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Old Scottish university day.
Two food holidays tomorrow.
First is 'National Bagels and Lox Day / National Bagel Day'. Lox is thinly sliced cured Salmon.
Second is 'Oatmeal Monday / Meal Day'. An old Scottish university day. Poor students had to provide much of their needs themselves. Food was one of those things. Potatos and oatmeal were staples.
[The Hankster says] Ah, a dorm room staple, much like Ramen Noodles are today.
Oh my, Tomorrow is 'National Toothache Day'.
[The Hankster says] Let's watch that sugar. It is not a directcause of tooth decay, but is what in legal terms would be called 'an accomplice before and after the fact'. Sugar feeds the bacteria. Bacteria excrete the acids. Acids eat away at the teeth. Brush 'um or lose 'um.
Tomorrow is 'National Clean Out Your Computer Day'. Second Monday in February
[The Hankster says] Time to clean out a goodly percent of those old files and programs you don't use. And get an accomplished person to lift the cover and blow the dust off those electronic parts also. Make it run faster and cooler, thus longer.
When you have finished your chores tomorrow, you can enjoy 'Read in the Bathtub Day'.
[The Hankster says] No, I'm not going to suggest a good Sea Tale. But, do be watchful of that innocent looking, smiling rubber ducky of yours. I have seen one collide with a bar of floating soap. The resulting 'waterway rage' is a terrible thing to see.
We have an awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'International Epilepsy Day'.
Audre Lorde once said 'Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.'
[The Hankster says] A noble idea that you can test every day of your life. Of course, on this post, we look back to see if many things, including love survived. I bet it did. We can explore February 9 in the past, and look for the buds that may have come full bloom today or tomorrow and last for eternity.. You may not find it below, but you can add your own experience.
In 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signs a joint resolution of Congress establishing the U.S. Weather Bureau.
In 1895, William G. Morgan creates a game called 'Mintonette', which soon becomes 'Volleyball',
In 1900, The 'Davis Cup' (international tennis event) competition is established.
In 1942, Year-round Daylight saving time is re-instated in the United States as a wartime measure to help conserve energy resources.
In 1943, FDR orders minimal 48 hour work week in the war industry.
In 1959, Coasters's 'Charlie Brown' peaks at #2.
In 1964, The Beatles made their first live appearance on American TV, playing on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.
In 1985,- Madonna's album 'Like a Virgin' goes #1 for 3 weeks.
In 1987, First ladies restroom at the New York Stock Exchange is installed.
In 1969, First test flight of the Boeing 747.
In 1986, Halley's Comet last appeared in the inner Solar System. Next will be 28 July 2061.
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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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