Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day'.
[The Hankster says] One of my favorites. There is an art to eating one, just as there is with an Oreo cookie. For the candy, you carefully bite off the top, suck out the cherry which you can eat or save till last, lick out the filling and then consume the chocolate covering. And for those of you, who can't lick a Tootsie Roll Pop till the end without crunching it , you may consume one with a single bite.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
Tomorrow is 'Fruitcake Toss Day'. Since 1996 in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Other celebrations were on the 2nd being the first Saturday of the year.
[The Hankster says] Being a fruitcake lover, I am against this. My suggestion would be to have the tossing organizations give the cake to the local food bank and issue a regulation facsimile for the catapult toss. The contest would be fair and someone would have a dessert for supper.
It's a simple things day tomorrow It will be 'National Drinking Straw Day'. On this day in 1888, Marvin C. Stone received the patent for the paper drinking straw. From Wikipedia: 'In the 1800s, the rye grass straw came into fashion because it was cheap and soft, but it had an unfortunate tendency to turn to mush in liquid. To address these shortcomings, Marvin C. Stone patented the modern drinking straw,
made of paper, in 1888. He came upon the idea while drinking a mint julep on a hot day in Washington, D.C.; the taste of the rye was mixing with the drink and giving it a grassy taste, which he found unsatisfactory. He wound paper around a pencil to make a thin tube, slid out the pencil from one end, and applied glue between the strips. He later refined it by building a machine that would coat the outside of the paper with wax to hold it together, so the glue wouldn't dissolve in bourbon'.
[The Hankster says] A simple idea. Why was I born too late. I hated the things. I would always get a collapse where the straw wanted to bend over the glass. Then you couldn't get anything, no matter how hard you sucked. BTW, you don't really suck the liquid up through the straw. The motion you make with your mouth creates a partial vacuum which reduces the air pressure in your mouth and the greater air pressure on the liquid forces the fluid up through the straw.
Got to love this one. Tomorrow 'Festival of Sleep Day'. Recover from the holidays with a day of sleep.
[The Hankster says]Can't wait for tomorrow. I guess I will sleep on it.
It's 'J.R.R. Tolkien Day' tomorrow. 'John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973). Author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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- Tomorrow is 'Humiliation Day'. An anti-humiliation day.
Historical events in the past on: January 3
In 1870, The Brooklyn Bridge construction begins and was completed May 24, 1883. From Wikipedia: 'The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed/suspension bridge in New York City and is one of the oldest bridges of either type in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River. It has a main span of 1,595.5 feet (486.3 m), and was the first steel-wire suspension bridge constructed'.'.
In 1823, Stephen F. Austin receives a grant of land in Texas from the government of Mexico. From Wikipedia: ' Austin traveled to Mexico City, where he persuaded the junta instituyente to approve the grant to his father, as well as the law signed by the Mexican Emperor on January 3, 1823. The old imperial law offered heads of families a league and a labor of land, 4,605 acres (1,864 ha), and other inducements. It also provided for the employment of agents, called empresarios,
to promote immigration. As an empresario, Austin was to receive 67,000 acres of land for each 200 families he brought to Texas. According to the law, immigrants were not required to pay fees to the government. Some of the immigrants denied Austin's right to charge them for services at the rate of 12.5 cents/acre (31 cents/ha)'.'.
In 1938, The March of Dimes campaign to stomp out polio is organized. From Wikipedia: 'The March of Dimes Foundation is a United States nonprofit organization that works to improve the health of mothers and babies.It was founded by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, as the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, to combat polio. It has since taken up promoting general health for pregnant women and babies.'.'.
In 1951, The TV show 'Dragnet' premiers. It ran for 276 episodes. From Wikipedia: 'Dragnet is an American television series, enacting the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police Detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners. The series is a spin off from the radio play of the same name. Both shows take their names from the police term 'dragnet', meaning a system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.' 'The ominous, four-note introduction to
the brass and tympani theme music (titled 'Danger Ahead') is instantly recognizable (though its origins date to Miklós Rózsa's score for the 1946 film version of The Killers).' The radio series ran from June 3, 1949 to July 26, 1957. There were also a 1967 and 2003 revival on TV.'.
In 1957, The Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. From Wikipedia: 'In horology the term electric watch is used for the first generation electrically-powered wristwatches which were produced beginning in 1957, before the commercial introduction of the quartz wristwatch in 1969 by Seiko with the Astron.
Their timekeeping element was either a traditional balance wheel or a tuning fork, driven electromagnetically by a solenoid powered by a battery.
The hands were driven mechanically through a wheel train. They were superseded by quartz watches, which had greater accuracy and durability due to their lower parts count'.'.
In 1959, Alaska becomes the 49th state of the U.S.'.
In 1962, Ground is broken for the Houston Astrodome. From Wikipedia: 'The Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome, and officially named the NRG Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA. It served as the second home to the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB) from its opening in 1965 until 1999, and the home to the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 until 1996,
and also the part-time home of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1971 until 1975. Additionally, the Astrodome was the primary venue of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1966 until 2002. When opened, it was named the Harris County Domed Stadium and was nicknamed the 'Eighth Wonder of the World'.'.
In 1987, Aretha Franklin becomes the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.'.
In 2004, After hosting the show for over 30 years, Casey Kasem gives up the hosting duties of 'American Top 40' to Ryan Seacrest. From Wikipedia: 'American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs. The program is hosted by Ryan Seacrest, who took over the program from Kasem upon his 2004 departure'.'.
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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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