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The Democratic National Committee office at the Watergate Hotel is burglarized on this day in 1972
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16
A Tip of the Hat Goes to…
A tip of the hat goes to GLOBAL GARBAGE MAN DAY. Where would we be without someone coming around and collecting our trash? We would be in one stinky mess – that’s where. They pick up trash, garbage, recyclables, and yard waste – so we can keep up with our lives and they can come back and do it again next week. Thank you one and all for keeping our lives clean.
2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate? Why, NATIONAL MASCOT DAY of course. Today, we cheer on the costumed characters who get the crowd whipped up or bring a smile to our face. Mickey Mouse and Ronald McDonald are some of the well-known ones, and here in St. Louis, we have Fred Bird for the Cardinals and Louie for the St. Louis Blues. Both work hard at the games as well as being very active in the community.
On Today’s Menu…
Yesterday was Fresh Veggie Day and today is NATIONAL EAT YOUR VEGETABLES DAY. I am in no shape to tell anybody how to eat, but if you can work in a few vegetables, that is a good thing.
How about a nice frosty beer…root beer that is. While NATIONAL STEWART’S ROOT BEER DAY calls out a particular brand, I think any will do. Stewarts is some pretty good stuff, but if you have to get something else – go for it. A&W is always good, there’s IBC, Mug and for a local brew, here in St. Louis, we have Fitz’s.
We have a dessert of the day battle raging on between NATIONAL APPLE STRUDEL DAY and CHERRY TART DAY. I don’t know, it’s kind of a close call. Cherry tarts can be eaten while walking around – no way with strudel. Strudel has a deeper flavor, what with all of the ingredients, while the tart is pretty much a one-man show. I am going to have to call it a tie and dine on a little bit of each.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
Go Fishing Day
National Splurge Day
National Get Away Day
On this day…
1631 – Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, the emperor, Shah Jahan, has the Taj Mahal built to honor her memory
1775 – The Battle of Bunker Hill takes place. We lost this one, but it inspired us to win the war
1928 – Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic- as a passenger onboard a plane flown by Wilmer Schultz
1930 – The protectionist Smoot-Hawley Tariff allows the U.S. to raise tariffs by an average of 20 percent. From the world’s point of view – this was not a good idea
1942 – The first G.I. Joe cartoon is published in Yank magazine
1950 – The first kidney transplant is performed by Dr. Richard H. Lawler
1972 – 5 men break into the Democratic National Committee – which happened to be at the Watergate Hotel
1994 – O.J. Simpson is arrested for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend
Happy Birthday to…
Susan LaFlesche Picotte (1865-1915)
She was the first Native-American woman to earn her medical degree
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
Grammy Award winning composer
M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
Had a different perspective on life
Ruth Wakefield (1903-1977)
Ran the Toll House Inn and gave us the chocolate chip cookie
Peter Lupus (1937- )
This actor and bodybuilder can be seen on the original Mission Impossible
Barry Manilow (1943- )
He Wrote the Songs including Mandy, Copacabana and Looks Like We Made It
Art Bell (1945-2018)
Gave us the Coast to Coast Am radio program
Dermontti Dawson (1965- )
He played center for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Venus Williams (1980- )
Wimbledon Champion who, along with her sister, raised the bar for women’s tennis
Kendrick Lamar (1987- )
Grammy Award winning rapper who was dubbed “new king of the West Coast” by Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre
And a big birthday shout out to a hard-working lady who loves people, life, and the Pittsburgh Steelers – Happy Birthday Mona!!!
What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31
Enjoy the day and make it your own
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Thank you to National Day Calendar; National Today; History.com; Britannica.com; Wikipedia; on this day.com
#GlobalGarbageManDay #NationalMascotDay #StewartsRootBeerDay #AppleStrudelDay #CherryTartDay #EatYourVegetablesDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #SusanPicotte #IgorStravinsky #MCEscher #RuthWakefield #PeterLupus #Barry Manilow #ArtBell #DermonttiDawson #VenusWilliams #KendrickLamar
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