Tag: national
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/10/2025

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. Awareness Spotlight shines on… INTERNATIONAL EPILEPSY DAY brings awareness to an ages old condition that used to be categorized as demonic possession. We have…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/09/2025

fastcompany.com Awareness Spotlight shines on… AUTISM SUNDAY is an international awareness event that started in 2002 in the United Kingdom. This disorder affects millions of people worldwide and has such a range of symptoms. Today is about praying for patients on the spectrum and shining a bright light to dispel the darkness that can surround…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/08/2025

doublebitpress.com The Boy Scouts of America is incorporated on this day in 1910 A Tip of the Hat Goes to… OPERA DAY follows on the heels of Ballet Day, but there is a reason. On this day in 1735, the first opera is held in the U.S. – in a courtroom above Shepherd’s Tavern in…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/07/2025

pinterest.com Blazing Saddles premiers on this day in 1974 in Burbank, CA. Most of the movie patrons watched the show from horseback. A Tip of the Hat Goes to… BALLET DAY celebrates this graceful art form and the practitioners who are committed to it. The strength, stamina, and flexibility needed to perform these dances is almost…
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Kev’s Daily take On 02/06/2025

hankeringforhistory.com Parker Brothers releases it’s version of The Landlord’s Game in 1935 – a pre-cursor to Monopoly Family, Friends and People in General TIME TO TALK DAY is all about opening up on the subject of mental health. Check in with your loved ones, get dialogue started that needs to happen and above all, if…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/05/2025

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. Religious Holidays FEAST OF SAINT AGATHA honors the saint of survivors and protector of all. Coming from a wealthy family, she was to marry a…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/04/2025

Pinterest Hagar the Horrible makes his way into the funny papers on this day in 1973 A Tip of the Hat Goes to… Through rain or snow, or sleet or hail, they will carry the U.S. mail. NATIONAL THANK A MAIL CARRIER DAY kinda hits home this time of year when we see the conditions these men…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/03/2025

pocho.com February 3, 1959…Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P Richardson “The Big Bopper” all perish in a plane crash near Clear Lake Iowa A Tip of the Hat Goes to… NATIONAL WOMEN PHYSICIANS DAY is celebrated on the birthday of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell – the first woman to receive a medical degree in the U.S. This happened in…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/02/2025

pinterest.ca Religious Holidays CANDLEMAS recognizes the event of Jesus’ parents bringing him to the temple when he was 40 days old. This was the law, and He would be blessed by the priests and officially inducted into Judaism. Today, candles will be lit, blessed and taken back to homes where they will be placed in windows…
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Kev’s Daily Take On 02/01/2025

Reddit Late Night with David Letterman debuts on this day in 1982 with special guest Bill Murray. Awareness Spotlight shines on… NATIONAL FREEDOM DAY is observed 159 years after President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery. Let freedom ring out loud and clear today as we acknowledge one of this country’s greatest attributes. Celebrate You with… U.S.…