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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Pecan Day'.
[The Hankster says] We have had holidays for several Pecan desserts. Now we get down to the root (well it's not a root) of the Pecan Tree (well, a species of hickory, really) and discuss the nut ( will not a nut, but technically a drupe, a fruit with a single stone or pit, surrounded by a husk ). But it does have a good ole American name, right. Native American yes. In Algonquian, it means a nut requiring a stone to crack. They are an excellent source of manganese and a good source of protein
and unsaturated
fats as well as about half the omega-6 of Wall nuts. Oh, and did I forget to mention it is the Texas State Tree and the only nut baring tree native to North America. I could have given a lot of scientific stuff, but I can't type in Latin.
Start now to think big. Tomorrow is 'National Reach as High as You Can Day'.
[The Hankster says] There is a continuing theme this month to realize how much you can do and to do it. You do realize that one is no good without the other, right?
Continuing with the theme of bettering yourself, why not include a few others, for tomorrow's 'International Moment of Laughter Day'.
[The Hankster says] You and everyone around you will feel better after a hardy laugh. Some of the best comics, like Jack Benny and Bob Hope allowed themselves to be the butt of the joke. Laughter may not be the best overall medicine, but it is the best pain medicine, of the body or sole. If you have a good joke, post it in the comments.
Tomorrow is 'Be Kind to Lawyers Day'. Second Tuesday in April
It's 'Free Cone Day' tomorrow at Ben and Jerry's, 12-8pm, if you have a store near you.
Awareness days tomorrow:
- 'Library Workers Day' during April's Library Month.
- 'Equal Pay Day'. This Tuesday represents the extended time that a woman would have to work to get the same pay as a man in a normal week.
- 'Children with Alopecia Day'. From the website: 'Apr 14. If you are a child (or have a child) who is losing hair because of the autoimmune hair-loss disease alopecia areata, today is your day to stand up and be proud of not having hair while still being you!'
- 'National Dolphin Day'. By the American Veterinary Medical Association Pet Health Awareness event.
Ausonius once said 'Let us never know what old age is. Let us know the happiness time brings, not count the years.'
[The Hankster says] Is your life n years or do you have n years of life remaining. I think this was first illustrated with a glass of water, but you get the idea. Learn from the past, plan the future and live now. The April 14 of today is most likely much like the April 14 of long ago. Let us see., but remember we are not counting years, just using them as a bookmark.
In 1828, Webster's dictionary was first published.
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
In 1894, The first ever commercial motion picture house opened in New York City using ten Kinetoscopes, a device for peep-show viewing of films.
In 1912, The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks the morning of April 15th).
In 1927,– The first Volvo car premieres in Gothenburg, Sweden.
In 1955, Fats Domino's 'Ain't That A Shame' was released.
In 1956, The first demonstration of videotape is conducted in Chicago, Illinois.
In 1969, At the 41st Academy Awards,
- Best Picture is 'Oliver!'
- Best Actor is Cliff Robertson for 'Charly'.
- Best Actress is Katharine Hepburn for 'The Lion In Winter' and Barbra Streisand for 'Funny Girl'.
- Best Supporting Actor is Jack Albertson for 'The Subject Was Roses'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Ruth Gordon for 'Rosemary's Baby'.
- Best Original Song is 'The Windmills of Your Mind' from 'The Thomas Crown Affair'.
In 1980, At the 52nd Academy Awards,
- Best Picture is 'Kramer vs. Kramer'.
- Best Actor is Dustin Hoffman for 'Kramer vs. Kramer'.
- Best Actress is Sally Field for 'Norma Rae'.
- Best Supporting Actor is Melvyn Douglas for 'Being There'.
- Best Supporting Actress is Meryl Streep for 'Kramer vs. Kramer'.
- Best Original Song is 'It Goes Like It Goes' from 'Norma Rae'.
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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