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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Peach Cobbler Day'.
[The Hankster says] The term cobbler, mostly likely comes from the fact that in old times, the stewed filling was covered with biscuits or dumplings. They would form together and resembled a cobbled street. Forming the top in that way is also referred to as cobbling. And what of the Peaches? The biggest Peach Cobbler was made in 2007 and contained: 90 lbs of butter, 150 lbs of sugar, 150 lbs of flour, 32 gallons of milk and 75 gallons of peaches.
Tomorrow is 'National Scrabble Day'. Celebrated on the birthday of the games inventor, Alfred Mosher Butts, born on April 13, 1899.
[The Hankster says] Stop licking your lips. We are talking Scrabble, not Scrapple. The game would be OK, if it wasn't for the spelling part. Perhaps there will be a Google Doodle version one day on which you can use the 'Did you mean...'.
Tomorrow is 'National Thomas Jefferson Day'. Birthday of the 3rd President of the U.S. in 1743. Presidential Proclamation 2276, of Mar 21, 1938.
'International Plant Appreciation Day' occurs tomorrow.
[The Hankster says] Talk softly or even play some classical music to plants tomorrow or even postpone that trimming you were going to do.
Tomorrow is the first day OD 'Experience Week' by the 'Into the Blue' organization since 1996. Fulfill your dream experience.
[The Hankster says] Sort of a bucket list thing.
An awareness day tomorrow. It will be 'World Allergy Week'. First day 13-19. From the website: 'The World Allergy Organization (WAO) is addressing the need for greater awareness and understanding of allergy topics as well as the exchange of ideas and collaboration in order to address treatment and quality-of-life issues related to the care of patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma.'
Mark Twain once wrote 'Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.'
[The Hankster says] Going with the crowd may not be the right thing. Mobs and rallies of all sorts are at least temporary majorities. Let us look back at April 13 in the past and see if we can find the free thinkers, the enlightened followers or the propagandize.
In 1796, The 'Crowninshield Elephant', is the first ever elephant in America. It was shipped from Bengal, India.
In 1902, James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming.
In 1912, The British Royal Flying Corps forms. It becomes the RAF (Royal Air Force) in 1918.
In 1943, The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
In 1953, Ian Fleming publishes the first James Bond novel, 'Casino Royale'.
In 1960, The United States launches 'Transit 1-B'. It is the world's first satellite navigation system.
In 1961, At the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards,
- Record of the Year is 'Theme From A Summer Place'.
- Album of the Year is 'The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart'.
- Song of the Year is 'Theme of Exodus'.
- Best new Artist is Bob Newhart.
In 1964, At the 36th Academy Awards,
- Best Picture is 'Tom Jones'.
- Best Actor is Sidney Poitier for 'Lilies of the Field'.
- Best Actress is Patricia Neal for 'Hud'.
- Best Supporting Actor is 'Melvyn Douglas for 'Hud'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Margaret Rutherford for 'The V.I.P.s'.
- Best Original Song is 'Call Me Irresponsible' from 'Papa's Delicate Condition'.
In 1965, At the 7th Grammy Awards,
- Record of the Year is 'The Girl from Ipanema'.
- Album of the Year is 'Getz/Gilberto'.
- Song of the Year is 'Hello, Dolly'.
- Best new Artist is The Beatles.
In 1970, An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon.
In 1976, The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
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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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