We have two food related holidays tomorrow.
First is 'National Bean Day'.
[The Hankster says] I liked to camp-out as a kid. I can still remember my friend Don asking before he closed the tent flap and decided whether to sleep in or out , 'Did anyone eat beans for dinner?'
Second is 'National Shortbread Day'.
[The Hankster says] Originally made with 1 part sugar, 2 parts butter and 3 parts flour. If you take one pound of each of these ingredients, instead, you have the formula for pound cake.
Tomorrow is 'Cuddle Up Day'.
[The Hankster says] During this cool weather, you can make the choice to do so with a book or a loved one.
Tomorrow is also 'Apple Tree Day'.
[The Hankster says] No, J. Appleseed has his own day, but don't let that stop you from celebrating, all things apples.
It has been two weeks now, so tomorrow is 'National Take Down the Christmas Tree Day'.
[The Hankster says] Times up. No one will believe that you are saving it for Arbor Day in the hopes to save just one more tree or that you are conducting a scientific experiment on the rate of needle drop. If it is artificial, you can at least drag it to the spare bedroom. Oh, and don't even get me started on those outdoor lights that you haven't taken down yet.
William Shakespeare once said 'We are time's subjects, and time bids be gone.'
[The Hankster says] I could never put my finger on times stop button, so I don't think it bids us from the now. Only in the science fiction genre can we place a buy or sell order on what will be. So, here we are once more, dealing with that segment of time with which we feel most comfortable, the past. Let us look at January 6 in the past and see who or what, time bid, 'be gone!'.
In 1838, Samuel Morse demonstrated his new invention, the telegraph.
[The Hankster says] His first experiments with dots and dashes would become the Morse Code. He had a special interest in being able to send messages more speedily, since, when his wife died, it had taken several days for the news to reach him.
In 1912, New Mexico becomes the 47th state admitted to the U.S.
In 1912, German geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift.
In 1931, Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. He died a few days later.
In 1963, The TV show Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, with Marlin Perkins premieres.
In 1964, The Rolling Stones, have their first tour as headline act with Ronettes.
In 1967, KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX begins broadcasting.
In 1968, The Beatles album, Magical Mystery Tour, reaches #1 and remains at the top for 8 weeks.
In 1975, The TV game show Wheel Of Fortune, debuts.
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Food holidays
Apple and Apricots Month
Artichoke and Asparagus Month
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
Natiionl Candy Month
National Egg Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Soup Month
Oatmeal Month
Other holidays and awareness days
Adopt A Rescued Bird Month
Bath Safety Month
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Birth Defects Month
Book Blitz Month
Celebration of Life Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get Organized Month
International Brain Teaser Month
International Creativity Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Polka Music Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
National Skating Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Self-help Group Awareness Month
Teen Driving Awareness Month
Train Your Dog Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
Walk Your Dog Month
January is:
January origin (from Wikipedia):
'January is named after Janus, the God of beginnings and transitions;
the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin
word for door since January is the door to the year.'
'January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average,
the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere
(where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year
within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the
Northern hemisphere and vice versa.'
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