Today is May 3 2015

National Chocolate Custard Day: More
National Raspberry Popover Day More

• National Lumpy Rug Day: More
  This day may mean, to not sweep your problems under the rug, or fix your problems now or on the strictly cosmetic side, just get a new rug.
• Garden Meditation Day: More
  The value of peaceful meditation.
• National Two Different Colored Shoes Day: More
  Celebrates human diversity.
• Paranormal Day: More
  Get-togethers for those believing in telekinesis or clairvoyance, etc.
• International Bereaved Mothers Day: More
  First Sunday in May. From the web site: ' Mother’s Day is a day of the year that we come together to celebrate all the mothers around the world. It’s a day that is supposed to bring joy, recognition, love and appreciation to these incredible women that do so much for humanity. If you have experienced the death of one or more of your children, struggle to conceive a child or are unable to fall pregnant at all, this day can often bring up feelings of isolation, unworthiness, pain and sadness. Much of society has forgotten the true meaning of Mother’s Day and fails to support and recognize all true mothers.'

• Health
  • Heart Week More
    First day of May 3-9 event in Australia by the National Heart Foundation of Australia .
  • National Infertility Survival Day More
    Sunday Before Mother’s Day. Celebrate and support couples hopping to become parents.
  • Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week More
    First day of May 3-9 event by TSA in Australia. Their 'I’m Just Like You CAMPAIG'. From the web site: 'Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder for which there is no known cure. Awareness, understanding and acceptance are our key strategies to improve the quality of life for those with TS.'
  • World Laughter Day More
    First Sunday in May. It started in 1998 in Inia. Now a world event. Celebrates the mental and health benefits of laughter.
• Animal and Pets
  • National Specially-Able Pets Day : More
    From the web site: 'National Specially-abled Pets Day {formerly Disabled Pets Day} celebrates these amazing and heroic animals, helps to educate the public about caring for disabled pets and find homes for orphaned, specially-abled pets. Founded in 2006 and internationally embraced, the decision was made to change the name when founder Colleen Paige felt that it just didn't fit. 'The name held too negative a connotation... because these pets are very able! Pets that become challenged due to disease, birth flaws or injuries, develop greater senses than your average pet. Most of the time it's as if they never had to readjust to life...and we need to keep up with them!'
• Other
  • Drinking Water Week More
    First day of May 309 event. From the web site: 'American Water Works Association (AWWA) and an alliance of organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sponsor Drinking Water Week to highlight the importance of tap water and the need to reinvest in our water infrastructure.'
  • International Permaculture Day! More
    Soil conservation.
  • World Press Freedom Day More
    A U.N. day emphasizing journalistic feeddoms.

• In 1877, Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world has its first game.
  From Wikipedia: 'Labatt Memorial Park (formerly Tecumseh Park, 1877–1936) is a baseball stadium near the forks of the Thames River in central London, Ontario, Canada. It is 8.7 acres (35,000 m2) in size, has 5,200 seats and a natural grass field. From home plate to centre field the distance is 402 feet (123 m); from home plate to left and right field down the lines, it is 330 feet (100 m).
  
  Labatt Park is the "oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world", with a history dating back to 1877. Since December 31, 1936, the park has been owned by the City of London.
  
  According to Seneca College's Professor Bill Humber, a noted Canadian baseball historian and author, the site of today's Labatt Park was likely used for recreational games when it was a grassy commons area at the riverforks, prior to becoming Tecumseh Park in 1877.
  
  Baseball's roots are in the immediate area around London. The game of baseball, a derivative of the British game of rounders, had probably arrived in the area from nearby Beachville, Ontario, where the world's first recorded baseball game was played in 1838. (See Baseball Before We Knew It and Origins of baseball for other possible origins).
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• In 1765, The first US medical college opens in Philadelphia, at the University of Pennsylvania.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Perelman School of Medicine, commonly known as Penn Med, is the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. It is located in the University City section of Philadelphia. Founded in 1765, the Perelman School of Medicine is the oldest medical school in the United States. Today, it is a major center of biomedical research and education, and it is widely regarded as one of the country's top medical schools. Penn Med consistently ranks among the highest recipients of NIH research awards, and it currently holds the #3 spot on U.S. News and World Report's "Best Medical Schools: Research" list.'
  
  'The school of medicine was founded by Dr. John Morgan, a graduate of the College of Philadelphia (A.B. 1757) and the University of Edinburgh Medical School (M.D. 1763). In 1765, after training in Edinburgh and other European cities, Dr. Morgan returned to Philadelphia. With fellow University of Edinburgh Medical School graduate Dr. William Shippen Jr., Morgan persuaded the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania to found the first medical school in the Original Thirteen Colonies'.
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• In 1913, The silent film, Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
  From Wikipedia: 'Raja Harishchandra is a 1913 Indian silent film, directed and produced by Dadasaheb Phalke, and is the first full-length Indian feature film. The film was based on the legend of Raja Harishchandra, recounted in the Ramayana and Mahabharata. Although a silent film with intertitles in Marathi, English and Hindi, its cast and staff were Marathi people and it is therefore regarded as the first Marathi film'.
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• In 1915, The poem In Flanders Fields is written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
  From Wikipedia: '"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend and fellow soldier Alexis Helmer, who died in the Second Battle of Ypres. According to legend, fellow soldiers retrieved the poem after McCrae, initially dissatisfied with his work, discarded it. "In Flanders Fields" was first published on December 8 of that year in London-based magazine Punch'.
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• In 1939, The song 'Beer Barrel Polka' was recorded by The Andrews Sisters.
  From Wikipedia: 'Beer Barrel Polka, also known as The Barrel Polka and Roll Out the Barrel, is a song which became popular worldwide during World War II. The music was composed by the Czech musician Jaromír Vejvoda in 1927. Eduard Ingriš wrote the first arrangement of the piece, after Vejvoda came upon the melody and sought Ingriš's help in refining it. At that time, it was played without lyrics as Modranská polka ("Polka of Modrany"). Its first text was written later (in 1934) by Václav Zeman – with the title Škoda lásky ("Wasted Love")'.
  
  The polka became famous around the world. In June 1939, "Beer Barrel Polka", as recorded by Will Glahé, was #1 on the Hit Parade. This version was distributed by Shapiro Bernstein. Glahé's earlier 1934 recording sold many copies in its German version Rosamunde (it is possible the reason for the rapid spread was due to the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany, and subsequent emigration of thousands of Czechs to other parts of the world, bringing this catchy tune with them). The authors of the English lyrics were Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm. Meanwhile, the song was recorded and played by many others such as Andrews Sisters in 1939, Glenn Miller Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Bobby Vinton, Billie Holiday, and Joe Patek who sold over a million copies of his album "Beer Barrel Polka."
  
  During World War II, versions in many other languages were created and the song was popular among soldiers, regardless of their allegiances. It was claimed many times that the song was written in the country where it had just become a hit. Its actual composer was not widely known until after the war'.
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• In 1960, The Off-Broadway musical comedy, The Fantasticks, opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time. It ran for a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Fantasticks is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The fathers hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, ending the supposed feud. When the children discover the deception, they reject the arranged love match and separate. Each then gains disillusioning experiences of the real world, seen in parallel fantasy sequences. They return to each other bruised but enlightened, and they renew their vows with more maturity.
  
  The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The musical was produced by Lore Noto. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1991. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember," helped make this show so durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions. The Fantasticks has also become a staple of regional, community, and high school productions virtually since its premiere, with approximately 250 new productions each year. It is played with a small cast, two- to three-person orchestra and minimalist set design. Among many revivals, the show re-opened off-Broadway in 2006. As of 2010, its original investors have earned 240 times their original investments. The musical has played throughout the U.S. and in at least 67 foreign countries'.
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• In 1973, The Sears Tower is completed in Chicago, at 1,451 feet, it becomes the world's largest building at that time. It was purchased and rename Willis Tower.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Willis Tower, built and still commonly referred to as Sears Tower, is a 108-story, 1,451-foot (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. At completion in 1973, it surpassed the World Trade Center towers in New York to become the tallest building in the world, a title it held for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the second- tallest building in the United States and the 14th-tallest in the world. More than one million people visit its observation deck each year, making it one of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations. The structure was renamed in 2009 by the Willis Group as part of its lease on a portion of th=e tower's space.'
  
  'In 1969, Sears, Roebuck and Co. was the largest retailer in the world, with about 350,000 employees. Sears executives decided to consolidate the thousands of employees in offices distributed throughout the Chicago area into one building on the western edge of Chicago's Loop. Sears asked its outside counsel, Arnstein, Gluck, Weitzenfeld and Minow (now known as Arnstein and Lehr, LLP) to suggest a location. The firm consulted with local and federal authorities and the applicable law, then offered Sears two options: an area known as Goose Island and a two-block area bounded by Franklin Street on the east, Jackson Boulevard on the south, Wacker Drive on the west and Adams Street on the north, with Quincy Street running through the middle from east to west.
  
  This latter site was decided upon, and preliminary inquiries determined that the necessary permits could be obtained and Quincy Street vacated. The next step was to acquire the property; a team of attorneys from the Arnstein law firm, headed by Andrew Adsit, began buying the property parcel by parcel. Sears purchased 15 old buildings from 100 owners and paid $2.7 million to the City of Chicago for the portion of Quincy Street that divided the property.
  
  Sears, which needed 3,000,000 square feet (280,000 m2) of office space for its planned consolidation and predicted that growth would require yet more, commissioned architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) to produce a structure to be one of the largest office buildings in the world. Their team Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan designed the building as nine square "tubes" (each essentially a separate building), c lustered in a 3×3 matrix forming a square base with 225-foot (69 m) sides. All nine tubes would rise up to the 50th floor of the building. At the 50th floor, the northwest and southeast tubes end, and the remaining seven continue up. At the 66th floor, the northeast and the southwest tubes end. At the 90th floor, the north, east, and south tubes end. The remaining west and center tubes continue up to the 108th floor'.
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• In 1978, The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as 'spam') is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. A total of 393.
  From Wikipedia: 'In the late 19th Century Western Union allowed telegraphic messages on its network to be sent to multiple destinations. The first recorded instance of a mass unsolicited commercial telegram is from May 1864, when some British politicians received an unsolicited telegram advertising a dentistry shop.'
  
  'Earliest documented spam (although the term had not yet been coined) was a message advertising the availability of a new model of Digital Equipment Corporation computers sent by Gary Thuerk to 393 recipients on ARPANET in 1978. Rather than send a separate message to each person, which was the standard practice at the time, he had an assistant, Carl Gartley, write a single mass email. Reaction from the net community was fiercely negative, but the spam did generate some sales'.
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• In 1986, Dollywood (Dolly Parton's theme park) opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
  From Wikipedia: 'Dollywood is a theme park owned by entertainer Dolly Parton and Herschend Family Entertainment. It is located in the Knoxville-Smoky Mountains metroplex in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Hosting over 3 million guests in a typical season—Presidents' Day to the Christmas holidays—Dollywood is the biggest "ticketed" tourist attraction in Tennessee.
  
  In addition to standard amusement park thrill rides, Dollywood features traditional crafts and music of the Smoky Mountains area. The park hosts a number of concerts and musical events each year, including appearances by Parton and her family, as well as other national and local musical acts, and is the site of the Southern Gospel Museum and Hall of FamE.
  
  Alongside sister waterpark Dollywood's Splash Country (35-acre (14 ha)), and Dollywood's DreamMore Resort (100-acre (40 ha)) (circa 2015), and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction (5 acres), Dollywood is the anchor of Parton's 295-acre (119 ha) Dollywood amusement resort'.
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• In 2003, New Hampshire's famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Old Man of the Mountain, also known as the Great Stone Face or the Profile, was a series of five granite cliff ledges on Cannon Mountain in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, United States, that appeared to be the jagged profile of a face when viewed from the north. The rock formation was 1,200 feet (370 m) above Profile Lake, and measured 40 feet (12 m) tall and 25 feet (7.6 m) wide. The site is located in the town of Franconia.
  
  The first recorded mention of the Old Man was in 1805. It collapsed on May 3, 2003'.
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#Henry's Heads Up! Tomorrow May 3 2015 will be: We have two food holidays for tomorrow:
- 'National Chocolate Custard Day'.
- 'National Raspberry Popover Day'.
[The Hankster says] With Chocolate Custard on top.

Mothers day is May 10, but tomorrow we want to keep in our minds this first Sunday in May event, 'International Bereaved Mothers Day'. From the web site: ' Mother’s Day is a day of the year that we come together to celebrate all the mothers around the world. It’s a day that is supposed to bring joy, recognition, love and appreciation to these incredible women that do so much for humanity. If you have experienced the death of one or more of your children, struggle to conceive a child or are unable to fall pregnant at all, this day can often bring up feelings of isolation, unworthiness, pain and sadness. Much of society has forgotten the true meaning of Mother’s Day and fails to support and recognize all true mothers.'

No matter how you want to interpret it, tomorrow is 'National Lumpy Rug Day'.
[The Hankster says] This day may mean, to not sweep your problems under the rug, or fix your problems now or on the strictly cosmetic side, just get a new rug.

Well, if you didn't get arrested on today's 'World Naked Gardening Day', you may celebrate 'Garden Meditation Day', tomorrow. You can enjoy the value of peaceful meditation.
[The Hankster says] Come to think of it, if you did, you have even a greater reason to meditate on your decision, before next year.

Be yourself tomorrow It will be 'National Two Different Colored Shoes Day'. A day to celebrate human diversity.
[The Hankster says] And being in a hurry. Yep, I wore a brown 'un and a black 'un once. I only wish I could have thought of the diversity thing at the time.

Tomorrow will be 'Paranormal Day'. Get-together for those believing in telekinesis or clairvoyance, etc.

Awareness / Observance Days for tomorrow:
o Health
- 'Heart Week' First day of May 3-9 event in Australia by the National Heart Foundation of Australia .
- 'National Infertility Survival Day'. Sunday Before Mother’s Day. Celebrate and support couples hopping to become parents.
- 'Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week'. First day of May 3-9 event by TSA in Australia. Their 'I’m Just Like You CAMPAIG'. From the web site: 'Tourette Syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder for which there is no known cure. Awareness, understanding and acceptance are our key strategies to improve the quality of life for those with TS.'
- 'World Laughter Day'. First Sunday in May. It started in 1998 in India. Now a world event. Celebrates the mental and health benefits of laughter.
o Animal and Pets
- 'National Specially-Able Pets Day '. From the web site: 'National Specially-abled Pets Day {formerly Disabled Pets Day} celebrates these amazing and heroic animals, helps to educate the public about caring for disabled pets and find homes for orphaned, specially-abled pets. Founded in 2006 and internationally embraced, the decision was made to change the name when founder Colleen Paige felt that it just didn't fit. 'The name held too negative a connotation... because these pets are very able! Pets that become challenged due to disease, birth flaws or injuries, develop greater senses than your average pet. Most of the time it's as if they never had to readjust to life...and we need to keep up with them!'
o Other
- 'Drinking Water Week. First day of May 309 event. From the web site: 'American Water Works Association (AWWA)and an alliance of organizations, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), sponsor Drinking Water Week to highlight the importance of tap water and the need to reinvest in our water infrastructure.'
- 'International Permaculture Day!'. Soil conservation.
- 'World Press Freedom Day'. A U.N. day emphasizing journalistic feeddoms.

George Bernard Shaw once said 'Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.'
[The Hankster says] I'm not sure I agree totally with this one. Else, why haven't I won the lottery yet? I'm worried about that 'time enough' thing. Anyway history is full of accomplishments and failures. Perhaps we can find some back on May 3 in the past.

In 1877, Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world has its first game. From Wikipedia: 'Labatt Memorial Park (formerly Tecumseh Park, In 1877–1936) is a baseball stadium near the forks of the Thames River in central London, Ontario, Canada.'.

In 1765, The first US medical college opens in Philadelphia, at the University of Pennsylvania.

In 1913, The silent film, Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.

In 1915, The poem In Flanders Fields is written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.

In 1939, The song 'Beer Barrel Polka' was recorded by The Andrews Sisters.

In 1959, The first Grammy Awards are announced.

In 1960, The Off-Broadway musical comedy, The Fantasticks, opens in New York City's Greenwich Village, eventually becoming the longest-running musical of all time. It ran for a total of 42 years and 17,162 performances.

In 1973, The Sears Tower is completed in Chicago, at 1,451 feet, it becomes the world's largest building at that time. It was purchased and rename Willis Tower.

In 1978, The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as 'spam') is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. A total of 393, tame by todays standards.

In 1986, Dollywood (Dolly Parton's theme park) opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

In 2003, New Hampshire's famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses.

No. 1 song

• Game of Love - Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders: More
  'I'm Telling You Now' has been displaced by 'Game of Love', which will hold the no. 1 spot until May 11 1965, when 'Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter - Herman's Hermits', takes over.

Top movie

• The Sound of Music (again) More
  Having displaced 'In Harm's Way', it will be there until the weekend box office of May 9 1965 when, 'Brainstorm', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: May 3 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: May 3 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 3rd May More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 3rd May More
• On-This-day.com history 3rd May More
• On-This-day.com music history 3rd May More
• Wikipedia.com: History May 3 More

Monthly holiday / awareness days in May

Food
Aramanth May Grain of the Month
Gifts From The Garden Month
International / National Mediterranean Diet Month
National Barbeque Month
National Egg Month
National Hamburger Month
National Salsa Month
National Sweet Vidalia Onions Month
National Vinegar Month
National Youth Traffic Safety Month

Health and Well-Being
Descriptions are simple dictionary definitions and are not meant to be a full medical description.
ALS Awareness Month (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Arthritis Awareness Month
Asthma Awareness Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month (communication disorders)
Borderline Personality Disorder Month
Brain Tumor Awareness Month
Celiac Awareness Month (gluten sensitivity)
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
EDS Awareness Month ((Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome - inherited disorder affecting connective tissues)
Family Wellness Month
Fibromyalgia Education and Awareness Month (musculoskeletal pain, fatigue,)
Global Civility Awareness Month
Global Health and Fitness Month
Heal the Children Month (provides critical medical care to children all around the world)
Healthy Vision Month
Huntington's Disease Awareness Month (hereditary disease marked by degeneration of the brain cells)
Lupus Awareness Month (chronic, autoimmune disease effecting skin, joints, organs)
Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
National Allergy/Asthma Awareness Month
National Better Hearing Month
National Hepatitis Awareness Month (inflammation of the liver)
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
Neurofibromatosis / NF Awareness Month (gentic disorder, most concerned with tumors of the nerves)
Lyme Disease Awareness Month (inflammatory disease transmitted by bacteria via ticks)
National Mental Health Month
National Osteoporosis Prevention Month ( brittle and fragile bone disease)
National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
National Physiotherapy Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Toddler Immunization Month
National Tuberous Sclerosis Month
National Water Safety Month
Prader-Willi Syndrome Awareness Month (genetic condition of Infants, slow growth, weakness)
Preeclampsia Awareness Month (a condition in pregnancy)
Strike Out Strokes Month
Tay-Sachs and Canavan Diseases Month (progressive deterioration of nerve cells )
Tourettes Syndrome Awareness (neurological disorder characterized by involuntary tics)
Women's Health Care Month

Environmental
American Wetlands Month
Clean Air Month
Gardening for Wildlife Month

Other
APS Awareness Month (American Physical Society)
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Building Safety Month
Creative Beginnings Month
Drum Month (music)
Get Caught Reading Month
Golf Month
Haitian Heritage Month
International Audit Month
International Business Image Improvement Month
Latino Books Month
Motorcycle Safety Month
National Bike Month
National Foster Care Month
National Good Car Keeping Month
National Inventors Month
National Military Appreciation Month
National Photo Month
National Preservation Month (by The National Register of Historic Places)
National Smile Month
Older Americans Month
Personal History Month
Social Security Education Awareness Month
Tennis Month
Young Achievers of Tomorrow Month

Pets
Chip Your Pet Month
Go Fetch! Food Drive for Homeless Animals Month
National Pet Month
National Service Dog Eye Examination Month
Pet Cancer Awareness Month

May is:

May origin (from Wikipedia):
The month May was named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman era goddess of fertility, Bona Dea, whose festival was held in May. Conversely, the Roman poet Ovid provides a second etymology, in which he says that the month of May is named for the maiores, Latin for 'elders,' and that the following month (June) is named for the iuniores, or 'young people'

May ' is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
May is a month of Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere (Summer in Europe). Therefore May in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of November in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. '

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If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
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Best selling books of 1965 More

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
• NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
• Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
• NASA TV: (video feed) More
  NASA TV schedule: More
• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
• 2015 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More