Two food holidays for tomorrow:
- ' National Cream Puff Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'A profiterole (French), cream puff (US), or choux ā la crčme (French) is a filled French choux pastry ball with a typically sweet filling of whipped cream, pastry cream, custard, or (particularly in the US) ice cream. The puffs may be decorated or left plain or garnished with chocolate sauce, caramel, or a dusting of powdered sugar. Savory profiterole are also made, filled with pureed meats, cheese, and so on. These were formerly common garnishes for soups'.
[The Hankster says] Hum, many kinds. I will definitely try all, but this Texas boy only knows the whipped cream pastry kind.
- National Buffet Day'.
From Wikipedia: ' Buffets usually have some hot dishes, so the term cold buffet (see Smörgåsbord) has been developed to describe formats lacking hot food. Hot or cold buffets usually involve dishware and utensils, but a finger buffet is an array of foods that are designed to be small and easily consumed by hand alone, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, foods on cocktail sticks, etc'.
[The Hankster says] Good definition, but it is lacking one thing. The words 'All You Can Eat'. I guess cream puffs would fit the definition of finger buffet. Hit and run food, I love it.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
Tomorrow is' National Science Fiction Day'. From Wikipedia: 'National Science Fiction Day is unofficially celebrated by many science fiction fans in the United States on January 2, a date that was chosen to correspond with the official birthdate of famed science fiction writer Isaac Asimov'.
[The Hankster says] Now, if that all you can eat buffet had a big screen TV with some old sci-fi movies on, that would be fantastic.
New Year, new thoughts. Tomorrow is 'Run it Up the Flagpole and See if Anyone Salutes Day'. It's a new year. Why not investigate some new ideas.
[The Hankster says] Hey, it couldn't hurt. You just might be in a rut.
Tomorrow is 'Earth at Perihelion'. day. In 2016 the Earth will be (closest) 91,403,812 miles from the Sun on January 2, 2016 2:49 PM. Aphelion will be July 4, 2016 11:25 AM and the (farthest) distance will be 94,512,904 miles.
Awareness / Observance Days on: January 2
o Health
- ' National Personal Trainer Awareness Day'. From Wikipedia: 'A personal trainer is a fitness professional involved in exercise prescription and instruction. They motivate clients by setting goals and providing feedback and accountability to clients. Trainers also measure their client's strengths and weaknesses with fitness assessments. These fitness assessments may also be performed before and after an exercise program to measure their client's improvements in
physical fitness. They may also educate clients in many other aspects of wellness besides exercise, including general health and nutrition guidelines. Qualified personal trainers recognize their own areas of expertise'.
o Animal and Pets
- ' National Pet Travel Safety Day'. Created by Colleen Paige, It concerns the awareness of transporting animals and pets in vehicles..
o Other
- 'National Motivation and Inspiration Day'. Created December 18 2001 by the U.S. Congress in the aftermath of the events of September 11 2001.
Events in the past on: January 2
In 1788, Georgia becomes the fourth state in the U.S. after ratifying the United States Constitution.
In 1839, The first photo of the Moon by French photographer Louis Daguerre is taken. It is later destroyed in a fire.
In 1860, The discovery of the planet Vulcan is announced at a meeting of the French Academy of Sciences in Paris, France. It is now discounted. From Wikipediaa: 'Vulcan is a small hypothetical planet that was proposed to exist in an orbit between Mercury and the Sun. Attempting to explain peculiarities of Mercury's orbit, the 19th-century French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier hypothesized that they were the result of another planet, which he named, Vulcan'.
In1929, The U.S. and Canada agree to preserve Niagara Falls.
In 1953, The TV comedy, The Life of Riley, debuted on NBC-TV. From Wikipedia: 'The Life of Riley, with William Bendix in the title role, is a popular American radio situation comedy series of the 1940s that was adapted into a 1949 feature film, a long-run 1950s television series (originally with Jackie Gleason as Riley for one truncated season, then with Bendix for six seasons), and a 1958 comic book'.
In 1955, The TV show 'Bob Cummings Show' (aka Love That Bob) premieres. From Wikipedia: 'The Bob Cummings Show (also known as Love That Bob) is an American sitcom starring Robert 'Bob' Cummings, which was produced from January 2, 1955 to September 15, 1959. The Bob Cummings Show was the first-ever series to debut as a midseason replacement'.
In 1959, Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
In 1906, Willis Carrier receives a US patent for the world's first air conditioner.
In 1974, U.S. President Nixon signs into law a national highway speed limit of 55 miles per hour. The order was to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.
In 2004. Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. From Wikipedia: /Stardust was a 300-kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on February 7, 1999. Its primary mission was to collect dust samples from the coma of comet Wild 2, as well as samples of cosmic dust, and return these to Earth for analysis. It was the first sample return mission of its kind. En route to comet Wild 2, the craft also flew by
and studied the asteroid 5535 Annefrank. The primary mission was successfully completed on January 15, 2006, when the sample return capsule returned to Earth'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in January
Food
California Dried Plum Digestive Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Soup Month
Oatmeal Month
Health
Bath Safety Month
Birth Defects Month
Cervical Health Awareness Month
National Glaucoma Awareness Month
National Personal Trainer Awareness Month
National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
Self-help Group Awareness Month
Self-Love Month
Shape Up US Month
Thyroid Awareness Month
Animal / Pets
Adopt A Rescued Bird Month
Train Your Dog Month
Unchain A Dog Month
Walk Your Dog Month
Other
Be Kind to Food Servers Month
Book Blitz Month
Celebration of Life Month
Financial Wellness Month
Get A Balanced Life Month
Get Organized Month
International Brain Teaser Month
International Change Your Stars Month
International Child-Centered Divorce Awareness Month
International Creativity Month
International Quality of Life Month
International Wayfinding Month
International Wealth Mentality Month
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month
National Be On-Purpose Month
National Braille Literacy Month
National Clean Up Your Computer Month
National Codependency Awareness Month
National Mail Order Gardening Month
National Mentoring Month
National Personal Self-Defense Awareness Month
National Polka Music Month
National Poverty in America Awareness Month
National Radon Action Month
National Skating Month
National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
National Stalking Awareness Month
Rising Star Month
Teen Driving Awareness Month
January is:
January origin (from Wikipedia):
'January is named after Janus, the God of beginnings and transitions;
the name has its beginnings in Roman mythology, coming from the Latin
word for door since January is the door to the year.'
'January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars
and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.
The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average,
the coldest month of the year within most of the Northern Hemisphere
(where it is the second month of winter) and the warmest month of the year
within most of the Southern Hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer).
In the Southern hemisphere, January is the seasonal equivalent of July in the
Northern hemisphere and vice versa.'
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