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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Soup Month'.
[The Hankster says] I could only find holiday drinks for today, so I decided that what we all could use on a cold day today, even in Texas, is some soup. This is especially true since i think this includes soups, chilli and stews.
Tomorrow is 'National Opposite Day'.
[The Hankster says] This could be a fun or an unfortunate day,. The idea is to say and do just the opposite of what you will do or meant to say.
Tomorrow is also 'A Room of One's Own Day'.
[The Hankster says] The idea is to have some time to yourself and by yourself. This may be especially truen if everyone is going to be confusing things by doing the opposite. If you have a lot of kids and grand kids, a bomb shelter sounds like a good choice for a room of one's own. But, of course, if this is opposite day also, you will most likely end up in the kitchen with everyone else.
We have a birthday boy tomorrow. It will be 'Robert Burns Day' and 'Burns Night'. This celebrates the birthday of the romantic Scottish poet.
[The Hankster says] Kilts optional, I hope? Much, much too cold.
Think about spring tomorrow . It will be 'National Seed Swap Day'. On the last Sunday in January each year.
[The Hankster says] Time to think about spring planting. Depending on what ole Punxsutawney Phil says, or sees, you may not have much time to think about crops or have time to trade seeds to maintain variety and hardiness.
We have three awareness weeks starting tomorrow.
First in Great Britain is 'Breakfast Week'. Theme: "The Shake Up Your Wake Up'. Emphasizes the importance of breakfast.
Second in Great Britain is 'Cervical Cancer Prevention Week'. Emphasizes that 'Cervical cancer is largely preventable thanks to cervical screening and the HPV vaccination'.
Third in the Philippines is 'National Autism Consciousness Week'. There theme is 'Autism Inclusive Philippines: Aim High! Fly High!'
A global awareness day tomorrow is 'World Leprosy Day', on this last Sunday in January. From their site: 'World Leprosy Day helps to focus on the needs of some of the poorest and most marginalized people in the world – those affected by leprosy. It helps to tell the story to people who do not know that leprosy still exists and that it can now be cured. It also helps raise funds so that those with leprosy can be cured and cared for.'
T. S. Eliot once said 'We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.'
[The Hankster says] On this post, our destination is always in the past. Let us take a trip back and explore January 25 in the past and see if indeed, we see it with a wiser view as if for the first time..
In 1776, The first national memorial, , is ordered by Congress. It is the Revolutionary War memorial in honor of Brigadier General Richard Montgomery.
In 1858, Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' is first played at a wedding in 1847, becomes a standard after being played at the wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to the crown prince of Prussia.
In 1890 – Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. That name was the pen name of American journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane.
In 1905, World's largest diamond is found. It weighed 1.33 pounds, and was named the 'Cullinan.
In 1915 – Alexander Graham Bell inaugurates U.S. transcontinental telephone service More
[The Hankster says] This call was also to Watson, but this time Bell was in New York and Watson in San Francisco. Their first famous call was from one room to another in the same building.
In 1937 – The Guiding Light debuts on NBC radio from Chicago. In 1952 it moves to CBS television, where it remains until Sept. 18, 2009.
In 1947, Thomas Goldsmith Jr. files a patent for a 'Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Device', the first ever electronic game.
[The Hankster says] It was more of a proof of concept, since it was too big and too expensive for consumer use.
In 1949 – At the Hollywood Athletic Club the first Emmy Awards are presented.
In 1955, Columbia University scientists develop an atomic clock accurate to within one second in 300 years.
In 1979 - The first documented case of a robot killing a human in US.
[The Hankster says] This wasn't;t the walking/talking kind. It was an industrial accident at the Ford Motor Company. The arm of a robot machine hit and killed a man. It was followed several years later, in Japan, when a technician was repairing a robot. He had not turned the machine off before starting to repair it. It knocked him into a grinding machine.
In 1995, Near launching of Russian nukes.
[The Hankster says] Well, we talked about three B-52 crashes that left nuclear material at Spain, Antarctica and North Carolina. There have also been several near missile launches due to bad or misleading information. In this casse the Russians have been notified of, but did not correctly record the information that Norway was launching a research rocket. This was another close one.
In 2004 – The 'Opportunity' rover (MER-B) lands on the surface of Mars.
[The Hankster says] Designed for a 90 day mission, it is still running, 11 years later.
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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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