Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Pound Cake Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar. However, any cake made with a 1:1:1:1 ratio, by weight, of flour, butter, eggs, and sugar may also be called a pound cake, as it yields the same results. Pound cakes are generally baked in either a loaf pan or a Bundt mold, and served either dusted with powdered sugar, lightly glazed, or sometimes with a coat of icing'.
'It is believed that the pound cake is a Northern European dish, that dates back to the early 1700s. Over time the ingredients for pound cake changed. Eliza Leslie, who wrote the 1851 edition of Direction for Cookery, used 10 eggs, beat them as light as possible, mixed them with a pound of flour, then added the juice of two lemons or three large oranges. This changed the flavor and texture of the cake. In the 2008 issue of Saveur, James Villas wrote that cake flour would not work in place of all-purpose
flour because it lacks the strength to support the heavy batter'.
[The Hankster says] It was my father's favorite cake. I prefer plain or with a little lemon added. It is strong enough to eat by hand and dense enough to hold up under a lot of toppings (strawberries and whipped cream, perhaps). And down it with a tall glass of cold milk.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'National Hug a G.I. Day'. Most likely falls into the military sense of: March Forth.
From Wikipedia: 'G.I. is a noun used to describe the soldiers of the United States Army and airmen of the United States Army Air Forces — and for U.S. Marines and Sailors — and also for general items of their equipment. The term G.I. has been used as an initialism of "Government Issue" or "General Issue", but it originally referred to "galvanized iron", as used by the logistics services of the United States Armed Forces. The letters "G.I." were used to denote equipment made from galvanized iron, such as
metal trash cans, in U.S. Army inventories and supply records.
'During World War I, American soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as "G.I. cans". Also during that war, "G.I." started being interpreted as "Government Issue" or "General Issue" for the general items of equipment of soldiers and airmen. The term "G.I." came into widespread use in the United States with the start of the Selective Service System ("the draft") in 1940, extending into 1941. Next, the use of "G.I." expanded from 1942 through 1945. The American Five-star General
Dwight D. Eisenhower said in 1945 that "the truly heroic figure of this war is G.I. Joe and his counterpart in the air, the navy, and the Merchant Marine of every one of the United Nations".'.
'"G.I." was also used as an adjective for anything having to do with the Army or Air Force. During World War II, "G.I. Joe" became the general nickname for all American soldiers, no matter what branch of the Army or Army Air Forces they were in: infantry, artillery, armor, Rangers, paratroopers, logistics, combat support, or the other support wings of the Army. Soldiers and airmen sardonically referred to themselves as "G.I." = "General Issue" items, all equally as disposable as helmets, boots, tents,
canteens, rifles, jeeps, trucks, tanks, and combat aircraft. They viewed themselves as being "General Issue" items of "Uncle Sam" while they were in military service. "G.I." has also been used as a verb in military circles, and it describes a deep-cleaning process of an area or item to achieve higher-than-normal standards. Armed Services trainees, for example, could be ordered t can to the point that anyone could safely eat from its surface'.
[The Hankster says] I, myself, will be shaking hands with them. OK, unless I find a G.I. Jane or Sue or you got the idea.
- 'National Grammar Day'. Since 2008 by Martha Brockenbrough, founder of the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar.
[The Hankster says] At this point you will be expecting me to deliberately use some bad grammer (no that was bad spelling). Well, I ain't a gonna do it.
- 'International Scrapbooking Industry Day'.
[The Hankster says] Start those memories now.
- ' Toy Soldier Day'. Not a collectors day. It focuses on role playing games.
- 'National Day of Unplugging'. First Friday in March. Turn off the electronics for one day.
[The Hankster says] No way. I will post tomorrow. So there.
- 'National Employee Appreciation Day'. First Friday in March. Created 1995 by Bob Nelson, pf Recognition Professional International.
- National Salesperson Day'. First Friday in March. Since 2000 by Maura Schreier-Fleming, a speaker for salesperson training.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 4
o Health
- 'Dress in Blue Day'. Since 2009 by Anita Mitchell, a stage IV colon cancer survivor and supported by the Colon Cancer Alliance.
Historical events in the past on: March 4
- In 1794, The 11th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is passed by the U.S. Congress. It dealt with state's sovereign immunity (a state cannot be sued without it's consent).
From Wikipedia: 'The Eleventh Amendment (Amendment XI) to the United States Constitution, which was passed by Congress on March 4, 1794, and ratified by the states on February 7, 1795, deals with each state's sovereign immunity and was adopted to overrule the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 - (1793).'
'Thus, the amendment clarified Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution, which gives diversity jurisdiction to the judiciary to hear cases "between a state and citizens of another state"'.
- In 1789, In New York City, the first Congress of the United States meets, putting the United States Constitution into effect. The United States Bill of Rights is written and proposed to Congress.
From Wikipedia: 'The First United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall in New York City and later at Congress Hall in Philadelphia. With the initial meeting of the First Congress, the United States federal government officially began operations under the new (and current) frame of government established by the 1787
Constitution. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the provisions of Article I, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution. Both chambers had a Pro-Administration majority. Twelve articles of amendment to the Constitution were passed by this Congress and sent to the states for ratification the ten ratified as additions to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 are collectively known as the Bill of Rights.'.
- In 1791, Vermont is admitted to the United States as the fourteenth state.
From Wikipedia: 'Vermont, is a state in the United States of America. It is the second least populous of the 50 United States, containing roughly 40,000 more people than Wyoming. Geographically located in the northeastern part of the country, Vermont shares borders with the U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, international border with the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border with the state of
New York. The Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state and forests cover approximately 75% of its total land area. Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States.
'The independent state of Vermont issued its own coinage from 1785 to 1788 and operated a statewide postal service. Thomas Chittenden was the Governor in 1778–89 and in 1790–91. The state was obliged to solve conflicting property ownership disputes with New Yorkers. Vermont petitioned Congress to become a state in the federal union. Congress acted on February 18, 1791 to admit Vermont to the Union as the 14th state as of March 4, 1791, and become the first to enter the Union after theoriginal 13 colonies.
Vermont had a unicameral legislature until 1836'.
- In 1824 - The 'National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck' was founded in the United Kingdom, later to be renamed The Royal National Lifeboat Institution in 1858.
From Wikipedia: 'The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is the largest charity that saves lives at sea around the coasts of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man as well as on some inland waterways. There are numerous other lifeboat services operating in the same area.
Founded in 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, the RNLI was granted Royal Charter in 1860 and is a charity in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II is Patron. The RNLI is principally funded by legacies and donations with most lifeboat crew members being unpaid volunteers'.
- In 1849, The U.S. had no president on this day. Polk's term ended on a Sunday. Taylor wouldn't be sworn-in on a Sunday. Sen. David Atchison (pres pro tem) term began and ended Mar 3rd.
From Wikipedia: 'David Rice Atchison (August 11, 1807 – January 26, 1886) was a mid-19th century Democratic United States Senator from Missouri. He served as President pro tempore of the United States Senate for six years. He is best known for the claim that for one day (March 4, 1849) he may have been Acting President of the United States. This belief, however, is dismissed by nearly all historians, scholars, and biographers'
'Atchison himself never claimed that he was technically President of the United States for one day—Sunday, March 4, 1849. Outgoing President James K. Polk's term ended at noon on March 4, which was a Sunday. His successor, Zachary Taylor, refused to be sworn into office on Sunday. As President pro tempore, and therefore Acting Vice President, under the presidential succession law in place at the time, Atchison was believed by some to be Acting President'.
- In 1921, 'Hot Springs National Park' is created in Arkansas.
From Wikipedia: 'Hot Springs National Park is a United States National Park in central Garland County, Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Hot Springs, the county seat. Hot Springs Reservation was initially created by an act of the United States Congress on April 20, 1832 to be preserved for future recreation. Established before the concept of a national park existed, it was the first time that a piece of land had been set aside by the federal government to preserve its use as an area for recreation'.
- In 1924, The song 'Happy Birthday to You' first appeared in print.
From Wikipedia: 'OHappy Birthday to YouO, also known more simply as OHappy BirthdayO, is a song that is traditionally sung to celebrate the anniversary of a person's birth. According to the 1998 Guinness World Records, OHappy Birthday to YouO is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by OFor He's a Jolly Good FellowO. The song's base lyrics have been translated into at least 18 languages. The melody of OHappy Birthday to YouO comes from the song OGood Morning to AllO, which has been
attributed to American sisters Patty and Mildred J. Hill in 1893, although the claim that the sisters composed the tune is disputed.'
'None of the early appearances of the OHappy Birthday to YouO lyrics included credits or copyright notices. The Summy Company registered a copyright in 1935, crediting authors Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R. R. Forman. In 1988, Warner/Chappell Music purchased the company owning the copyright for US$25 million, with the value of OHappy BirthdayO estimated at US$5 million. Based on the 1935 copyright registration, Warner claimed that the United States copyright will not expire until 2030, and that
unauthorizedpublic performances of the song are technically illegal unless royalties are paid to Warner. In one specific instance in February 2010, these royalties were said to amount to US$700. By one estimate, the song is the highest-earning single song in history, with estimated earnings since its creation of US$50 million. In the European Union, the copyright of the song was set to expire no later than December 31, 2016.
The American copyright status of OHappy Birthday to YouO began to draw more attention with the passage of the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in 1998. When the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Act in Eldred v. Ashcroft in 2003, Associate Justice Stephen Breyer specifically mentioned OHappy Birthday to YouO in his dissenting opinion. American law professor Robert Brauneis, who extensively researched the song, concluded in 2010 that OIt is almost certainly no longer under copyright.O In 2013, based i
n large part on Brauneis's research, Good Morning to You Productions, a company producing a documentary about OGood Morning to AllO, sued Warner/Chappell for falsely claiming copyright to the song. In September 2015, a federal judge declared that the Warner/Chappell copyright claim was invalid, ruling that the copyright registration applied only to a specific piano arrangement of the song, and not to its lyrics and melody. In February 2016 Warner/Chappell settled for US $14 million and sent the song into
the public domain'.
- In 1937, At the 9th Academy Awards:
From Wikipedia'.
-- Best Picture is, The Great Ziegfeld
-- Best Actor is Paul Muni for 'The Story of Louis Pasteur'
-- Best Actress is Luise Rainer for 'The Great Ziegfeld'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Walter Brennan for 'Come and Get It'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Gale Sondergaard for 'Anthony Adverse'
-- Best Song is is The Way You Look Tonight from 'Swing Time'
- In 1943, At the 15th Academy Awards:
From Wikipedia'.
-- Outstanding Picture is, Mrs. Miniver
-- Best Actor is James Cagney for 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'
-- Best Actress is Greer Garson for 'Mrs. Miniver'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Van Heflin for 'Johnny Eager'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Teresa Wright for 'Mrs. Miniver'
-- Best Song is is White Christmas from 'Holiday Inn'
- In 1976, At the 2nd People's Choice Awards,
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Jaws'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Katharine Hepburn.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is John Wayne.
-- Favorite Television Comedy Program is 'All In The Family'.
-- Favorite Dramatic Television Program is 'The Waltons'.
-- Favorite Female Television Performer is Carol Burnett.
-- Favorite Male Television Performer is Telly Savalas.
-- Favorite All-Around Female Performer is Mary Tyler Moore and Carol Burnett.
-- Favorite All-Around Male Performer is Bob Hope and Tony Orlando.
-- Favorite Song is 'Love Will Keep Us Together' by Captain and Tennille.
No. 1 song
Top movie
Monthly holiday / awareness days in March
Food
National Frozen Food Month
National Noodle Month
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
Health
Alport Syndrome Awareness Month
American Red Cross Month
Brain Injury Awareness Month
Colic Awareness Month
Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Month
Endometriosis Month
Malignant Hypertension Awareness and Training Month
National Caffeine Awareness Month
National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
National Essential Tremor Awareness Month
National Eye Donor Month
National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Month
National Kidney Month
Poison Prevention Awareness Month
Save Your Vision Month
Vascular Abnormalities Awareness Month
Workplace Eye Wellness Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Rescued Guinea Pig Month
Other
Credit Education Month
Employee Spirit Month
Expanding Girls' Horizons in Science and Engineering Month
Honor Society Awareness Month
Humorists Are Artists Month
International Expect Success Month
International Ideas Month
International Mirth Month
Irish-American Heritage Month
Mad for Plaid Month
Music In Our Schools Month
National Cheerleading Safety Month
National Craft Month
National Ethics Awareness Month
National Kite Month (3/28-5/3)
National March Into Literacy Month
National Social Work Month
National Umbrella Month
National Women's History Month
Optimism Month
Play The Recorder Month
Women's History Month
Youth Art Month
March is:
March origin (from Wikipedia):
'The name of March comes from Latin Martius, the first month of the earliest
Roman calendar. It was named for Mars, the Roman god of war who was also
regarded as a guardian of agriculture and an ancestor of the Roman people
through his sons Romulus and Remus.
'
March
'is the third month of the year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars.
It is one of seven months that are 31 days long. In the Northern Hemisphere,
the meteorological beginning of spring occurs on the first day of March.
The March equinox on the 20th or 21st marks the astronomical beginning of
spring in the Northern Hemisphere and the beginning of autumn in the
Southern Hemisphere, where September is the seasonal equivalent of the
Northern Hemisphere's March.
'
March at Wikipedia: More
If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago,
or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
From this Wikipedia article: More
Best selling books of 1966 More
Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More