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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Pigs in a Blanket Day'.
[The Hankster says] A childhood favorite. I guess today we would take all the wonder out of them and call them something like a sausageor hot dog wrap.. A Pig in a Blanket , by any other name, would taste the same, but would it?
Tomorrow in New Orleans, it will be 'Satchmo Day'. First weekend of the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The second weekend id Apr. 30-May3.
A penny saved is a penny out of circulation. tomorrow is 'Help teach children to save every day'. By the ABA Education Foundation.
For you slightly more oldsters that still feel young. Tomorrow is 'New Kids on The Block Day'. By the Commonwealth of Mass. Celebrates the Boy Band.
'Interstate Mullet Toss'. During the last full weekend of April (24-30 2015), this Gulf Coast Beach Party event has a contest, in which the goal is to see who can throw a dead Mullet the farthest from Florida into Alabama.
Awareness days tomorrow:
- ' National Arbor Day'. From 1872. Last Friday in April. The word arbor is Latin for tree.
[The Hankster says] So plant a tree or take special care of the ones you have.
- 'world immunization week'. First day of Apr. 24-30 event by the World Health Organization. From the web site: 'WHO is calling for renewed efforts to get progress back on course.'
- 'World Day for Animals in Laboratories'. From Wikipedia: 'The National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) describe the day as an 'international day of commemoration' for animals in laboratories.'
- 'World Meningitis Day'. From the web site: 'Held every year on 24 April, WMD is recognized to raise the global profile of meningitis, emphasizes the importance of vaccination, and provide support to those dealing with the consequences of the disease.'
Pet awareness days.
- 'National Scoop The Poop Week'. First day of event Apr. 24-30. By Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists. Encouraging pet owners to clean up after their pets.
- 'National Hairball Awareness Day'. Last Friday in April as a Pet Health Awareness Events of the American Veterinary Medical Association. It concerns the prevention of feline hairballs.
Tony Benn once said 'It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.'
[The Hankster says] I understand the concept, but I don't think he is considering the social media. Someone will always disagree from the relative safety of the keyboard. Let us see if in the past, say on April 24, if the initial hiccup of some new ideas had any lasting effect.
In 1704, The first regular newspaper in U.S., the Boston, Massachusetts New-Letter, was published.'.
In 1792, 'La Marseillaise' was composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle. It became the national anthem of France.'.
In 1800, The United States Library of Congress was established when President John Adams signs legislation to appropriate $5,000 USD to purchase 'such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress'.'.
In 1888, Eastman Kodak forms.'.
In 1913, The Woolworth Building skyscraper in New York City was opened. It was the tallest in the world from 1913 to 1930.'.
In 1955, 'X-Minus One', a science fiction show, was first heard for the first time on NBC radio.'.
[The Hankster says] I am an OTR (old Time Radio) fan, and I love this show. It was really the reincarnation of an earlier show 'Demention X'. A lot of up and coming writers, like Ray Bradbury had their half hour.
In 1990, The Hubble Space Telescope was launched from the Space Shuttle Discovery.'.
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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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