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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Plum Pudding Day'.
[The Hankster says] When is a plum not a plum? When it is a raisin of course. In olden times dried fruit, especially raisins were called plums. Their was a tradition when making the pudding. Everyone would grab onto a big wooden spoon to stir. While doing so, each person made a wish.
We have two birthday boys tomorrow, who have their own holiday.
First is 'Lincoln's Birthday'. Born in 1809.
Second is 'Darwin day'. Also in 1809.
The president is also honored with 'Lost Penny Day' tomorrow. It denotes the day that the first Lincoln Penny was minted in 1909.
For you Georgians. tomorrow is 'Oglethorpe Day'. British General James Edward Oglethorpe founded the Colony of Georgia in 1733. It was the thirteenth.
If you live in Banger ME., it will ve 'Paul Bunyan Day'.
A Banger ME claim of this fictional character's birthplace in 1834. There are many others such claims and thus many other holidays by state.
Charles M. Schulz once said 'Life is like an ice-cream cone, you have to lick it one day at a time.
[The Hankster says] Just when I was sure that Life is like a box of chocolates, I have to rethink my whole philosophy. Well, maybe not. I guess the suspense in obtaining that next chocolate is no worst than wondering if the ice cream will slide off the cone. Let us see how our ancestors dealt with this concept on February 12. Did they just work with one day at a time or did they think ahead and mark the cream filled candies with an 'x' and eat their ice cream from a bowl?
In 1879, At New York City's Madison Square Garden the first artificial ice rink in North America opens.
In 1909, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is founded.
In 1924, Calvin Coolidge makes the first ever U.S. presidential radio address.
In 1924, Rhapsody In Blue, by George Gershwin, performed for first time.
In 1914, Construction begins on the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
In 1955, the song single 'Sincerely' by the McGuire Sisters ' goes to #1 and stays #1 for 10 weeks.
In 1955, Soviets decided on a space center, ''Baikonur Cosmodrome, to be built in Baikonur, Kazachstan.
In 2001, The 'NEAR Shoemaker' spacecraft touches down in the 'saddle' region of '433 Eros', becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
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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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