Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Cream Cheese Brownie Day'. Place your favorite brownie mixture in a baking pan'. Prepare a cream cheese mixture and place dollops on top'. Take a knife and swirl it through the mixture and bake'.
[The Hankster says] Dizzy brownies, I would call them, but oh so good.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- National Umbrella Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'An umbrella or parasol is a folding canopy supported by wooden or metal ribs, which is mounted on a wooden, metal or plastic pole'. It is designed to protect a person against rain or sunlight'. The word "umbrella" typically refers to a device used for protection from rain'. The word parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun'. Often the difference is the material used for the canopy; some parasols are not waterproof'. Umbrella canopies may be made of fabric
or flexible plastic'.
'In all written records, the oldest reference to a collapsible umbrella dates to the year 21 AD, when Wang Mang (r'. 9–23) had one designed for a ceremonial four-wheeled carriage'. The 2nd century commentator Fu Qian added that this collapsible umbrella of Wang Mang's carriage had bendable joints which enabled them to be extended or retracted'. A 1st century collapsible umbrella has since been recovered from the tomb of Wang Guang at Lelang Commandery in the Korean Peninsula, illustrated in a work by
Harada
and Komai'. However, the Chinese collapsible umbrella is perhaps a concept that is yet centuries older than Wang's tomb'. Zhou Dynasty bronze castings of complex bronze socketed hinges with locking slides and bolts—which could have been used for parasols and umbrellas—were found in an archeological site of Luoyang, dated to the 6th centry BC'.
[The Hankster says] Yep, another one of those, I wish I had a dollar for every one I have lost.
- 'Plimsoll Day'. Birthday of Samuel Plimsoll'.
From Wikipedia: 'Samuel Plimsoll (10 February 1824 – 3 June 1898) was an English
politician and social reformer, now best remembered for having devised the Plimsoll line (a line on a ship's hull indicating the maximum safe draft, and therefore the minimum freeboard for the vessel in various operating conditions)'.
'The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water, in concept or reality'. Specifically, it is also the name of a special marking, also known as the International Load Line, Plimsoll line or water line (positioned amidships), that indicates the draft of the ship and the legal limit to which a ship may be loaded for specific water types and temperatures in order to safely maintain buoyancy, particularly with regard to the hazard of waves that may arise'.
[The Hankster says] Well, you try to think of something clever and funny about a red line on a ship. I couldn't.
Historical events in the past on: February 10
- In 1858, The YWCA (Young Women’s Christian Association) is Founded'.
From Wikipedia: 'The YWCA, or World YWCA, is a movement of women working for social and economic change around the world'. It advocates for young women’s leadership, peace, justice, human rights and sustainable development, both on a grassroots and global scale'. It is the largest women’s organization in the world, and the second oldest organization of its kind, second only to the Relief Society'. The organization is currently based in Geneva, Switzerland'.
'The movement that resulted in the World YWCA began in England in 1855 in the midst of the Industrial Revolution and the Crimean War'. Founded through the convergence of social activist Lady Mary Jane Kinnaird’s General Female Training Institute, and committed Christian Emma Robarts’ Prayer Union, it sought to be a social and spiritual support system for young English women'.'.
- In 1863, The first U'.S'. patent is granted to Alanson Crane for a manually operated building fire extinguisher system'.
From Wikipedia: 'Automatic fire suppression systems control and extinguish fires without human intervention'. Examples of automatic systems include fire sprinkler system, gaseous fire suppression, and condensed aerosol fire suppression'.'
'The first fire extinguisher patent was issued to Alanson Crane of Virginia on Feb'. 10, 1863'. The first fire sprinkler system was patented by H'.W'. Pratt in 1872'. But the first practical automatic sprinkler system was invented in 1874 by Henry S'. Parmalee of New Haven, CT'. He installed the system in a piano factory he owned'.
- In 1906, HMS Dreadnought, the first of a revolutionary new breed of battleships is christened and launched by King Edward VII'.
From Wikipedia: 'HMS Dreadnought was a battleship of the Royal Navy that revolutionized naval power'. Her entry into service in 1906 represented such a paradigm shift in naval technology that her name came to be associated with an entire generation of battleships, the "dreadnoughts", as well as the class of ships named after her'. The generation of ships she made obsolete became known as "pre-dreadnoughts" '. She was the sixth ship of that name in the Royal Navy'.'
'Dreadnought was the first battleship of her era to have a uniform main battery, rather than having a few large guns complemented by a heavy secondary battery of smaller guns'. She was also the first capital ship to be powered by steam turbines, making her the fastest battleship in the world at the time of her completion'. Her launch helped spark a naval arms race as navies around the world, particularly the German Imperial Navy, rushed to match her in the build-up to World War I'.'
'She was reduced to reserve in 1919 and sold for scrap two years later'.
- In 1940, Tom and Jerry cartoon (Puss Gets the Boot) created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera debuts on MGM'.
From Wikipedia: 'Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of short films created in 1940, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera'. It centers on a rivalry between its two title characters, Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse, and many recurring characters, based around slapstick comedy'.'
'Puss Gets the Boot is the first animated short subject in the Tom and Jerry series'.'
'In their first discussion for a cartoon, Barbera suggested a cat-and- mouse cartoon titled Puss Gets the Boot'. "We knew we needed two characters'. We thought we needed conflict, and chase and action'. And a cat after a mouse seemed like a good, basic thought", as he recalled in an interview'.
Hanna and other employees complained that the idea wasn't very original; nevertheless, the short was completed in late 1939, and released to theaters on February 10, 1940'. Puss Gets The Boot centers on Jasper, a gray tabby cat trying to catch a mouse named Jinx (whose name is not mentioned within the cartoon itself), but after accidentally breaking a houseplant and its stand, the African American housemaid Mammy has threatened to throw Jasper out if he breaks one more thing in the house'. Naturally,
Jinx uses this to his advantage, and begins tossing any and everything fragile, so that Jasper will be thrown outside'. Puss Gets The Boot was previewed and released without fanfare, and Hanna and Barbera went on to direct other non-cat-and-mouse related shorts such as Gallopin' Gals (1940) and Officer Pooch (1941)'. "After all," remarked many of the MGM staffers, "haven't there been enough cat-and-mouse cartoons already?"'.
'The pessimistic attitude towards the cat and mouse duo changed when the
cartoon became a favorite with theater owners and with the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which nominated the film for the Academy
Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons of 1941'. It lost to another MGM
cartoon, Rudolph Ising's The Milky Way'.'
'Producer Fred Quimby, who ran the MGM animation studio, quickly pulled Hanna and Barbera off the other one-shot cartoons they were working on, and commissioned a series featuring the cat and mouse'. Hanna and Barbera held an intra-studio contest to give the pair a new name by drawing suggested names out of a hat; animator John Carr won $50 with his suggestion of Tom and Jerry'. The Tom and Jerry out of a hat; animator John Carr won $50 with his suggestion of Tom and Jerry'. The Tom and Jerry series
went into production with The Midnight Snack in 1941, and Hanna and Barbera rarely directed anything but the cat-and-mouse cartoons for the rest of their tenure at MGM'. Barbera would create the story for each short while Hanna would supervise production'.'.
- In 1940, 'In The Mood' by Glenn Miller hits #1'. Feb'. 4 on some charts'.
From Wikipedia: '"In the Mood" is a big band-era #1 hit recorded by American bandleader Glenn Miller'. It topped the charts for 13 straight weeks in 1940 in the U'.S'. and one year later was featured in the movie Sun Valley Serenade'.
In 1983, the Glenn Miller recording from 1939 was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame'.
In 1999, National Public Radio (NPR) included the 1939 Glenn Miller recording on RCA Bluebird on the NPR 100, the list of "The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century"'.
- In 2004, the 1939 Glenn Miller recording on RCA Victor was inducted into the Library of Congress National Recording Registry which consists of recordings that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"'.
- In 1942, The first gold record is presented'. It was given to to
Glenn Miller for 'Chattanooga Choo Choo'.
From Wikipedia: 'The original gold record awards were presented to artists
by their own record companies to publicize their sales achievements'. The
first of these was awarded by RCA Victor to Glenn Miller in February 1942,
celebrating the sale of 1'.2 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"'.
Another example of a company award is the gold record awarded to
Elvis Presley in 1956 for one million units sold of his single "Don't
Be Cruel"'. The first gold record for an LP was awarded by RCA Victor
to in 1957 for the album Calypso (1956), the first album to sell over
1,000,000 copies in RCA's reckoning'.
At the industry level, in 1958 the Recording Industry Association of America introduced its gold record award program for records of any kind, albums or singles, which achieved one million dollars in retail sales'. These sales were restricted to U'.S'.-based record companies and did not include exports to other countries'. For albums in 1968, this would mean shipping approximately 250,000 units; for singles the number would be higher due to their lower retail price'. The platinum certification was
introduced in 1976 for the sale of one million units, album or single, with the gold certification redefined to mean sales of 500,000 units, album or single'. No album was certified platinum prior to this year'. For instance, the recording by Van Cliburn of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto from 1958 would eventually be awarded a platinum citation, but this would not happen for another two decades after its release'. In 1999, the diamond certification was introduced for sales of ten million'.
- In 1945, 'Rum and Coca Cola' by the Andrews Sisters hits #1'.
From Wikipedia: '“Rum and Coca-Cola” is the title of a popular calypso'. Originally composed by Lord Invader and Lionel Belasco, it was copyrighted in the United States by entertainer Morey Amsterdam and became a huge hit in 1945 for the Andrews Sisters, spending ten weeks at the top of Billboard's U'.S'. Pop Singles chart'.
- In 1951 - 'John and Marsha' by Stan Freberg peaks at #21'.
From Wikipedia: 'Freberg began making satirical recordings for Capitol Records, beginning with the February 10, 1951, release of "John and Marsha" (in both 45-rpm and 78-rpm formats), a soap opera parody that consisted of the title characters (both played by Freberg) doing nothing but repeating each other's names (with intonations to match the moods)'.
- In 1956, The TV show 'My Friend Flicka' premieres'.
From Wikipedia: 'My Friend Flicka is a 39-episode western television series set at the fictitious Goose Bar Ranch in Wyoming at the turn of the 20th century'. The program was filmed in color but initially aired in black and white on CBS at 7:30 p'.m'. Fridays from February 10, 1956, to February 1, 1957'. It was a mid-season replacement for Gene Autry's The Adventures of Champion'. Both series, however failed in the ratings against ABC's The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin'.
- In 1964, Bob Dylan's famous album 'The Times They Are A-Changin' is released'.
From Wikipedia: 'The Times They Are a-Changin' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, released on January 13, 1964 by Columbia Records'.
Produced by Tom Wilson, it is the singer-songwriter's first collection to feature only original compositions'. The album consists mostly of stark, sparsely arranged ballads concerning issues such as racism, poverty, and social change'. The title track is one of Dylan's most famous; many feel that it captures the spirit of social and political upheaval that characterized the 1960s'.
- In 1967, The 25th Amendment to the U'.S'. Constitution is ratified'. It deals with succession to the Presidency'.
From Wikipedia: 'The Twenty-fifth Amendment (Amendment XXV) to the United States Constitution deals with succession to the Presidency and establishes procedures both for filling a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, as well as responding to Presidential disabilities'. It supersedes the ambiguous wording of Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the Constitution, which does not expressly state whether the Vice President becomes the President or Acting President if the President dies, resigns, is
removed from office or is otherwise unable to discharge the powers of the presidency'.[1] The Twenty-fifth Amendment was adopted on February 10, 1967'.
- In 1979, 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' by Rod Stewart peaks at #1'.
From Wikipedia: '"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" is a song by the British singer Rod Stewart from his 1978 album Blondes Have More Fun'. It was written by Stewart, Carmine Appice and Duane Hitchings, though it incorporates elements of the melody from the song "Taj Mahal" by Jorge Ben Jor'.
'The song featured on Stewart's album Blondes Have More Fun, and was released as a single in November 1978'. It spent one week at the top of the British charts in December 1978 and four weeks at the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979'. Billboard ranked it number four on its Top Singles of 1979 year-end chart'. It also topped the charts in Australia for two weeks'.
- In 2009, The communication satellites 'Iridium 33' (U'.S'. active) and 'Kosmos-2251' (Russian retired) collide in orbit, destroying both'.
From Wikipedia: 'On 10 February 2009, at 16:56 GMT, Kosmos 2251 (a retired Strela satellite) and Iridium 33 collided, resulting in the destruction of both spacecraft'. NASA reported that a large amount of space debris was produced by the collision'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in February
Food
Barley Month
Fabulous Florida Strawberry Month
Grapefruit Month
National Cherry Month
National Hot Breakfast Month
Health
AMD/Low Vision Awareness Month
American Heart Month
International Boost Self-Esteem Month
International Expect Success Month
International Prenatal Infection Prevention Month
Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
National Condom Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Therapeutic Recreation Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Rescued Rabbit Month
Beat The Heat Month
Dog Training Education Month
International Hoof-care Month
National Bird Feeding Month
National Pet Dental Health Month
Responsible Pet Owner's Month
Spay/Neuter Awareness Month
Other
Cricket World Cup
International Month of Black Women in The Arts
Library Lovers Month
Love The Bus Month
National African American History / Black History Month
National African American Read-In
National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
National Parent Leadership Month
National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
National Time Management Month
National Weddings Month
National Women Inventors Month
North American Inclusion Month
Relationship Wellness Month
Return Shopping Carts to the Supermarket Month
Youth Leadership Month
February is:
February origin (from Wikipedia):
'The Roman month Februarius was named after the Latin term
februum, which means purification, via the purification ritual
Februa held on February 15 (full moon) in the old lunar Roman
calendar. January and February were the last two months to
be added to the Roman calendar, since the Romans originally
considered winter a monthless period. They were added by
Numa Pompilius about 713 BC. February remained the last month
of the calendar year until the time of the decemvirs (c. 450 BC),
when it became the second month. At certain intervals February
was truncated to 23 or 24 days, and a 27-day intercalary month,
Intercalaris, was inserted immediately after February to realign
the year with the seasons.
Under the reforms that instituted the Julian calendar, Intercalaris
was abolished, leap years occurred regularly every fourth year,
and in leap years February gained a 29th day. Thereafter, it
remained the second month of the calendar year, meaning the
order that months are displayed (January, February, March,
..., December) within a year-at-a-glance calendar. Even during
the Middle Ages, when the numbered Anno Domini year began
on March 25 or December 25, the second month was February
whenever all twelve months were displayed in order. The
Gregorian calendar reforms made slight changes to the system
for determining which years were leap years and thus contained
a 29-day February.'
February is the second month of the year in the Julian and
Gregorian calendars. It is the shortest month and the only month
with fewer than 30 days. The month has 28 days in common years
or 29 days in leap years.
February is the third month of meteorological winter in the
Northern Hemisphere. In the Southern Hemisphere, February
is the third month of summer (the seasonal equivalent of August
in the Northern Hemisphere, in meteorological reckoning).
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