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Tomorrow we have two food holidays:
- 'National Oatmeal Cookie Day'.
[The Hankster says] One of my favorites.
- 'National Raisin Day'.
[The Hankster says Oatmeal cookies with raisins, more gooder (oops I meant more better).
Tomorrow is 'National Honesty Day'. From the 1990 by the author of A Book of Lies''
[The Hankster says] It is sort of a counter day to balance April Fools day, which started the month. I think it is unfortunate that this day falls on a cookie day. I can avoid telling a fib about the big one that got away, but I am not sure if I can tell the truth about how many cookies I eat at one time.
SSH there is a wabbit down there. 'National Bugs Bunny Day'. Bug's first appearance in a cartoon in 1938 'Porky’s Hare Hunt'.
[The Hankster says] I guess Hollywood changes everyone. In his first appearance, he was billed as 'Happy Rabbit'. Ah, the price of fame.
Take a few extra bucks with you tomorrow for a tip. tomorrow is 'National Hairstylist Appreciation Day'.
Tomorrow being the last day of poetry month, you have one last official chance to show what you got. It will be 'Poem in Your Pocket Day'.
[The Hankster says] Keep your favorite rhyme handy for that romantic encounter or that lyric to embarrass your friend.
Awareness days tomorrow:
- 'International Jazz Day'. U.N. day. From the web site: 'In November 2011, the UNESCO General Conference proclaimed document 30 April as 'International Jazz Day'. The Day is intended to raise awareness in the international community of the virtues of jazz as an educational tool, and a force for peace, unity, dialogue and enhanced cooperation among people.'
- 'National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day'. 1991 U.S. Presidential proclamation. From the web site: 'Sarcoidosis, a disease that affects many of our fellow citizens and people around the world, remains shrouded in mystery. Skin-related symptoms of this chronic, multi-system disease were first recognized more than 100 years ago; however, the effects of sarcoidosis on other bodily organs were not observed until the first quarter of this century. Today researchers are still trying to learn more about
the cause and the nature of this affliction.'
- 'Day of Fire Service in Russia'.
- 'Carnival Day in Sint Maarten'. Other countries celebrate Caribbean Carnival on different days.
- 'Díá De Los Niños / Díá De Los Libros Day'. April 30 in Mexico. From the we site: 'El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every day of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly on April 30. The celebration emphasizes the importance of literacy for children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds.' Other countries celebrate on different dates.
Animal awareness days tomorrow:
- 'National Animal Advocacy Day'.
- 'National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day'. In the U.S. state of Mississippi.
Benjamin Franklin once wrote 'It is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness and I pronounce it as certain that there was never a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.'
[The Hankster says] Whether Ben spoke or Poor Richard, wrote those words, they seem to ring true. Let us look back and see if on April 30 in the past, the virtuous rang out or the wicked clanged with an irritating resonance.
In 1789, George Washington takes the oath of office to become the first elected US President.
In 1798. The U.S. Department of the Navy forms by act of Congress.
In 1803, The United States purchases the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million, more than doubling the size of the young nation.
In 1812, Louisiana is admitted and becomes the 18th state of the U.S.
In 1885, Governor of New York David B. Hill signs legislation creating the Niagara Reservation, New York's first state park, ensuring that Niagara Falls will not be devoted solely to industrial and commercial use.
In 1900, Casey Jones dies in a train wreck in Vaughan, Mississippi, while trying to make up time on the Cannonball Express.
In 1904, The Louisiana Purchase Exposition World's Fair opens in St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1927, Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford become the first celebrities to leave their footprints in concrete at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
In 1939, The 1939-40 New York World's Fair opens.
In 1943, Operation Mincemeat: Allies supply Germans at Normandy with fake battle plans.
In 1945, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun commit suicide after being married for one day. Soviet soldiers raise the Victory Banner over the Reichstag building.
In 1945, 'Arthur Godfrey Time' begins a 27 year run on CBS radio.
In 1948, In Bogotá, Colombia, the Organization of American States is established.
In 1952, The children's toy 'Mr. Potato Head' is the first toy to be advertised on television.
In 1955, Perez Prado's 'Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White' goes #1 for 10 weeks.
In 1957, Elvis recorded 'Jailhouse Rock'.
In 1960, Fats Domino recorded 'Walking to New Orleans'.
In 1987, Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita' became her 11th consecutive top five single.
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Cranberries and Gooseberries Month
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National Florida Tomato Month
National Food Month
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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
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Mathematics Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
Multicultural Communication Month
National African American Women's Fitness Month
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National Card and Letter Writing Month
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National Occupational Therapy Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Pest Management Month
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National Poetry Month
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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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