- National Pots De Creme Day: More
That would be French for 'pot of custard'. Egg custard baked
in a ramekin water bath, so you don't end up with a sweet omelet.
- National Banana Lovers Day: More
Bananas contain dietary fiber, sugars, B vitamins, vitamin C, potassium,
magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, iron, and manganese.
Tomorrow's food holidays are:
- 'National Pots De Creme Day'.
[The Hankster says] That would be French for 'pot of custard'. Egg custard baked in a ramekin water bath, so you don't end up with a sweet omelet instead.
- National Banana Lovers Day'. Bananas contain dietary fiber, sugars, B vitamins, vitamin C, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, zinc, iron, and manganese.
[The Hankster says] My normal breakfast when at home. Quick, tasty and filling. Oh yes, and all that healthy stuff also.
Tomorrow is 'National Petroleum Day'. The date is celebrated for the August 27, 1858 discovery of petroleum in Titusville, Pennsylvania, by Edwin L. Drake.
Well, it's 'National Just Because Day' tomorrow. Created in the 1950's by Joseph J. Goodwin as an offshoot of a family holiday.
[The Hankster says] Here is one you will see coming. Why, just because.
Under the heading of Non De Plume, it will be 'The Duchess Who Wasn't Day' tomorrow. Margaret Wolfe Hungerford (Irish novelist) always published under the pen name 'The Duchess', in the U.S.
[The Hankster says] It is she that is credited with the origin of the phrase "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.
Awareness / Observance Days on: August 27
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- 'Lyndon Baines Johnson Day'. Texas State Holiday. (partial staffing holiday) Senate Bill 60, 63rd Legislature Regular Session. Chapter 221. Approved June 1, 1973 and Effective August 27, 1973 in observance
of the birthday of Lyndon Baines Johnson the 36th President of the U.S.)°
August 27, 1908 – January 22, 1973).
Historical events in the past on: August 27
In 1859 - Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well.
In 1896, The Anglo-Zanzibar War was the shortest war in world history (09:00 to 09:45), between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar.
In 1883 - Krakatoa erupts. From Wikipedia: 'On August 27, two-thirds of Krakatoa collapsed in a chain of titanic explosions, destroying most of the island and its surrounding archipelago.' 'The final explosive eruption was heard 4,830 km (3,000 miles) away; caused at least 36,417 deaths; 20 million tons of sulfur released into the atmosphere; produced a volcanic winter (reducing worldwide temperatures by an average of 1.2°C for 5 years); and was the loudest explosion in recorded history.'
In 1912, Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes 'Tarzan of the Apes'.
In 1918 - The only World War I battle fought on American soil, the Battle of Ambos Nogales. U.S. Army forces skirmish against Mexican Carrancistas and their German advisers during the Mexican Revolution.
In 1921, The owner of Acme Packing Company bought a pro football team for Green Bay, WI. J.E. Clair paid tribute to those who worked in his plant by naming the team the Green Bay Packers. (NFL).
In 1939 - Flight of world's first jet aircraft, Heinkel He 178.
In 1953, 'Roman Holiday', starring Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck, and Eddie Albert, is released.
In 1955 - The Guinness Book of World Records, first published.
In 1962, Mariner 2 was launched by the United States. In December of the same year the spacecraft flew past Venus. It was the first space probe to reach the vicinity of another planet.
In 1991 - The Java programming language is released.
In 2003, In nearly 60,000 years, Mars makes its closest approach to Earth at 55,758,006 km or 0.37271925 AU or 34,646,419 mi.,. The last time that it was so close was in September 12, 57 617 BC, and the next time is in 2287. The last Mars opposition prior to 2015 occurred on April 8, 2014 at a distance of about 93 million km, 58 million miles.. The next Mars opposition occurs on May 22, 2016 at a distance of 76 million km, 47 million miles.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in August
Food
National Catfish Month
National Goat Cheese Month
National Panini Month
Shop Online For Groceries Month
Rye Month
Health and Well-being
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
National Win With Civility Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Animal and Pets
World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month
Other
American Artists Appreciation Month
American Adventures Month
American Indian Heritage Month - also Nov.
Black Business Month
LBoomers Making A Difference Month
LBystander Awareness Month
LChild Support Awareness Month
LGet Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Read A Romance Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
National Truancy Prevention Month
National Water Quality Month
Tomboy Tools Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month
August is:
August origin (from Wikipedia): Originally named Sextili (Latin), because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar: under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first month of the year.
"About 700 BC it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 45 BC giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus
According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.
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