Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Potato Chip Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'A potato chip (American English) or crisp (British English) is a thin slice of potato that has been deep fried, baked, kettle cooked, or popped until crunchy. Potato chips are commonly served as a snack, side dish, or appetizer. The basic chips are cooked and salted; additional varieties are manufactured using various flavorings and ingredients including herbs, spices, cheeses, and artificial additives.'
'The earliest known recipe for potato chips is in William Kitchiner's 1822 cookbook The Cook's Oracle, a bestseller in England and the United States; its recipe for "Potatoes fried in Slices or Shavings" reads "peel large potatoes, slice them about a quarter of an inch thick, or cut them in shavings round and round, as you would peel a lemon; dry them well in a clean cloth, and fry them in lard or dripping".
'Nonetheless, a legend associates the creation of potato chips with Saratoga Springs, New York, decades later. By the late 19th century, a popular version of the story attributed the dish to George Crum, a half African, half Native American cook at Moon's Lake House, who was trying to appease an unhappy customer on August 24, 1853. The customer kept sending his fried potatoes back, complaining that they were too thick. Frustrated, he sliced the potatoes razor thin, fried them until crisp and
seasoned them with extra salt. To Crum's surprise, the customer loved them. They soon became called "Saratoga Chips", a name that persisted into at least the mid-20th century. A version of this story popularized in a 1973 national advertising campaign by St. Regis Paper Company, which manufactured packaging for chips, said that Crum's customer was Cornelius Vanderbilt. Crum was renowned as a chef and by 1860 owned his own lakeside restaurant, Crum's House. But he clearly did not create the potato
chip: "...a thinly sliced
potato cooked in hot oil and served sprinkled with salt existed
before George Crum or his sister Katie Speck Wicks 'invented' the potato chip"'.
[The Hankster says] I'll go with the latter origin. A quarter inch potato chip is a home fry to me. I Anything potato is fine with me, but I am more of a corn chip / tortilla kind of a guy. They don't break under dipping pressure. You've never seen me dip have you?
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'National Pi Day'. The mathematical constant, 3.14, or March 14, 3/14.
[The Hankster says] Three and a little more pie is much better than 1 pie.
- 'National Children’s Craft Day'.
[The Hankster says] Start them early. You may have a future artist hiding behind those dirty hands and chocolate mustache.
- International Ask a Question Day'. Go ahead, don't worry about the stupid one.
[The Hankster says] Yes, there are stupid question, but those are the insincere rhetorical ones.
o We have several holidays related to the Daylight Saving time change.
- 'National Napping Day'. Day after Return of Daylight Savings time. Created by professor Camille Anthon and his wife in 1999. It is a focus on the health benefits of catching up on your sleep.
[The Hankster says] I just stayed in bed longer.
- 'National Workplace Napping Day'. A way to get back that lost hour.
[The Hankster says] My usual disclaimer of 'at your own risk'.
- 'Fill Our Staplers Day'. Created by the Dull Men’s Club. Another one of those 'choose a recurring day as a reminder to do a task' days, such as the first day of daylight Savings Time..
[The Hankster says] Do it, but don't rush. You have an additional hour in which to do it.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 14
,br />o Health
,br />- 'Nutrition and Hydration Week'. March 14-16 in Great Britain. A focus week.
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,br />- 'Brain Awareness Week'. March 14-20 in New Zealand, Netherlands and the U.S.A. Focus on current brain research.
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,br />o Animal and Pets
,br />- 'National Learn About Butterflies Day'.
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,br />- 'Moth-er Day'. Butterflies are pretty, but don't forget the moth.
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,br />- 'Save a Spider Day'. Spider's may not be beautiful, but most deserve to be moved outside instead of killed'
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,br />o Other
,br />- 'white Day'.
,br />From Wikipedia: 'White Day is a day that is marked in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China on March 14, one month after Valentine's Day.'
,br />'In Japan, Valentine's Day is typically observed by girls and women presenting chocolate gifts (either store-bought or handmade), usually to boys or men, as an expression of love, courtesy, or social obligation.
,br />On White Day, the reverse happens: men who received a honmei-choco (??????, 'chocolate of love') or giri-choco (??????, 'courtesy chocolate') on Valentine's Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts. Traditionally, popular White Day gifts are cookies, jewelry, white chocolate, white lingerie, and marshmallows. Sometimes the term literally, sanbai gaeshi (?????, 'triple the return') is used to describe the generally recited rule that the return gift should be two to three times the
worth oflentine's gift'.
,br />- International Day of Action for Rivers'. Emphaia on river laws and policies.
Historical events in the past on: March 14
- In 1794, Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin (a machine to remove the seeds from the cotton fiber).
From Wikipedia: 'A cotton gin is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, allowing for much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The fibers are processed into clothing or other cotton goods, and any undamaged cotton was used for clothes. Seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil and meal.' Although simple handheld roller gins have been used in India and other countries since at least 500 AD, the first modern mechanical cotton gin
was created by American inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 and patented in 1794. It used a combination of a wire screen and small wire hooks to pull the cotton through, while brushes continuously removed the loose cotton lint to prevent jams. Whitney's gin revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States, but also led to the growth of slavery in the American South as the demand for cotton workers rapidly increased. The invention has thus been identified as an inadvertent contributing factor to
th outbreak ofthe American Civil War. Modern automated cotton gins use multiple powered cleaning cylinders and saws, and offer far higher productivity than their hand-powered forebears'.
- In 1903, The 'Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge' (off Florida) is established by US President Theodore Roosevelt.
From Wikipedia: 'Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge is a United States National Wildlife Refuge located just off the western coast of Orchid Island in the Indian River Lagoon east of Sebastian, Florida. The refuge consists of a 3-acre (12,000 m2) island that includes an additional 2.5 acres (10,000 m2) of surrounding water and is located off the east coast of Florida of the Indian River Lagoon. Established by an executive order of President Theodore Roosevelt on March 14, 1903, Pelican Island was
the first national wildlife refuge in the United States. It was created to protect egrets and other birds from extinction through plume hunting'.
- In 1937, Radio's comedy stars (and good friends) Jack Benny and Fred Allen begin their on-air feud 'Battle of the Century'.
- In 1941, Xavier Cugat and orchestra record 'Babalu'.
From Wikipedia: '"Babalú" is a Cuban popular afro song written by Margarita Lecuona, the cousin of composers Ernestina and Ernesto Lecuona. The song title is either a reference to the Santería deity Babalú Ayé or to Babalawo, the title of a Santería priest and diviner.
- In the song's lyrics, originally written in Spanish creole, the singer wonders aloud what to do with a statue of Babalú Ayé, now that a Santería rite had been invoked by others. He suggests that seventeen candles be lit up, in the shape of a cross, and that a cigar and aguardiente be brought to him, as to pay homage to the deity. He then requests good luck, love from his beloved woman, and safety and protection to both.'
'"Babalú" was the signature song of the fictional television character Ricky Ricardo, played by Desi Arnaz in the television comedy series I Love Lucy, though it was already an established musical number for Arnaz in the 1940s as evidenced in the 1946 film short Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra. By the time ' Arnaz had adopted the song, it had become a Latin American music standard, associated mainly with Cuban singer Miguelito Valdés, who recorded one of its many versions. Arnaz made the song a rather
popularcultural reference in the United States.'.
- In 1942, The first recorded success of penicillin to heal a patient occurred.
From Wikipedia: 'Penicillin (PCN or pen) is a group of antibiotics which include penicillin G (intravenous use), penicillin V (oral use), procaine penicillin, and benzathine penicillin (intramuscular use). They are derived from Penicillium fungi. Penicillin antibiotics were among the first medications to be effective against many bacterial infections caused by staphylococci and streptococci. Penicillins are still widely used today, though many types of bacteria have developed resistance following
extensiveuse. All penicillins are ß-lactam antibiotics. About 10% of people report that they are allergic to penicillin; however, up to 90% of this group may not actually be allergic. Serious allergies only occur in about 0.03%.'
Penicillin was discovered in 1928 by Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming. People began using it to treat infections in 1942. There are several enhanced penicillin families which are effective against additional bacteria; these include the antistaphylococcal penicillins, aminopenicillins and the antipseudomonal penicillins.'
'The challenge of mass-producing this drug was daunting. On March 14,
1942, the first patient was treated for streptococcal septicemia with US-
made penicillin produced by Merck and Co. Half of the total supply produced
at the time was used on that one patient. By June 1942, just enough US
penicillin was available to patient. By June 1942, just enough US penicillin was available to treat ten patients. In July 1943, the War Production Board drew up a plan for the mass distribution of penicillin stocks to Allied
troops fighting in Europe. The results of fermentation research on corn steep liquor at the Northern Regional Research Laboratory at Peoria, Illinois, allowed the United States to produce 2.3 million doses in time for the invasion of Normandy in the spring of 1944. After a worldwide search in 1943, a mouldy cantaloupe in a Peoria, Illinois market was found to contain the best strain of mould for production using the corn steep liquor process. Large-scale production resulted from the development of
deep-tank fermentation by chemical engineer Margaret Hutchinson Rousseau. As a direct result of the war and the War Production Board, by June 1945, over 646 billion units per year were being produced'.
- In 1950, FBI's '10 Most Wanted Fugitives' list/program begins.
From Wikipedia: 'The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, and William Kinsey Hutchinson, International News Service (the predecessor of the United Press International) Editor-in-Chief, who were discussing ways to promote capture of the FBI's "toughest guys". This discussion turned into a published article, which received
so much positive publicity that on March 14, 1950, the FBI officially announced the list to increase law enforcement's ability to capture dangerous fugitives.
- Individuals are generally only removed from the list if the fugitive is captured, dies, or if the charges against them are dropped; they are then replaced by a new entry selected by the FBI. In six cases, the FBI removed individuals from the list after deciding that they were no longer a "particularly dangerous menace to society". Machetero member Víctor Manuel Gerena, added to the list in 1984, has been on the list longer than anyone, at 32 years. Billie Austin Bryant spent the shortest amount of time
on the list, being listed for two hours in 1969. The oldest person to be added to the list was William Bradford Bishop on April 10, 2014 at 77 years old. On rare occasions, the FBI will add a "Number Eleven" if that individual is extremely dangerous but the Bureau does not feel any of the current ten should be removed. Despite occasional references in the media, the FBI does not rank their list; no suspect is considered "#1 on the FBI's Most Wanted List" or "The Most Wanted"'.
- In 1958, The 'Recording Industry Association of America' creates its records sales award, gives first 'golden record' to Perry Como for 'Catch A Falling Star'.
From Wikipedia: 'Music recording sales certification is a system of
certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number
of copies. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory'.
Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials.
The number of sales or shipments required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory in which the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country in which the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times lower than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or downloads).'
United States:
-- Media: Album Gold: 500,000 Platinum: 1,000,000 Diamond: 10,000,000
-- Media: Single Gold: 500,000 Platinum: 1,000,000 Diamond: 10,000,000
--Media: Music video: Gold: 50,000 Platinum: 100,000 Diamond: N/A
'Catch a Falling Star", written by Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss, is a song made famous by Perry Como's hit version, released in 1957. It was Como's last #1 hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard "Most Played by Jockeys" chart but not in the overall top 100, where it reached #2. It was the first single to receive a gold record certification, on March 14, 1958. The single won Como the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male. Its melody is based on a theme from Brahms' Academic Festival Overture'.
- In 1987, At the 13th People's Choice Awards:
-- Favorite Motion Picture is 'Top Gun'.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actress is Meryl Streep.
-- Favorite Motion Picture Actor is Clint Eastwood.
-- Favorite Male Musical Performer is Lionel Richie.
-- Favorite Female Musical Performer is Whitney Houston, Madonna.
-- Favorite Country Music Performer is Kenny Rogers.
-- Favorite Musical Group is Alabama.
-- Favorite TV Comedy Program is 'The Cosby Show'.
-- Favorite TV Dramatic Program is 'Hill Street Blues'.
-- Favorite Male TV Performer is Bill Cosby.
-- Favorite Female TV Performer is Cybill Shepherd.
-- Favorite New TV Comedy Program is 'Alf'.
-- Favorite New TV Dramatic Program is 'L.A. Law'.
-- Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program is Andy Griffith.
-- Favorite Female Performer in a New TV Program is Pam Dawber.
-- Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer is Bill Cosby.
-- Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer is Barbara Mandrell, Cybill Shepherd.
- In 1994, Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
From Wikipedia: 'Linux is a Unix-like and mostly POSIX-compliant computer operating system (OS) assembled under the model of free and open-source software development and distribution. The defining component of Linux is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on 5 October 1991 by Linus Torvalds.The Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to describe the operating system, which has led to some controversy.
'On 14 March 1994, Linux kernel 1.0.0 was released, with 176,250 lines of code. In March 1995, Linux kernel 1.2.0 was released, with 310,950 lines of code.
Version 2 of the Linux kernel, released on 9 June 1996, was followed by additional major versions under the version 2 heade ...'.'.
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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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