We have two food holidays tomorrow.
First is 'Heavenly Hash Day'.
[The Hankster says] Don't start looking for potatoes or corned beef. This concerns one of the many fruit salads that are a mixture of goodies. My favorite is the one with pineapple, coconut, bananas, perhaps fruit cocktail, nuts, marshmallows, some flavor of pie filling or pudding and with whipped cream and a cherry on top.
Second is 'Crepe Day (in France)'.
[the Hankster says] Yes, I am wondering what Heavenly Hash would be like rolled up in a crape.
Tomorrow is 'Groundhog Day' (US), 'Hedgehog Day' (Germany) and .'Marmot Day'. in Alaska. More below on 1887.
[The Hankster says] There is international competition, even in weather prediction.
Tomorrow is also 'Sled Dog Day'. See 1925 below.
Tomorrow is 2/2, so it is 'Bonza Bottler Day'.
A music appreciation day tomorrow. It will be 'World Play Your Ukulele Day'.
[The Hankster says] Boy, I wish I played one of these in high school band. That French Horn, that I played sure was a lot of weight to lug around.
An environmental awareness day tomorrow, 'World Wetlands Day'.
We have a health related awareness day tomorrow, also. It will be 'Rheumatoid Awareness Day'.
Tomorrow is 'National Groundhog Job Shadow Day'. A day on which some businesses mentor a youth by letting them shadow them around as they work.
[The Hankster says] I was going to participate by letting someone follow me around, but a future in 'bumming around' was not on the list of acceptable professions.
Abraham Lincoln once said 'The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.'
[The Hankster says] If the future comes one day at a time, I bet we can view the past in the same manner. Let's give it a try. Hum, how about February 2 in the past.
In 1709, Alexander Selkirk is rescued from a desert island. This story inspires the book 'Robinson Crusoe'.
In 1848, the 'Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo' ends the Mexican-American War. The U.S. acquires Texas (Rio Grande set as border), California, New Mexico and Arizona for $15 million.
In 1876, The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
In 1887, In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
In 1892, A bottle cap with a cork seal is patented by William Painter.
In 1901, The United States Army Nurse Corps (AN or ANC) is established.
In 1912, Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty. It was a stunt for the newsreel company Pathe.
In 1925, The famous 'Serum run to Nome' occurs. Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum. This later inspires the creation of the 'Parodist' race.
In 1932, The 'Grand Central Terminal' opens in New York City.
In 1935, The 'Lie detector' is first used in court.
In 1940, Frank Sinatra professional singing debut begins in Indianapolis with the 'Tommy Dorsey Orchestra'.
In 1942, During World War II, The auto companies for the first time in history completely switch from commercial production to war production.
In 1950, The TV panel game show 'What's My Line,' premieres on CBS-TV.
In 1952, B.B. King's '3 O'Clock Blues' hits #1 on the US Billboard's 'R and B' hit parade to become his first national hit.
In 1974, Barbra Striesand has her first #1 hit with 'The Way We Were'.
In 2003, Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All I Have.'
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Food Holiday:
Berry Fresh Month
Canned Food Month
Celebration of Chocolate Month
Great American Pie Month
National Cherry Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Fiber Focus Month
National Fondue Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
National Snack Food Month
Potato Lover’s Month
Sweet Potato Month
Other:
American Heart Month
An Affair to Remember Month
Black History Month
Creative Romance Month
National Children’s Dental Health Month
National Heart Healthy Month
National Weddings Month
February is:
February origin (from Wikipedia):
'The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term
februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual
Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman
calendar. January and February were the last two months to
be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally
considered winter a monthless period. They were added by
Numa Pompilius about 713 BC. February remained the last month
of the calendar year until the time of the decemvirs (c. 450 BC),
when it became the second month. At certain intervals February
was truncated to 23 or 24 days, and a 27-day intercalary month,
Intercalaris, was inserted immediately after February to realign
the year with the seasons.
Under the reforms that instituted the Julian calendar, Intercalaris
was abolished, leap years occurred regularly every fourth year,
and in leap years February gained a 29th day. Thereafter, it
remained the second month of the calendar year, meaning the
order that months are displayed (January, February, March,
..., December) within a year-at-a-glance calendar. Even during
the Middle Ages, when the numbered Anno Domini year began
on March 25 or December 25, the second month was February
whenever all twelve months were displayed in order. The
Gregorian calendar reforms made slight changes to the system
for determining which years were leap years and thus contained
a 29-day February.'
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and
Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month
with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years
or 29 days in leap years.
February is the third month of meteorological winter in the
Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February
is the third month of summer (the seasonal equivalent of August
in the Northern Hemisphere, in meteorological reckoning).
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