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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'Peppermint Patty Day'.
[The Hankster says] This of course is the chocolate covered mint candy, not a celebration for Miss Patricia 'Peppermint Patty' Reichardt.
Look on the bright side tomorrow. It will be 'Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day'.
[The Hankster says] Besides it being counter productive, why should you not cry over spilled milk? According to ancient folklore, the spilled milk would not go to waste since fairies liked milk and would drink it up.
Tomorrow is 'Make a Friend Day'.
[The Hankster says] One of those efforts that pays back 1000 fold.
We celebrate a birthday boy tomorrow on 'Be Electrific Day'.It is the birthday of Thomas Edison in 1847.
You bachelors out there. tomorrow is for you. It will be 'Satisfied Staying Single Day'.
[The Hankster says] Enjoy while you can. The ladies get to celebrate Sadie Hawkins Day twice during the year.
An awareness day tomorrow It will be 'Pro Sports Wives Day'. Created in 2006 by the Professional Sports Wives Association
Start looking for that 'How to Play the Guitar in 10 Easy Lessons. Tomorrow is ' 'Get Out Your Guitar Day'.
[The Hankster says] The only lesson I learned was that I couldn't play the Guitar.
Another T. Edison day tomorrow. It will be 'National Inventor's Day'. In. the U.S. a 1983 presidential proclamation.
In New Zealand it will be 'Go By Bike Day' tomorrow. A bicycle to work day.
Anthony J. D'Angelo once said 'Focus 90% of your time on solutions and only 10% of your time on problems.'
[The Hankster says] Well if as Edison said ''.Genius Is One Percent Inspiration, Ninety-Nine Percent Perspiration', there is a confusing overlap, although I think the idea is the same. Let us see if our ancestors had it correct back on February 11 in the past.
In 660 BC, It is said to be the traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
In 1752,The first hospital in the U.S. 'Pennsylvania Hospital' opens.
In 1922, The song 'April Showers' by Al Jolson hits #1.
In 1938, The BBC Television produced the first ever science fiction television program, R.U.R., based on the 1920 Check play. This was the first time the word 'robot' as we use it, was used. R.U.R. was 'Rosumovi Univerzální Roboti' (Rossum's Universal Robots).
In 1950, the song 'Rag Mop' by The Ames Brothers hit #1.
In 1963, Julia Child's TV show 'The French Chef' premieres.
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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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