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Tomorrow we have three food holidays:
- 'National Caramel Popcorn Day'.
[The Hankster says] That sounds like a cracker jack combination.
- 'Peeps Day'. Monday after Easter. The chick shaped marshmallow treats.
- 'Hostess Twinkie Day'. Invented this day in 1930.
Tomorrow is 'National Teflon Day'. It honors the accidental invention of Teflon in 1938 by Dr. Roy Plunkett.
Collect your thoughts and perhaps even your humorous and poetic nature. Tomorrow is 'Plan Your Epitaph Day'.
[The Hankster says] You too might come up with something like 'Consider, friend, as you pass by: As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you too shall be. Prepare, therefore, to follow me.'
Hoots Mon, tomorrow is 'Tartan Day'. It is a 'celebration of Scottish heritage on April 6, the date on which the Declaration of Arbroath (declaration of Scottish independence) was signed in 1320'.
Tomorrow is also 'California Poppy Day'. Date of the adoption of the California's Esteemed Golden Poppy, in 1903 as the state flower. A state resolution in 1973 established the day.
Awareness days:
- 'National Student-Athlete Day'.
- 'Army Day'. March 20, 1942. Proclamation 2542 - Proclaiming April 6 as Army Day. From the proclamation: ''It is the men of the regular Army together with the citizen soldiers, our friends and relatives and neighbors of a few short days ago, and the men of all our armed forces, that we honor on Army Day.
- 'Drowsy Driver Awareness Day Resolution for California'.
- 'International Day of Sport for Development and Peace'. U.N. day
- 'World Day of Physical Activity'. A World Health Organization day.
- 'Parkinson’s Awareness Week'.
In Ireland. First day of event 6-12.
Andy Warhol once said 'They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.'
[The Hankster says] How true. Time only lets us see the changes, well, over time. I bet some events back on April 6 in the past, have changed things for us now and in the future. Let's look.
In 1320, The Declaration of Arbroath was signed, affirming Scottish independence.
In 1896, The first modern Olympic Games opens in Athens, Greece, after a 1500 year ban.
In 1869, Celluloid is patented.
In 1916, Charlie Chaplin became the highest-paid film star in the world when he signed a contract with Mutual Film Corporation for $675,000 a year. He was 26 years old.
In 1917 - The U.S. declares war on Germany, and enters World War I.
In 1925, The first film was shown on an airplane.
In 1925, Eddie Cantor recorded 'If You Knew Susie'.
In 1926, Varney Airlines makes its first commercial flight carrying the mail. It was the predecessor of United Airline.
In 1931, First children's radio show, 'Little Orphan Annie,' begins transmitting.
In 1945, 'This is Your FBI' debuted on ABC radio.
In 1947, The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.
In 1959, At the 31st Academy Awards,
- Best Motion Picture of the Year is 'Gigi'.
- Best Actor is David Niven for 'Separate Tables'.
- Best Actress is Susan Hayward for 'I Want to Live!'.
- Best Supporting Actor is Burl Ives for 'The Big Country'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Wendy Hiller for 'Separate Tables'.
- Best Original Song is 'Gigi' from 'Gigi'.
In 1965, The Early Bird communications satellite launched into geosynchronous orbit.
In 1974, The Swedish pop band ABBA wins the Eurovision Song Contest with the song 'Waterloo', launching their international career.
In 1980 - Post It Notes, were introduced, They were originally call 'Press 'n Peel'.
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Food Holiday:
Brussels Sprouts and Cabbage Month
Cranberries and Gooseberries Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Florida Tomato Month
National Food Month
National Garlic Month
National Grilled Cheese Month
National Pecan Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soy Foods Month
Other:
Alcohol Awareness Month
Arab American Heritage Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Community Spirit Days
Counseling Awareness Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Genocide and Human Rights Awareness Month
Global Child Nutrition Month
Informed Woman Month
International Amateur Radio Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Awareness Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Library Snapshot Month
Listening Awareness Month
Mathematics Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
Multicultural Communication Month
National African American Women's Fitness Month
National Anxiety Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Card and Letter Writing Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Decorating Month
National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Donate Life Month
National Facial Protection Month
National Frog Month
National Garden Month
National Greyhound Adoption Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Humor Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Minority Health Month
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month
National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Pest Management Month
National Pet First Aid Awareness Month
National Poetry Month
National Rebuilding Month
National Safe Digging Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month
National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
National Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)'s Education and Awareness Month
National Sjogren's Syndrome Awareness Month
National Welding Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
Occupational Therapy Month
Parliamentary Law Month
Pharmacists War on Diabetes Month
Physical Wellness Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Prevention of Lyme Disease in Dogs Month
Rosacea Awareness Month
School Library Media Month
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month of Action
Sports Eye Safety Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Tomatillo and Asian Pear Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Workplace Conflict Awareness Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Worldwide Bereaved Spouses Awareness Month
April is:
April origin (from Wikipedia):
'The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of
this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire,
'to open', in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin
to 'open', which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of
(anoixis) (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named
in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her
Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that
April was the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before
Ianuarius and Februarius were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.
It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve
months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about
450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The 30th day was added during
the reform of the calendar undertaken by Julius Caesar in the mid-40s BC,
which produced the Julian calendar.'
April
'is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the
Northern Hemisphere and autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere,
where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the
Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.'
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