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Today is March 15 2014

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Today's Holidays and Historical Events (updated daily)
Today's Food Holiday

National Peanut Lovers Day: More
Not a repeat. We have indeed celebrated National Peanut Butter Lover's Day already, this being Peanut Month. Well, it's not really a nut, but a legume (bean). However, I can't imagine asking for a 'Arachis hypogaea' and jelly sandwich.

Other celebrations/observances today:
  • National Pears Helene Day: More
    Auguste Escoffier it's creator, also created other things like, 'Melba Toast' and 'Peaches Melba' in honor of Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba (Helen Porter Mitchell).
  • Ides of March: More
    This is not only a day on which to impress your friends with your somewhat limited knowledge of Shakespeare's memorable quotes. There was a time, until 1955, when we really had to fear the Ides of March. March 15 was income tax filing day until then, when it was changed to April 15.
  • True Confessions Day: More
    What? Is there anything left after you have posted your life to the social media sites?
Events in the past on: March 15
  • In 1820, Maine is accepted into the U.S. as the 23rd state.
    From Wikipedia: 'Maine is a state in New England, in the United States. Maine is the 39th most extensive and the 42nd most populous of the 50 U.S. states. It is bordered by New Hampshire to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the east and north, respectively. Maine is the northernmost state in the contiguous United States east of the Great Lakes. It is known for its jagged, rocky coastline; low, rolling mountains; heavily forested interior, and picturesque waterways; and also its seafood cuisine, especially clams and lobster. In spite of its maritime position, it has a continental climate even in coastal areas such as its largest city, Portland. The state capital is Augusta with a population of 19,136 (2010), making it the third least-populous state capital (after Montpelier, Vermont and Pierre, South Dakota) in the nation'.

    'As Maine entered the 18th century, only a half dozen European settlements had survived. Loyalist and Patriot forces contended for Maine's territory during the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Maine was part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts until 1820 when it voted to secede from Massachusetts. On March 15, 1820, it was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state under the Missouri Compromise'.
    - At FamousDaily.com: More
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  • In 1892, The first escalator was patented by inventor Jesse W Reno.
    From Wikipedia: 'An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal.

    'On March 15, 1892, Jesse W. Reno patented the "Endless Conveyor or Elevator." A few months after Reno's patent was approved, George A. Wheeler patented his ideas for a more recognizable moving staircase, though it was never built. Wheeler’s patents were bought by Charles Seeberger; some features of Wheeler’s designs were incorporated in Seeberger’s prototype built by the Otis Elevator Company in 1899'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
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  • In 1945, At the 17th Academy Awards:
    From Wikipedia: More
    Best Motion Picture is, Going My Way
    -- At Wikipedia: More
    -- At Internet Movie Database IMDb: More
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    Best Actor is Bing Crosby for 'Going My Way'
    Best Actress is Ingrid Bergman for 'Gaslight'
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    Best Supporting Actor is Barry Fitzgerald for 'Going My Way'
    Best Supporting Actress is Ethel Barrymore for 'None But the Lonely Heart'
    Best Song is Swinging on a Star from 'Going My Way'
    -- at Wikipedia: More
    -- On YouTube: More
  • In 1959, Frankie Avalon's 'Venus' hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
    From Wikipedia: '"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959 (see 1959 in music).'

    'Venus became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey. The song also reached number ten on the R&B chart. The song's lyrics detail a man's plea to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, to send him a girl to love and one who will love him as well. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1959'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
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  • In 1966, At the 8th Grammy Awards,
    -- Record of the Year is 'A Taste of Honey' performed by Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass.
      - A Taste of Honey on YouTube: More
    -- Album of the Year is 'September of My Years' by Frank Sinatra.
    -- Song of the Year is 'The Shadow of Your Smile' performed by Tony Bennett.
      - The Shadow of Your Smile on YouTube: More
    -- Best New Artist is Tom Jones.
    -- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance, Male is Roger Miller for 'King of the Road'.
    -- Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Female is Jody Miller for 'Queen of the House''.
    -- Best Folk Recording is 'An Evening With Belafonte/Makeba
    - At Wikipedia: More
  • In 1972, Francis Ford Coppola's 'The Godfather' film premieres.
    From Wikipedia: 'The Godfather is a 1972 American crime drama film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of the fictional Corleone New York crime family, the story spans the years 1945–55, concentrating on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while chronicling the family under the patriarch Vito'.
    - At FamousDaily.com: More
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  • In 1977, The first episode of "Eight is Enough" was aired on ABC-TV.
    From Wikipedia: 'Eight Is Enough is an American television comedy-drama series that ran on ABC from March 15, 1977, until August 29, 1981. The show was modeled on the life of syndicated newspaper columnist Thomas Braden, a real-life parent with eight children, who wrote a book by the same title'.
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  • In 1984, At the 10th People's Choice Awards:
    -- Motion Picture is 'Return of the Jedi'.
    -- Motion Picture Actor is Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds.
    -- Motion Picture Actress is Meryl Streep.
    -- Theme/Song from a Motion Picture is 'Flashdance'.
    -- All-Around Male Entertainer is Michael Jackson.
    -- All-Around Female Entertainer is Barbara Mandrell, Barbra Streisand.
    -- Overall New TV Program is 'A-Team'.
    -- Male TV Performer is Tom Selleck.
    -- Female TV Performer is Linda Evans.
    -- TV Comedy Program is 'Three's Company'.
    -- TV Dramatic Program is 'Hill Street Blues', 'Dynasty'.
    -- New TV Comedy Program is 'Webster'.
    -- New TV Dramatic Program is 'Hotel'.
    -- Male Performer in a New TV Program is Mr. T
    -- Female Performer in a New TV Program is Madeline Kahn.
    -- Country Music Performer is Kenny Rogers.
    - At PeoplesChoice.com: More
  II.
Henry's Heads Up! - previous days social media post (updated daily)

Nothing. Looks like I was lazy on this day.

 III.
Top Song & Movie 50 years ago today

No. 1 song

  • I Want To Hold Your Hand - The Beatles: More
    The Beatles have there first hit the No. 1 in the US. This will hold the no. 1 spot until March 21st, when another Beatles song, She Loves You, takes over.

Top movie

  • Kissin' Cousins More
    It will be there until the weekend box office of March 22, 1964 when, 'The Pink Panther', takes over.
  IV.
Today in the Past (reference sites): March 15
   V.
This month March 2014 (updated once a month - last updated - )

National Celery Month, National Flour Month, National Nutrition Month, National Noodle Month, National Peanut Month, National Sauce Month


March is:

March origin (from Wikipedia):
'The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people through his sons Romulus and Remus. '

March 'is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere, the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March. The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the Northern Hemisphere's March. '

March at Wikipedia: More

  VI.
TV fifty years ago 1964 (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 2014)

If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
From this Wikipedia article: More

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Best selling books fifty years ago (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 2014)

Best selling books of 1964 More

VIII.
Fun (Last link added October 1 2014, but content on each site may change daily)
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
  • NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
  • Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
  • NASA TV: (video feed) More
    NASA TV schedule: More
  • Public Domain eBook Links

    Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

  • Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
  • Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
    Home page: More
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  • Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
    Home page: More
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  • Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
    Home page: More
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  • Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
    Home page: More
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Other Holiday Sites (Last link added October 1 2014. Link content changes yearly)

Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.


US Government Holidays

  • 2014 Postal Holidays More
  • 2014 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

  • List of holidays by country More
  • Holidays and Observances around the World More
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