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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Cheese Fondue Day'.
[The Hankster says] OK, let's find those caquelon (pot) and rechau stove. Remember double dipping is not allowed.
Tomorrow is 'National Submarine Day'. The United States Navy's first 'modern' submarine is commissioned on April 11, 1900, the USS Holland.
All together now. Do ray me fa so la ti do. Good, you will be in fine voice for tomorrow's 'National Barber Shop Quartet Day'.
For the kids. Tomorrow is 'National Teach Children to Save Day: By the American Bankers Association. Bankers volunteers talk to children about developing savings habits.
[The Hankster says] This will go over with kids, like educational toys.
Jump into your way-back machine for tomorrow's 'National Eight Track Tape Day:
Gather up the family for 'International TableTop Day tomorrow: Promotes the playing of tabletop games to get people having fun together.
'International 'Louie Louie Day'.
Birthday of Richard Berry, the songs creator. ('April 6, 1963 – The Kingsmen recorded the version that made 'Louie Louie' famous/infamous.')
'Slow Art Day'. Second Saturday of April. Art as a therapy ' to help participants experience a 'contemplative looking practice' by pausing, observing, and reflecting'.
Awareness days tomorrow:
- 'Baby Massage Day'. Second Saturday in April. Promotes infant massage.
- 'National Pet Day'.
- 'National Porphyria Awareness Week'. First day of week long event,1 11-18. From Wikipedia: The porphyrias are a group of rare inherited or acquired disorders of certain enzymes that normally participate in the production of porphyrins and heme. They manifest with either neurological complications or skin problems or occasionally both.
- 'National Walk for Epilepsy'. Fund raiser, Sponsored by: Epilepsy Foundation, From Wikipedia: 's a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking'
- 'World Parkinson's Disease Day'. By the European Parkinson's Disease Association, From Wikipedia: 'is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system'
George Herbert once said 'Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.'
[The Hankster says] I bet if you looked up 'Get 'er Done' in the dictionary, this would be the definition. Let us see, back on April 11 in the past, if anyone else observed the same philosophy.
In 1898, The Spanish-American War ends.
In 1927, The world's first ever sports broadcast is made on KDKA by Florent Gibson of the Pittsburgh Star newspaper. The commentary is of a fight between Johnny Ray and Johnny Dundee at Motor Square Garden in Pittsburgh. .
In 1966, Frank Sinatra records 'Strangers in the Night' single for his album of the same name. Later reaches #1 on the Billboard charts .
In 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing. .
In 1970, Beatles 'Let It Be' single goes #1 for 2 weeks. .
In 1976, Apple creates the Apple I, Apple's first product. .
In 1970, The launch of Apollo 13. .
In 1983, At the 3rd Golden Raspberry Awards,
- Worst Picture is 'Inchon'.
- Worst Actor is Laurence Olivier in 'Inchon'.
- Worst Actress is Pia Zadora in 'Butterfly'.
- Worst Original Song is 'Pumpin' and 'Blowin' from 'The Pirate Movie'. .
In 1983, At the 55th Academy Awards,
- Best Picture is 'Gandhi'.
- Best Actor is Ben Kingsley for 'Gandhi'.
- Best Actress is Meryl Streep for 'Sophie's Choice'.
- Best Supporting Actor is Louis Gossett, Jr. for 'An Officer and a Gentleman'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Jessica Lange for 'Tootsie'.
- Best Original Song is 'Up Where We Belong' from 'An Officer and a Gentleman'. .
In 1988, 60th Academy Awards,
- Best Picture is 'The Last Emperor'.
- Best Actor is Michael Douglas for 'Wall Street'.
- Best Actress is Cher for 'Moonstruck'.
- Best Supporting Actor is Sean Connery for 'The Untouchables'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Olympia Dukakis for 'Moonstruck'.
- Best Original Song is '(I've Had) The Time of My Life' from 'Dirty Dancing'. .
No. 1 song
Top movie
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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