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Ruby Bridges attends William Frantz elementary school in New Orleans – becoming the youngest person to integrate a school – 1960
A Tip of the Hat Goes to…
OPERATING ROOM NURSE DAY gives all of the credit to this group of dedicated personnel who deal with pressure every day. They take care of the patients and the doctors. Thank you for what you do and the way you do it.
Awareness Spotlight shines on…
WORLD DIABETES DAY brings this insidious disease to light. There are plenty of treatments available, medications to take, diets to follow and exercises to try. Don’t let this disease control you – you control it. Check out the American Diabetes Association website to learn more.
Family and Friends
NATIONAL FAMILY PJ DAY gives us the excuse we need to lounge around in our comfy clothes.
Education and Information
NATIONAL SEAT BELT DAY – tells us to buckle up – it’s the law
WORLD QUALITY DAY aims to bring out the best in people and business. The Chartered Quality Institute founded this day to remind us to strive to always put our best foot forward. If something is worth doing – it’s worth doing right.
Belly up to the Bar
TEMPRANILLO DAY celebrates this Spanish wine that is fermented with fruit. Once it is properly aged, it goes well with a wide range of salads and entrees.
On Today’s Menu…
NATIONAL PICKLE DAY opens up a jar of our favorites. Sweet, dill, spicy – chips, spears, gherkins or whole – pick your pickle and enjoy.
SPICY GUACAMOLE DAY asks, “Where’s the chips?” Mash up those avocados, mix in some onion, peppers, lime, salt and whatever else you like.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
America Recycles Day
National Philanthropy Day
National Bundt Cake Day
Clean Out Your Fridge Day
National Drummer Day
Raisin Bran Cereal Day
Spicy Hermit Cookie Day
On this day…
1851 – Herman Melville publishes Moby Dick
1889 – Journalist Nellie Bly starts off on her journey around the world to replicate Jules Verne’s novel Around the World in 80 Days – she did it in 72
1910 – Eugene Burton Ely is the first pilot to fly a plane off the deck of a ship
1922 – The British Broadcasting Company begins…well…broadcasting
1960 – Six-year-old Ruby Bridges attends William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans becoming the youngest student to integrate a school in the South
2002 – Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman to lead a political party
Happy Birthday to…
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
Made the steamboat commercially successful
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Made quite an impression on the art world
Frederick Banting (1891-1941)
He discovered how to extract insulin from the pancreas and is the reason for World Diabetes Day
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower (1896-1979)
Our 36th First Lady
Charles III (1948- )
He is now the King of England
Travis Barker (1975- )
The drummer for Blink-182
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
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
#OperatingRoomNurseDay #WorldDiabetesDay #NationalPickleDay #FamilyPJDay #WorldQualityDay #tempranilloDay #NationalSeatBeltDay #SpicyGuacamoleDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #RobertFulton, #ClaudeMonet, #MamieEisenhower, #FrederickBanting, #KingCharles, #TravisBarker
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