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
Military Honors
NATIONAL V-J DAY celebrates the moment that the world found out that Japan was surrendering. Celebrations broke out and it was definitely time for WWII to be over.
Celebrate You with…
Ahhh, it is a fine day to kick back and chill on NATIONAL RELAXATION DAY. Whatever you need to do to take some time and let all of your cares and worries slip away, do it. Find your mode of relaxation and don’t let anything get in the way.
Education and Information
NATIONAL BACK TO SCHOOL PREP DAY reminds us that the new school year is right around the corner. It’s a good time to make sure you have everything you need to rock this semester.
For Fun
NATIONAL LEATHERCRAFT DAY is brought to us by Tandy Leather. From saddles to jackets to shoes to belts and purses, the list of items to craft with the cow hide is endless. Take up a class, check out some leathery works of art or splurge on a new jacket.
On Today’s Menu…
KOOL-AID DAY is mostly celebrated in Nebraska – where it was invented by Edwin Perkins – and is their official state soft drink. Even if you are not in the corn husker state today, enjoy a refreshing glass.
Our dessert of the day may make you pucker up a little. LEMON MERINGUE PIE DAY brings the sweetness with a little sour, but it ends up working very nicely together. First you bite into the fluffy meringue, then you taste the lemon filling, followed by the shortbread crust. I have about talked myself into a piece.
Sneak Peek at Tomorrow’s Events and Celebrations
National Airborne Day
National Rum Day
Roller Coaster Day
Tell a Joke Day
World Honeybee Day
International Geocaching Day
On this day …
1876 – The U.S. government removes Native Americans from their homeland in the Black Hills, after gold is discovered there
1914 – The Panama Canal opens up and connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans
1965 – The Beatles play before a crowd of 60,000 at Shea Stadium – this was probably the first stadium rock concert
1969 – Woodstock opens its 3-day festival of peace, love and rock-n-roll
1977 – A possible “alien” radio signal is received at Ohio State’s “Big Ear” radio telescope in Delaware.
1979 – Apocalypse Now explodes into theaters
1994 – Carlos “The Jackal”, a notorious terrorist, is captured by French operatives in the Sudan. I gotta hand it to the French on this one – since there is no extradition in the Sudan, they just kinda kidnapped him and hauled him back to France
Happy Birthday to…
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
Wanted to conquer the world – and just about did
Florence Harding (1860-1924)
Our 29th First Lady
Julia Child (1912-2004)
She knew her way around a kitchen
Paul Rand (1914-1996)
Graphic designer extraordinaire – some of his works include the logos for UPS, Google and IBM
Ben Affleck (1972- )
Talented actor who started in Good Will Hunting (1997) and ended up playing Batman
Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978- )
With 4 Olympic medals – she is the most decorated beach volleyball champion in the world
Joe Jonas (1989- )
Singer, songwriter and actor – he and his brothers are quite the entertainers
Jennifer Lawrence (1990- )
Wonderful actress who got us through the Hunger Games (2012)
And the best is saved for last. Today is my awesome brother-in-law’s birthday. He is always looking to help you out – it makes sense with him – Career state trooper followed by another career working at a Sheriff’s department. Stay healthy Harry and I hope today finds you on the golf course playing your best game ever.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HARRY!!!
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39
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
#NationalVJDay #BacktoSchoolPrepDay #LemonMeringuePieDay #RelaxationDay #LeathercraftDay #KoolAidDay #Enjoythedayandmakeityourown
Happy Birthday to #NapoleonBonaparte #FlorenceHarding #JuliaChild #PaulRand #BenAffleck #KerriWalshJennings #JoeJonas #JenniferLawrence
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