Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Coconut Torte Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the family Arecaceae (palm family).
It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which, botanically, is a drupe, not a nut. The spelling cocoanut is an archaic form of the word. The term is derived from the 16th-century Portuguese and Spanish word coco meaning "head" or "skull", from the three indentations on the coconut shell that resemble facial features.
'Per 100 gram serving with 354 calories, raw coconut meat supplies a high amount of total fat (33 grams), especially saturated fat (89% of total fat) and carbohydrates (24 grams). Micronutrients in significant content include the dietary minerals, manganese, iron, phosphorus and zinc.
'A torte (from Italian, Spanish and Portuguese torta) is a rich, usually multilayered, cake that is filled with whipped cream, buttercreams, mousses, jams, or fruits.' Ordinarily, the cooled torte is glazed and garnished. Tortes are commonly baked in a springform pan. A torte may be made with bizcochuelo base or with little to no flour, but instead with ground nuts or breadcrumbs, as well as sugar, eggs, and flavorings. It can be covered with meringue and almonds'.
[the Hankster says- I'll take mine with a tall glass of cold milk. OK, I'll take two.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'Daylight Saving Time'. Second Sunday in March in the US.
From Wikipedia: 'Daylight saving time (DST) or summer time is the practice of advancing clocks during summer months by one hour so that evening daylight lasts an hour longer, while sacrificing normal sunrise times. Typically, regions with summer time adjust clocks forward one hour close to the start of spring and adjust them backward in the autumn to standard time.
New Zealander George Hudson proposed the modern idea of daylight saving in 1895. Germany and Austria-Hungary organized the first nationwide implementation, starting on 30 April 1916. Many countries have used it at various times since then, particularly since the energy crisis of the 1970s.
The practice has both advocates and critics. Putting clocks forward benefits retailing, sports, and other activities that exploit sunlight after working hours, but can cause problems for outdoor entertainment and other activities tied to sunlight, such as farming. Though some early proponents of DST aimed to reduce evening use of incandescent lighting—once a primary use of electricity— modern heating and cooling usage patterns differ greatly, and research about how DST affects energy use is limited or
contradictory.
DST clock shifts sometimes complicate timekeeping, and can disrupt travel, billing, record keeping, medical devices, heavy equipment, and sleep patterns. Computer software often adjusts clocks automatically, but policy changes by various jurisdictions of DST dates and timings may be confusing'.
[the Hankster says] You will have to wait until Sunday, November 6, to get back that hour.
- 'National Open an Umbrella Indoors Day'. Anti-superstition.
[the Hankster says] Not superstitious, but how will I get it through the door when leaving the house? Answer me that.
- 'Ken Day'. Introduction of Barbies boy friend, Ken Carson, to the toy world..
[the Hankster says] Everybody needs somebody sometime.
- 'National Jewel Day'. Anything jewel related.
- 'Good Samaritan Involvement Day'. A call to help others. On the day in 1963 murder of Catherine (Kitty) Genovese.
Neighbors saw and heard the attack but did nothing. See event in 1964, below.
- 'Ear Muffs Day'. Anniversary of their invention in 1873, by 15 year old Chester Greenwood.
[the Hankster says] Born too late. I could have thought of that. Well, maybe not since I was born and raised in Texas. I'm working an an invention called the Sombrero. It protects the ears from sun and rain.
- 'Check Your Batteries Day'. When Daylight Saving Time begins.
[the Hankster says] If you don't do it on someone's birthday, do it tomorrow. Of, course, if you forget that battery operated clock, you may get to sleep a little longer.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 13
o Health
- 'Patient Safety Awareness Week'. March 13-19.
- Tsunami Preparedness Week'. March 13-19 in Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands.
- 'Multiple Birth Awareness Week'. March 13-19 in Australia.
o Animal and Pets
- 'K-9 Veterans Day'. On the birthday of the Army K9 Corps. AKC effort for an official day of recognition. All service dogs are considered, including those used in WW II.
Historical events in the past on: March 13
- In. 1781, The planet Uranus is discovered by Sir William Herschel.
From Wikipedia: 'Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn.'
'Uranus had been observed on many occasions before its recognition as a planet, but it was generally mistaken for a star. Possibly the earliest known observation was by Hipparchos, who in 128 BC may have recorded it as a star for his star catalogue that was later incorporated into Ptolemy's Almagest. The earliest definite sighting was in 1690 when John Flamsteed observed it at least six times, cataloguing it as 34 Tauri. The French astronomer Pierre Lemonnier observed Uranus at least twelve times between
1750 and 1769, including on four consecutive nights.
Sir William Herschel observed Uranus on March 13, 1781 from the garden of his house at 19 New King Street in Bath, Somerset, England (now the Herschel Museum of Astronomy), and initially reported it (on April 26, 1781) as a comet. Herschel "engaged in a series of observations on the parallax of the fixed stars", using a telescope of his own design.
'Uranus had been observed on many occasions before its recognition as a planet, but it was generally mistaken for a star. Possibly the earliest known observation was by Hipparchos, who in 128 BC may have recorded it as a star for his star catalogue that was later incorporated into Ptolemy's Almagest. The earliest definite sighting was in 1690 when John Flamsteed observed it at least six times, cataloguing it as 34 Tauri. The French astronomer Pierre Lemonnier observed Uranus at least twelve times between
1750 and 1769, including on four consecutive nights.
He recorded in his journal "In the quartile near ? Tauri ... either Nebulous star or perhaps a comet". On March 17, he noted, "I looked for the Comet or Nebulous Star and found that it is a Comet, for it has changed its place". When he presented his discovery to the Royal Society, he continued to assert that he had found a comet, but also implicitly compared it to a planet...'.
- In. 1852, 'Uncle Sam' debuts as a newspaper cartoon character.
From Wikipedia: 'Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is a common national personification of the American government or the United States in general that, according to legend, came into use during the War of 1812 and was supposedly named for Samuel Wilson but whose actual origin may be obscure. Uncle Sam represents a manifestation of patriotic emotion.
'The earliest known personification of what would become the United States was "Columbia" who first appeared in 1738 and sometimes was associated with Liberty.
With the American Revolutionary War came "Brother Jonathan" as another personification and finally after the War of 1812 Uncle Sam appeared.
However, according to an article in the 1893 The Lutheran Witness Uncle Sam was simply another name for Brother Jonathan:
The term Uncle Sam is reputedly derived from Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied rations for the soldiers during the War of 1812. There was a requirement at the time for contractors to stamp their name and where the rations came from onto the food they were sending. Wilson's packages were labeled "E.A – US." When someone asked what that stood for, a coworker joked and said "Elbert Anderson (the contractor) and Uncle Sam," referring to Sam Wilson, though it actually stood for
United States. Doubts have been raised as to this being the source of the term as the claim as to Samuel Wilson did not appear in print until 1842. Additionally, the earliest reference found to date of the term in 1810 predates Wilson's contract with the government. As early as 1835 Brother Jonathan made a reference to Uncle Sam implying that they symbolized different things: Brother Jonathan was the country itself while Uncle Sam was the government and its power'.
- In. In 1947, At the 19th Academy Awards:
From Wikipedia'.
-- Best Picture is, The Best Years of Our Lives
-- Best Actor is Fredric March for 'The Best Years of Our Lives'
-- Best Actress is Olivia de Havilland for 'To Each His Own'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Harold Russell for 'The Best Years of Our Lives'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Anne Baxter for 'The Razor's Edge'
-- Best Song is On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe from 'The Harvey Girls'
at Wikipedia'.
- In. 1961, Rick Nelson recorded 'Travelin' Man'.
From Wikipedia: '"Travelin' Man" is a single by Ricky Nelson, an American singer. It was written by songwriter Jerry Fuller. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100; its b-side, "Hello Mary Lou", reached number nine on the same chart'.[
'The song details the loves of a traveling man. The women in each locale are referenced by a word or phrase associated with the location. The women were: a "pretty señorita" in Mexico, an Eskimo in Alaska, a fräulein in Berlin, a china doll in Hong Kong, and a Polynesian in Waikiki.[2] There were others as well, "in every port ... at least one," mentioned oblique ly during the opening verse. The song was produced by Joe Johnson who was also famous for The Champs recording of "Tequila". Joe was the owner
of4 Star Record Company and Challenge Records in Nashville'.
- In. 1964, American Kitty Genovese is murdered, the media erroneously report that many of the victim's neighbours witnessed the crime yet failed to help, prompting research into the bystander effect.
From Wikipedia: 'Catherine Susan "Kitty" Genovese (July 7, 1935 – March 13, 1964) was a New York City woman who was stabbed to death outside her apartment building in Kew Gardens, a neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, on March 13, 1964.
Reports of the attack in The New York Times conveyed a scene of indifference from neighbors who failed to come to Genovese's aid; 37 or 38 witnesses supposedly saw or heard the attack and did not call the police. The incident prompted inquiries into what became known as the bystander effect or "Genovese syndrome". Some researchers have questioned this version of events, offering alternative explanations as to why neighbors failed to intervene, and suggesting that the actual number of witnesses was far
fewer than reported.
- In. 1965, The Beatle's 'Eight Days a Week' single goes #1 on the 'Billboard Hot 100' and stays #1 for 2 weeks.
From Wikipedia: '"Eight Days a Week" is a song by The Beatles written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon based on McCartney's original idea, The song was issued in the U.K. in December 1964 on the album Beatles for Sale. In the U.S., issued in February 1965 as a single with the B-side "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party", it went to No. 1 for two weeks on 13-20 March 1965. The song was also issued in June 1965 on the U.S. album Beatles VI and reissued worldwide in 2000 on the Beatles number one compilation
album 1'.
- In. 1969, 'The Love Bug' opens in theaters.
From Wikipedia: 'The Love Bug (1968), sometimes referred to as Herbie the Love Bug, is the first in a series of comedy films made by Walt Disney Productions that starred an anthropomorphic pearl-white, fabric-sunroofed 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie. It was based on the 1961 book Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford.
The movie follows the adventures of Herbie, Herbie's driver, Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), and Jim's love interest, Carole Bennett (Michele Lee). It also features Buddy Hackett as Jim's enlightened, kind-hearted friend, Tennessee Steinmetz, a character who creates "art" from used car parts. English actor David Tomlinson portrays the villainous Peter Thorndyke, owner of an auto showroom and an SCCA national champion who sells Herbie to Jim and eventually becomes Jim's racing rival'.
- In. 1982, TV drama 'T. J. Hooker' premieres, starring William Shatner.
From Wikipedia: 'T. J. Hooker is an American police drama television program starring William Shatner in the title role as a 15-year veteran police sergeant. The series premiered as a mid-season replacement on March 13, 1982, on ABC and ran on the network until May 4, 1985. The show was then picked up for a further single season by CBS.
The supporting cast includes Adrian Zmed as rookie Officer Vince Romano, Heather Locklear as rookie Officer Stacy Sheridan (season 2 onwards), and Richard Herd as Captain Dennis Sheridan as personnel in the fictional #34;LCPD#34; Police Department Academy Precinct. Towards the end of the show's second season, James Darren became a regular cast member as Officer Jim Corrigan'.
- In. 1986, At the 12th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Back to the Future'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Sylvester Stallone
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Meryl Streep,
-- Favorite New Song is 'We Are the World'.
-- Favorite Male Musical Performer is Bruce Springsteen,
-- Favorite Country Music Performer is Kenny Rogers.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Program is 'The Cosby Show'.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Program is 'Dynasty', 'Miami Vice'.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Bill Cosby'.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Linda Evans.
-- Favorite New TV Comedy Program is 'Golden Girls',
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program is Bruce Willis.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program is Cybill Shepherd.
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Program is 'Dynasty II'.
-- Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer is Bill Cosby.
--Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer is Barbara Mandrell, Meryl Streep.
- In. 1988, At the 14th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Comedy Motion Picture is 'Three Men and a Baby'.
-- Favorite Dramatic Motion Picture is 'Fatal Attraction'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Michael Douglas.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Glenn Close.
-- Favorite Female Musical Performer is Whitney Houston.
-- Favorite Male Musical Performer is Kenny Rogers.
-- Favorite Rock Group is 'Bon Jovi',
-- Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer is Bill Cosby.
-- Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer is Dolly Parton.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Program is 'the Cosby Show'.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Program is 'L.A. Law'.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Bill Cosby.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Cybill Shepherd.
-- Favorite New TV Comedy Program is 'A Different World', 'My Two Dads',
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Program is 'Thirtysomething'.
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program is John Ritter.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program is Dolly Parton.
- In. 2004, Luciano Pavarotti gave his final opera performance at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
From Wikipedia: 'Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI 12 October 1935 – 6 September 2007) was an Italian operatic tenor who also crossed over into popular music, eventually becoming one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time. He made numerous recordings of complete operas and individual arias, gaining worldwide fame for the brilliance and beauty of his tone—especially into the upper register—and eventually established himself as one of the finest tenors of the 20th century'.
- In. 2012, Encyclopaedia Britannica announces that it will no longer publish printed versions of its encyclopaedia.
From Wikipedia: 'The Encyclopædia Britannica (Latin for "British Encyclopaedia"), published by Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia. It is written by about 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors, who have included 110 Nobel Prize winners and five American presidents. The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition; digital content and distribution has continued since then'.
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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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