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The Boston Tea Party occured on this day in 1773
On Today’s Menu…
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CHOCOLATE COVERED ANYTHING DAY gives you the control to create the dessert you want – with no judgement. Some things, like ice cream, bacon and fruit are just begging to be covered in chocolate. Others, like pizza, Brussel sprouts and liver – not so much. Yep, chocolate covered bacon – no judgment.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Maple Syrup Day
Wright Brothers Day
On this day…
1631- 3,000 people are killed when Mount Vesuvius erupts
1773 – About 60 men from Boston have a little tea party
1901 – Beatrix Potter publishes her story, Peter Rabbit, the way she wants to – after the big publishers wouldn’t do it. She designed her book to be small enough for little hands to hold
1905 – Variety Magazine is first published
1953 – President Eisenhower conducts the first White House Press Conference with 161 reporters
1960 – A United Airlines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collide mid–flight over New York City. All passengers on board both planes as well as six people on the ground were killed.
2004 – NASA’S Voyager 1 is the first vessel to cross the “termination shock” – that is where the solar and interstellar winds come together
Happy Birthday to…
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
He knew a little something about music
Jane Austen (1775-1817)
Gave us Pride and Prejudice as well as Sense and Sensibility
Sir Noel Coward (1899-1973)
He knew a little something about writing plays
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Esteemed anthropologist, curator of the Museum of Natural History for 28 years and was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously
Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)
He gave us 2001: A Space Odyssey
Billy Gibbons (1949- )
Singer, guitarist and 1/3 of “that little band from Texas” – ZZ Top
Dear Father, we know that there have always been wars and there will always be wars – and we ask for the wars in Israel and Ukraine to cease, as well as for the healing of the people and the land to begin. In your name, Jesus, I ask this, 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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