This then is slowly cooked for 6 hours until it is a creamy consistency.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Operating Room Nurse Day
World Diabetes Day
National Pickle Day
Family PJ Day
National Seat Belt Day
Spicy Guacamole Day
World Quality Day
Tempranillo Day
On this day…
1856 – Big Ben chimes for the first time
1927 – The Holland Tunnel opens, connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River
1940 – Walt Disney releases Fantasia
1974 – Karen Silkwood, a worker at a plutonium plant, dies in a mysterious car crash. She had been headed to a meeting with a union rep about the dangerous working conditions at the plant and reportedly had a folder full of documents to prove it. She had complained to the Atomic Energy Commission a week before. There was no folder found at the crash site and she had enough quaaludes in her system to overdose. The crash was ruled accidental but skid marks and a suspicious dent in her bumper suggested she had been hit from behind. The movie, Silkwood, starring Meryl Streep, Cher and Kurt Russell, tells her story.
1979 – Darryl Dawkins, aka Chocolate Thunder, the Philadelphia Seventy Sixers center, breaks his first backboard while slam dunking. After the second one was broken, the NBA commissioner told him that every broken rim after that would cost him a suspension and $5,000
1982 – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated
2002 – Eminem’s Lose Yourself becomes the first rap song to win an Oscar for Best Original Song – it was in the movie 8 Mile
Happy Birthday to…
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
Gave us Treasure Island and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
David Green (1941-)
Founded Hobby Lobby
Whoopi Goldberg (1955- )
From the Color Purple (1985) to Sister Act (1992), to hostess on The View (2007-present) – she has definitely made her mark
Jimmy Kimmel (1967- ) You can see this late-night guy on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Gerard Butler (1969- )
This lawyer turned actor has played some big roles including Dracula (2000), Attila the Hun (2001), Phantom (as in of the opera) (2004), a secret service agent and The Bounty Hunter (2010) who had to keep Jennifer Aniston in check
Dear Heavenly Father, I would ask that you watch over these beautiful people and let them feel your amazing presence. May you bless them and keep them from harm. In your name I pray, 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
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Happy Birthday to #RobertLouisStevenson, #DavidGreen, #WhoopiGoldberg, #GerardButler
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