Two food holidays for tomorrow:
- 'National Pancake Day (IHOP)'. A free pancake short stack (2), at IHOP. You are asked to leave a donation for charity.
[The Hankster says] Two extra cakes with my 'Rooty Tooty Fresh 'N Fruity', cool. They still have the combo, but I can't find the glasses with attached mustache anymore.
- 'National Peanut Cluster Day'. A chocolate and peanut candy.
[The Hankster says] No, save this for dessert after your supper. I know how much syrup you put on your pancakes. Sugar is sugar, no matter how it is flavored.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'Unique Names Day'. Tuesday of Celebrate Your Name Week.
[The Hankster says] Not sure if this includes all the derogatory names I am called. If so, I am in big trouble.
- 'National Proofreading Day'. Created by Corporate Trainer Judy Beaver.
[The Hankster says] With all the spilling and grammer programs for the PC users, theri is not excuse four no use the most bestest glamor. Please wait while my PC editing program stops smoking.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 8
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- International Women's / Working Women's Day'. A U.N. awareness day for women's rights.
From Wikipedia: 'International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation, and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended the culture of many countries, primarily in Europe, especially those in the Soviet Bloc. In some
regions, the day lost its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for people to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner. Some people celebrate the day by wearing purple ribbons.'
- 'Girls Write Now Day'. On International (Working) Women's Day
- 'Mother's Day in Albania and Laos'. On International Women's Day.
Historical events in the past on: March 8
- In 1817, The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is formally established.
From Wikipedia: 'The earliest recorded organization of securities trading in New York among brokers directly dealing with each other can be traced to the Buttonwood Agreement. Previously securities exchange had been intermediated by the auctioneers who also conducted more mundane auctions of commodities such as wheat and tobacco. On May 17, 1792 twenty four brokers signed the Buttonwood Agreement which set a floor commission rate charged to clients and bound the signers to give preference to the other
signers in securities sales. The earliest securities traded were mostly governmental securities such as War Bonds from the Revolutionary War and First Bank of the United States stock, although Bank of New York stock was a non-governmental security traded in the early days.
- In 1817 the stockbrokers of New York operating under the Buttonwood Agreement instituted new reforms and reorganized. After sending a delegation to Philadelphia to observe the organization of their board of brokers, restrictions on manipulative trading were adopted as well as formal organs of governance. After re-forming as the New York Stock and Exchange Board the broker organization began renting out space exclusively for securities trading, which previously had been taking place at the Tontine
Coffee House. Several locations were used between 1817 and 1865, when the present location was adopted'..
- In 1910, In France, Baroness de Laroche became the first woman to obtain a pilot's license.
From Wikipedia: 'Raymonde de Laroche (22 August 1882 – 18 July 1919), born Elise Raymonde Deroche, was a French pilot and the first woman in the world to receive an aeroplane pilot's licence.'
'In October 1909, de Laroche appealed to her friend, aviator and aeroplane builder Charles Voisin, to instruct her in how to fly. On 22 October 1909, de Laroche went to the Voisin brothers' base of operations at Chalons, 90 miles (140 km) east of Paris. Voisin's aircraft could seat only one person, so she operated the plane by herself while he stood on the ground and gave instructions. After she mastered taxiing around the airfield, she lifted off and flew 300 yards (270 m).:11–13 De Laroche's flight
is often cited as the first by a woman in a powered heavier-than-air craft; there is evidence that two other women, P. Van Pottelsberghe and Thérèse Peltier, had flown the previous year with Henri Farman and Delagrange respectively as passengers but not as pilots'.
'On 8 March 1910,:14 de Laroche became the first woman in the world to receive a pilot licence when the Aero-Club of France issued her licence #36 of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (International Aeronautics Federation or F.A.I.)..
- In 1911, International Women's Day is launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women's Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany.
From Wikipedia: , 'International Women's Day (IWD), also called International Working Women's Day, is celebrated on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political, and social achievements. Started as a Socialist political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries, primarily in Europe, i ncluding Russia. In some regions, the day lost
its political flavor, and became simply an occasion for men to express their love for women in a way somewhat similar to a mixture of Mother's Day and Valentine's Day. In other regions, however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations runs strong, and political and social awareness of the struggles of women worldwide are brought out and examined in a hopeful manner. This is a day which some people celebrate by wearing purple ribbons'..
- In 1936, the 'Daytona Beach and Road Course' holds its first oval stock car race.
From Wikipedia: 'The Daytona Beach Road Course was a race track that was instrumental in the formation of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR. It originally became famous as the location where fifteen world land speed records were set.'
'Daytona Beach officials asked local racer Sig Haugdahl to organize and promote an automobile race along the 3.2-mile (5.1 km) course in 1936. Haugdahl is credited for designing the track. The city posted a $5,000 purse. The ticket-takers arrived at the event on March 8 to find thousands of fans already at the track. The sandy turns became virtually impassable, which caused numerous scoring disputes and technical protests. The event was stopped after 75 of 78 laps. Milt Marion was declared the winner
by the AAA (the sanctioning body). Second place finisher Ben Shaw and third place finisher Tommy Elmore protested the results, but their appeal was overturned. France finished fifth in the event'..
- In 1965, The Beach Boys released 'Help Me Rhonda'.
From Wikipedia: '"Help Me, Rhonda" (originally published as "Help Me, Ronda") is a song written and composed by Brian Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released as "Help Me, Ronda" in March 1965 on The Beach Boys Today!. A rerecorded version with a significant different arrangement was issued for its single release where it was respelled "Help Me, Rhonda". The single peaked at number one in the United States, making it the second Beach Boys single
to reach that position after "I Get Around" in 1964. The single version was later released on the Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) album in June 1965.'..
- In 1980, At the - 6th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer is Alan Alda.
-- Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer is Carol Burnett.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Alan Alda.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Carol Burnett.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Program is 'Dallas'.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Program is 'M*A*S*H'.
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Program is 'Hart to Hart'.
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program is Robert Wagner.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program is Stephanie Powers.
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Rocky II'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Burt Reynolds.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Jane Fonda.
-- Favorite Theme/Song from a Motion Picture is 'Main Event'.
- In 1994, At the 20th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture is 'The Firm'.
-- Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture is Julia Robertsb.
-- Favorite Comedy Motion Picture is 'Mrs. Doubtfire'.
-- Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture is Robin Williams.
-- Favorite Actress in a Comedy Motion Picture is Whoopi Goldberg.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Tim Allen.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series is Brett Butler.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Roseanne Arnold.
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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.
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