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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Sticky Bun Day'.
[The Hankster says] AKA, Cinnamon roll or bun. A note for you girls. A college test once determined that the smell of baking Cinnamon rolls was first among the smells that would put a guy in a romantic mood. Happy baking.
A UNESCO awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'International Mother Language Day'.
All you multi-taskers out there can slow down. Tomorrow will be 'Single Tasking Day'.
[The Hankster says] Test have shown that the concept of getting more done by multi-tasking is a myth. Not only is more work not done within the time spent, but it is done with less accuracy and completeness. Disclaimer: Any of you housewives out there that tell hubby that dinner isn't ready because you were reading a social media post, please don't mention which one.
Tomorrow is 'Card Reading Day'.
[The Hankster says] Me thinks, this is a strictly commercial holiday for the eCard sites. However, sending cards or letters, especially ones that are not expected, is not at all a bad idea.
Michael Phelps once said 'I think goals should never be easy, they should force you to work, even if they are uncomfortable at the time.'
[The Hankster says] That just might be the difference between a destination and a goal. Others had places to go and people to see and goals back on February 21 in the past.
In 1804, The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its debut at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
In 1842, John Greenough is granted the first U.S. patent for the sewing machine.
In 1878, The first U.S. telephone directory is distributed (District Telephone Co., New Haven, CT), and lists 50 businesses, on a single piece of cardboard.
In 1885, The Washington Monument is dedicated.
In 1915, The World's Fair in San Francisco opens and featured exhibits on the opening of the Panama Canal.
In 1925, The first issue of the 'New Yorker' magazine is published and sold.
In 1947, Edwin Land demonstrates the first 'instant camera': the Polaroid Land Camera.
In 1947, First broadcast of first U.S. TV soap opera 'A Woman to Remember'.
In 1948, NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is incorporated.
In 1953, Francis Crick and James Watson discover structure of DNA-molecule.
In 1979 - Sony introduces the Walkman (portable cassette player.
In 1990, The song 'Wind Beneath My Wings ' wins the Grammy Awards for both Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
In 1995, Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon.
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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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