I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, One nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
GOURMET COFFEE DAY is a perfect way to start the day. Why not get a little fancy, and foo-foo up your morning cup of joe. Indulge yourself a little, you deserve it.
Education and Information
NATIONAL THESAURUS DAY celebrates, commemorates, honors, marks and observes that book, tome, written work that expands, elaborates, and enlarges our wonderful, delightful and marvelous language.
For Fun
USE YOUR GIFT CARD DAY reminds us to use those gift cards before they get tucked away somewhere and end up in the same place as that missing sock from the dryer. Approximately $1 billion of these go unused every year. If you don’t want them, maybe donate them to the government to help with the budget.
WINNIE THE POOH DAY takes us into 100-acre Woods to hang out with Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Rabbit and Owl. A.A. Milne’s son, Christopher Robin would go visit a black bear at the London Zoo named Winnie and was the inspiration for the wonderful tales. It is also A. A’s birthday today.
On the Menu
SOUP SWAP DAY brings everyone together over a hot bowl of delicious soup. Make your favorite soup, stew or chili, have your family and friends over and enjoy the bowl and the company.
PEKING DUCK DAY takes a while to prepare but is worth the wait. It takes around 48 hours of drying, basting and cooking to bring this dish to the table. The results are crispy skinned, tender slices of meat. I have got to try this sometime.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Sanctity of Human Life Day
World Religion Day
National Popcorn Day
Gun Appreciation Day
Good Memory Day
World Quark Day
On this day…
1911 – Lt. Eugene B. Ely successfully makes the first landing of a plane on the deck of a ship
1919 – Owen Bentley founds Bentley Motors
1958 – Willie O’Ree becomes the first African American to play in the NHL, taking the ice for the Boston Bruins
1983 – The Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpes gold medals after they were taken from him back in 1912. He had taken first place in the decathlon and pentathlon but had his medals stripped when it was found he had gotten paid to play baseball a year before.
2016 – Oxfam publishes a report indicating that the world’s 62 richest people have as much wealth as half of the world’s population
Happy Birthday to…
Peter Roget (1779-1869)
He gave us the Thesaurus
Joseph Glidden (1813-1906)
Invented barbed wire which brought an end to the open range and set up the land for farming
Daniel Hale Williams (1856-1931)
This physician performed the first successful heart surgery
A.A. Milne (1882-1956)
He gave us the wonderful stories of Winnie the Pooh
Carey Grant (1904-1986)
Born Archibald Leach in Horfield England, he was a true Hollywood classic
Danny Kaye (1913-1987)
This talented entertainer brought his physical comedy to the big screen starring in blockbusters like White Christmas (1954), The Court Jester (1955) and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
Kevin Costner (1955- )
He Danced with Wolves (1990), played in a Field of Dreams (1989), survived The Big Chill (1983) and is currently residing in Yellowstone (2018-2023)
Dearest Heavenly Father, may You bless all who read this and may You watch over and protect them. In Jesus’ name 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
#NationalThesaurusDay #WinniethePoohDay #GourmetCoffeeDay #PekingDuckDay #UseYourGiftCardDay #CustomerServiceDay #SoupSwap #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #PeterRoget #JosephGlidden #DanielHaleWilliams #AAMilne #CareyGrant #DannyKaye #KevinCostner
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