Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Peach Melba Day'. From Wikipedia: 'The Peach Melba (French: pêche Melba) is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream. The dish was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honour the Australian soprano Nellie Melba'.
[The Hankster says] I have never had a dish named after me. I wonder what it would be called? Be nice.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
It's 'National Rubber Ducky Day' tomorrow. Inducted into the Toy Hall of Fame in 2013. From Wikipedia: 'The history of the rubber duck is linked to the emergence of rubber manufacturing in the late 19th century. The earliest rubber ducks were made from harder rubber. Sculptor Peter Ganine created a sculpture of a duck in the 1940s, then patented it and reproduced it as a floating toy, of which over 50,000,000 were sold. Jim Henson popularized rubber ducks in 1970, performing the
songs "Rubber Duckie" and "DUCKIE" as Ernie, a popular Muppet from Sesame Street'.
Rubber duck races, also known as derby duck races, have been used as a method of fundraising for organizations worldwide. People donate money to the organization by sponsoring a duck. At the end of the fundraising drive, all of the ducks are dumped into a waterway, with the first to float past the finish line winning a prize for its sponsor'.
[The Hankster says] My rubber ducky, J.J. Duck, is currently in trainning for the next Houston race.
Tomorrow is 'Stephen Foster Memorial Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Stephen Foster Memorial Day is a United States Federal Observance Day observed on January 13. According to 36 U.S.C. § 140, Stephen Foster Memorial Day celebrates the life of American songwriter Stephen Foster. The date commemorates date that Foster died. The law took effect on November 2, 1966, and the day was first observed in January 1967'.
Celebrate 'National Sticker Day' tomorrow. Celebrated on the birthday of R. Stanton Avery, in 1907. He invented the adhesive label with a removable backing.
[The Hankster says] can't forget this day. It (now wait for it), really sticks with you. OK, I'm sorry. It's late and I'm tired. Remember, you get what you pay for, and this post is free.
Another first of the year motivation day tomorrow. It will be 'Make Your Dream Come True Day'. We are still in the area of resolutions and goals for the New Year. Some dreams come true by accident, but for most you will need to work for them. Now's a good time to start the effort.
[The Hankster says] Well, since it is 'dream' and not 'dreams', I'll choose to win the lottery. Then I can have all I want.
Tomorrow is, or is it, 'International Skeptics Day'. Celebrate on January 13th, or October 13th or first Friday the 13th.
[The Hankster says] If it is skeptics day tomorrow, I want proof. What if tomorrow never comes or there is no such thing as a skeptic? What if you are not reading this post?
What if ..... I'm getting a little skeptical about this whole thing.
Historical events in the past on: January 13
In 1842, Dr. William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British East India Company Army during the First Anglo-Afghan War, becomes famous for being the sole survivor of an army of 4,500 men and 12,000 camp followers when he reaches the safety of a garrison in Jalalabad, Afghanistan.
'The British Army began its retreat from Kabul in January 1842, following the killing of the two British representatives there. The nearest British garrison was in Jalalabad, 90 miles (140 km) away, and the army would need to go through mountain passes with the January snow hindering them.
'Under the command of Major-General William George Keith Rhinestone, 4,500 British and Indian soldiers plus 12,000 civilian camp followers including wives and children set out for Allahabad on 6 January 1842, on the understanding that they had been offered safe passage. Afghan tribesmen intercepted them and proceeded to massacre them during the next seven days.'
'On the afternoon of 13 January 1842 the British troops in Allahabad, watching for their comrades of the Kabul garrison, saw a single figure ride up to the town walls. It was Dr Bryon. Part of his skull had been sheared off by an Afghan sword and he survived only because he had stuffed a copy of Black wood's Magazine into his hat to fight the intense cold weather. The magazine took most of the blow, saving the doctor's life'.
In 1888, The National Geographic Society, is founded in Washington, DC.
From Wikipedia: 'The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world. Its interests include geography, archaeology and natural science, the promotion of environmental and historical conservation, and the study of world culture and history.'
'The National Geographic Society began as a club for an elite group of academics and wealthy patrons interested in travel. On January 13, 1888, 33 explorers and scientists gathered at the Cosmos Club, a private club then located on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C., to organize "a society for the increase and diffusion of geographical knowledge"'.
In 1910, The first ever radio broadcast is offered to the public. It was a live opera performance at the Metropolitan Opera House.
From Wikipedia: 'The few radio receivers able to pick up this first-ever "outside broadcast" were those at the De Forest Radio Laboratory, on board ships in New York Harbor, in large hotels on Times Square and at New York city locations where members of the press were stationed at receiving sets. Public receivers with earphones had been set up in several well-advertised locations throughout New York City. There were members of the press stationed at various receiving sets
throughout the city and the general public was invited to listen to the broadcast.'
'The experiment was considered mostly unsuccessful. The microphones of the day were of poor quality and couldn't pick up most of the singing done on stage. Only off-stage singers singing directly into a microphone could be heard clearly'.
In 1920, A New York Times editorial reports rockets can never fly. However, a rocket is propelled according to Isaac Newton's third law of motion. that is: 'Every action produces an equal and opposite reaction'. The propellant gases react against the rocket engine internally, so air behind the engine is not needed to push against..
A partial quote. From Wikipedia: 'After the rocket quits our air and really starts on its longer journey, its flight would be neither accelerated nor maintained by the explosion of the charges it then might have left. To claim that it would be is to deny a fundamental law of dynamics, and only Dr. Einstein and his chosen dozen, so few and fit, are licensed to do that'.
In 1930, The comic strip 'Mickey Mouse' is first debuted.
In 1942, Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies.
From Wikipedia: 'The soybean car, more recently referred to as the hemp body car, was a car built with agricultural plastic. Although the formula used to create the plasticized panels has been lost, it is conjectured that the first iteration of the body was made partially from soybeans and hemp. The body was lighter and therefore more fuel efficient than a normal metal body. It was made by Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, through the work of
scientist/botanist George Washington Carver and was introduced to public view on August 13, 1941. It was made, in part, as a hedge against the rationing of steel during World War II'.
In 1989, The TV show, Ryan's Hope, ends a 13½ year run on ABC-TV.
From Wikipedia: 'Ryan's Hope is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, originally airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975 to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City'.s
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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