We have three food related holidays tomorrow:
- 'National Blueberry Popover Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Blueberries are perennial flowering plants with indigo-colored berries from the section Cyanococcus within the genus Vaccinium (a genus that also includes cranberries, bilberries and grouseberries). Species in the section Cyanococcus are the most common fruits sold as "blueberries" and are native to North America (commercially cultivated highbush blueberries were not introduced into Europe until the 1930s).
' One serving provides a relatively low caloric value of 57 kcal per 100 g serving and glycemic load score of 6 out of 100 per day. Blueberries contain anthocyanins, other polyphenols and various phytochemicals under preliminary research for their potential role in the human body. '
Popover: 'A popover is a light, hollow roll made from an egg batter similar to that of Yorkshire pudding, typically baked in muffin tins or dedicated popover pans, which have straight-walled sides rather than angle'
'The name "popover" comes from the fact that the batter swells or "pops" over the top of the muffin tin while baking. Another name for them is Lapplander, an obsolete term for the Sami people'.
[The Hankster says] I love anything blueberry and I love them even more when they pop over to my plate and pop into my mouth. OK, they have a little help.
- 'National Pack Your Lunch Day'.
[The Hankster says] No lunch time mystery here, since you are suppose to pack your own. That is good and that is dangerous, depending on what and how much of each little 'what', you put in the bag or box.
- 'Popcorn Lover's Day'. Since 2015 by popcorn lover Bob Matthews.
From Wikipedia: 'Popcorn, also known as popping corn, is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when heated. Popcorn is able to pop because, like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, and millet, its kernels have a hard moisture-sealed hull and dense starchy innards. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel, and a small explosion (or "pop") is the end result. Some strains of corn are now cultivated specifically as popping corns'.
[The Hankster says] I have this dream of falling into a vat of popcorn and having to eat my way out.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'Nametag Day'. Thursday of Celebrate Your Name Week. Ware a name tag all day. There is a caution concerning small children wearing them in public places.
- 'National Mario Day'. Celebrates the Mario game character. This day was chosen due to the appearance of the date format - Mar.10.
- 'International Day of Awesomeness'. Created by web application developer Kevin Lawver. It is celebrated on the birthday of Chuck Norris.
[The Hankster says] You can call me Chuck. I blush at the word awesome.
- 'International Bagpipe Day and Conference'. Since 2010.
- 'Salvation Army Day'. Arrival date of seven women officers from England to start it's first U.S. presence.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 10
o Health
- 'National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day'. By several organizations, including Office on Women’s Health (OWH) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- 'World Kidney Day'. A joint initiative of the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) and the International Federation of Kidney Foundations (IFKF).
o Animal and Pets
- 'Crufts'. March 10-3. The world's largest dog show. Held in Birmingham, England
Historical events in the past on: March 10
- In 1804, In St. Louis, Missouri, a formal ceremony is conducted to transfer ownership of the Louisiana Territory from France to the United States. It is known as the 'Louisiana Purchase'.
From Wikipedia: 'The Louisiana Purchase (French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States from France in 1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs ($11,250,000 USD) and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen million francs ($3,750,000 USD) for a total of sixty-eight million francs ($15,000,000 USD).' The Louisiana territory included land from fifteen present U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. The territory
contained land that forms Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska; the portion of Minnesota west of the Mississippi River; a large portion of North Dakota; a large portion of South Dakota; the northeastern section of New Mexico; the northern portion of Texas; the area of Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado east of the Continental Divide; Louisiana west of the Mississippi River (plus New Orleans); and small portions of land within the present Canadian provinces of Alberta and
Saskatchewan. Its population was around 60,000 inhabitants, of whom half were colored.'
'The Kingdom of France controlled the Louisiana territory from 1699 until it was ceded to Spain in 1762. Napoleon in 1800, hoping to re-establish an empire in North America, regained ownership of Louisiana. The dream of a new empire failed and Napoleon decided to sell Louisiana to the United States. The Americans originally sought to purchase only the port city of New Orleans and its adjacent coastal lands, but quickly accepted the bargain. The Louisiana Purchase occurred during the term of the third
President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson. Before the purchase was finalized, the decision faced Federalist Party opposition; they argued that it was unconstitutional to acquire any territory. Jefferson agreed that the U.S. Constitution did not contain explicit provisions for acquiring territory, but he didhave full treaty power and that was enough.'
'On March 9 and 10, 1804, another ceremony, commemorated as Three Flags Day, was conducted in St. Louis to transfer ownership of Upper Louisiana from Spain to the French First Republic, and then from France to the United States. From March 10 to September 30, 1804, Upper Louisiana was supervised as a military district, under Commandant Amos Stoddard'.
- In 1813, The French Foreign Legion is established by King Louis-Philippe to support his war in Algeria.
From Wikipedia: 'The French Foreign Legion, is a military service branch of the French Army established in 1831, unique because it was created for foreign nationals willing to serve in the French Armed Forces.
'The French Foreign Legion was created by Louis Philippe, the King of the French, on 10 March 1831 from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France. Recruits included soldiers from the recently disbanded Swiss and German foreign regiments of the Bourbon monarchy. The Royal Ordinance for the establishment of the new regiment specified that the foreigners recruited could only serve outside France. The French expeditionary force that had occupied Algiers in 1830 was in need of reinforcements and the
Legionwas accordingly transferred by sea in detachments from Toulon to Algeria'.
- In 1862, The U.S. issues paper money ($5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $500 and $1000).
From Wikipedia: 'Greenbacks were paper currency (printed in green on the back) issued by the United States during the American Civil War. They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued in 1861–1862, and United States Notes issued in 1862–1865. They were legal tender by law, but were not backed by gold or silver, only the credibility of the U.S. government.'
'First issue: 10 March 1862 $5 to $1,000
Second issue: August 1862 $1 & $2
Third issue: 10 March 1863 $5 to $1,000.
- In 1848, The U.S. Senate signs the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ending the Mexican American war.
From Wikipedia: 'The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish), officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo (now a neighborhood of Mexico City) between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican–American War (1846–48).'
'The treaty was subsequently ratified by the U.S. Senate by a vote of 38 to 14 on 10 March 1848 and by Mexico through a legislative vote of 51 to 34 and a Senate vote of 33 to 4, on 19 May 1848. News that New Mexico's legislative assembly had just passed an act for organization of a U.S. territorial government helped ease Mexican concern about abandoning the people of New Mexico. The treaty was formally proclaimed on 4 July 1848'.
- In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell successfully uses his newly patented telephone.
From Wikipedia: '10 March 1876 — The first successful telephone transmission of clear speech using a liquid transmitter when Bell spoke into his device, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." and Watson heard each word distinctly.
'Thomas Augustus Watson (January 18, 1854 – December 13, 1934) was an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell, notably in the invention of the telephone in 1876. He is best known because, as the recipient of the first telephone call - although coming from just the next room - his name became the first words ever said over the phone. "Mr. Watson - Come here - I want to see you," Bell said when first using the new invention, according to Bell's laboratory notebook. There is some dispute about the actual words
used, as Thomas Watson, in his own voice, remembered it as "Mr. Watson - Come here - I want you," in a film made for Bell Labs in 1931 ...'
- In 1918, Warner Bros. releases its first major film (silent) 'My Four Years in Germany'.
From Wikipedia: 'My Four Years in Germany is a 1918 American silent war drama film that is notable as being the first film produced by the four Warner Brothers, Harry, Sam, Albert, and Jack. It was directed by seasoned William Nigh, later a director at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and was based on the experiences of real life U. S. Ambassador to Germany James W. Gerard as described in his book. The film was produced while World War I was still raging and is sometimes considered a propaganda film'.
- In 1926, The first 'Book-of-the-Month Club' selection (Lolly Willowes, or The Loving Huntsman) is published.
-- Book of the Month Club frrom Wikipedia: 'Harry Scherman was a copywriter for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency in 1916 when he set out to create the "Little Leather Library." With his partners Max Sackheim, and Charles and Albert Boni, Scherman began a mail order service that offered "30 Great Books For $2.98" (miniature reprints "bound in limp Redcroft") and sold 40,000,000 copies in its first five years. Sackheim and Scherman then founded their own ad agency devoted entirely to marketing
books.
The problems of building interest in a new book led Scherman to create, along with Sackheim and Robert Haas, the Book-of-the-Month Club in 1926. As Scherman explained it, the Club itself would be a "standard brand". "It establishes itself as a sound selector of good books and sells by means of its own prestige. Thus, the prestige of each new title need not be built up before becoming acceptable," he explained later. After starting with 4,000 subscribers, the Club had more than 550,000 within less than
twenty years. The size of the club did, in fact, create the Book of the Month Club as a brand. Being a "Book of the Month Club" selection was used to promote books to the general public.'
-- "The book from Wikipedia: 'Lolly Willowes is satirical comedy of manners incorporating elements of fantasy, it is the story of a middle-aged spinster who moves to a country village to escape her controlling relatives and takes up the practice of witchcraft.
'The novel was well received by critics on its publication. In France it was shortlisted for the Prix Femina and in the USA it was the very first Book Of The Month for the Book Club.
Until the 1960s, the Manuscript of Lolly Willowes was displayed in the New York Public Library'.
- In 1938, At the 10th Academy Awards:
From Wikipedia'.
-- Outstanding Production is, The Life of Emile Zola
-- Best Actor is Spencer Tracy for 'Captains Courageous'
-- Best Actress is Luise Rainer for 'The Good Earth'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Joseph Schildkraut for 'The Life of Emile Zola'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Alice Brady for 'In Old Chicago'
-- Best Song is Sweet Leilani from 'Waikiki Wedding'
- In 1971, The U.S. Senate approves the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, lowering voting age to 18.
From Wikipedia: 'The Twenty-sixth Amendment (Amendment XXVI) to the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old. The drive to lower the voting age from 21 to 18 grew across the country during the 1960s, driven in large part by the broader student activism movement protesting the Vietnam War. The impetus for drafting an amendment to lower the voting age
arose following the Supreme Court's decision in Oregon v. Mitchell, 400 U.S. 112 (1970), which held that Congress may establish a voting age for federal elections, but not for state or local elections'.
- In 1978, The TV show 'The Incredible Hulk', starring Bill Bixby as David Banner, premieres on CBS.
From Wikipedia: 'The Incredible Hulk is an American television series based on the Marvel Comics character The Hulk. The series aired on the CBS television network and starred Bill Bixby as David Banner, Lou Ferrigno as the Hulk, and Jack Colvin as Jack McGee'.
- In 1982, At the 8th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Burt Reynolds'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Sally Field, Jane Fonda.
-- Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer is Burt Reynolds.
-- Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer is Barbara Mandrell.
-- Favorite Male Musical Performer is Kenny Rogers.
-- Favorite Female Musical Performer is Barbara Mandrell.
-- Favorite Country/Western Musical Performer is Kenny Rogers.
-- Favorite New Song is 'Endless Love'.
-- Favorite Overall New TV Program is 'Hill Street Blues'.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Alan Alda.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer Barbara Mandrell.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Program is 'Dallas'.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Program is 'M*A*S*H'.
-- Favorite TV Special is 'Bob Hope'.
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program is James Garner.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program i s Linda Evans.
-- Favorite Young TV Performer is Gary Coleman.
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Program is 'Hill Street Blues'.
-- Favorite New TV Comedy Program is 'Pvt. Benjamin'. /
- In 1996, At the 22nd People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Apollo 13'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Tom Hanks.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Sandra Bullock.
-- Favorite Comedy Motion Picture is 'Grumpier Old Men'.
-- Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture is Jim Carrey.
-- Favorite Actress in a Comedy Motion Picture is Whoopi Goldberg.
-- Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture is 'Apollo 13'.
-- Favorite Actor in a Dramatic Motion Picture is Tom Hanks.
-- Favorite Actress in a Dramatic Motion Picture is Demi Moore.
-- Favorite Male Musical Performer is Garth Brooks.
-- Favorite Female Musical Performer is Reba McEntire.
-- Favorite Rock Group is 'Hootie and the Blowfish'.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Series is 'Seinfeld'.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Series is 'ER'.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Tim Allen.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Candice Bergen.
-- Favorite New TV Comedy Series is 'Caroline in the City'.
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Series is 'Murder One'.
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series is Drew Carey, Jeff Foxworthy.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Series Lea Thompson.
- In 2006, The 'Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter' arrives at Mars. It's main mission was to map the Martian landscape with its high-resolution cameras.
From Wikipedia: 'Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a multipurpose spacecraft designed to conduct reconnaissance and exploration of Mars from orbit. The US$720 million spacecraft was built by Lockheed Martin under the supervision of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). The mission is managed by the California Institute of Technology, at the JPL, in La Cañada Flintridge, California, for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. It was launched August 12, 2005, and attained Martian orbit on Mar
ch 10, 2006. In November 2006, after five months of aerobraking, it entered its final science orbit and began its primary science phase. As MRO entered orbit, it joined five other active spacecraft which were either in orbit or on the planet's surface: Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, 2001 Mars Odyssey, and the two Mars Exploration Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity); at the time, this set a record for the most operational spacecraft in the immediate vicinity of Mars. Mars Global Surveyor and the Spirit rove
r have since ceased to function; the remainder remain operational as of July 2015'.
Discoveries and photographs:
-- Water ice in ice cap measured
-- Ice exposed in new craters
-- Ice in lobate debris aprons
-- Chloride deposits
-- Other aqueous minerals
-- Avalanches
-- Other spacecraft
-- Flowing salty water.
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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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