Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Artichoke Hearts Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'The globe artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus) is a variety of a species of thistle cultivated as a food.
The edible portion of the plant consists of the flower buds before the flowers come into bloom. The budding artichoke flower-head is a cluster of many budding small flowers (an inflorescence) together with many bracts, on an edible base. Once the buds bloom, the structure changes to a coarse, barely edible form. Another variety of the species is the cardoon, a perennial plant native to the Mediterranean region. Both wild forms and cultivated varieties (cultivars) exist.'
'The naturally occurring variant of the artichoke, the cardoon (Cynara cardunculus), which is native to the Mediterranean area, has records of use as a food among the ancient Greeks and Romans. In North Africa, where it is still found in the wild state, the seeds of artichokes, probably cultivated, were found during the excavation of Roman-period Mons Claudianus in Egypt.
'In the US, large globe artichokes are frequently prepared by removing all but 5–10 mm (0.2–0.4 in) or so of the stem. To remove thorns, which may interfere with eating, around a quarter of each scale can be cut off. To cook, the artichoke is boiled or steamed. A cooked, unseasoned artichoke has a delicate flavour, reminiscent of fried eggwhite. The core of the stem tastes similar to the artichoke heart, and is edible.'
'Leaves are often removed one at a time, and the fleshy base eaten, with hollandaise, vinegar, butter, mayonnaise, aioli, lemon juice, or other sauces. The fibrous upper part of each leaf is usually discarded.'
'The heart is eaten when the inedible choke has been peeled away from the base and discarded. The thin leaves covering the choke are also edible.'.
[The Hankster says] Maybe Eeyore may know something we don't.. I'm a lazy eater. I would rather skip the demolition part and get right to the hearts.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'National Freedom of Information Day'. On the birthday of President James Madison, advocate for openness in government. Created by talk show host Jim Bohannon.
- 'National Everything You Do is Right Day'. To offset Mar 15th's 'National Everything You Think Is Wrong Day'
[The Hankster says] I have been saving up a lot of great things to do tomorrow. Who could miss with guaranteed success. I just wish I could find the list. I put it somewhere, but this is everything you do is wrong day, and I lost it.
- 'Lips Appreciation Day'.
[The Hankster says] Gals and guys, do I really need to suggest the best way to celebrate this day?
- 'Goddard Day'. On Robert Goddard's successful launch of a liquid fulled rocket in 1926. See more in the history section.
- 'No Selfies Day'. take a picture of something else today.
[The Hankster says] What ever will I do if I can't pass the time counting the nose hairs in my friends social media pics.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 16
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- 'Kick Butts Day' An anti smoking / anti Big Tobacco campaign in the U.S.A., with emphasis on youth.
- 'Well-Elderly or Wellderly Day' .An emphasis on total well being (physical and mental) and a fulfilling life style for older persons. By La Jolla Nurses Homecare in CA.
- 'Brain Injury Awareness Day: more March 16, 2016 of Brain Awareness Week. By the Brain Injury Association of America and the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force (CBITF).
Historical events in the past on: March 16
- In 1802, The Army Corps of Engineers was established to found and operate the United States Military Academy at West Point.
From Wikipedia: 'The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), also sometimes shortened to CoE is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies. Although generally associated with dams, canals and flood protection in the United States, USACE is involved in a wide range of public works throughout the world. The
Corps of Engineers provides outdoor recreation opportunities to the public, and provides 24% of U.S. hydropower capacity.'
'The history of United States Army Corps of Engineers can be traced back to 16 June 1775, when the Continental Congress organized an army with a chief engineer and two assistants. Colonel Richard Gridley became General George Washington's first chief engineer; however, it was not until 1779 that Congress created a separate Corps of Engineers. One of its first tasks was to build fortifications near Boston at Bunker Hill. The first Corps of Engineers was mostly composed of French subjects who had been
hiredby General Washington from the service of Louis XVI.
'The Corps of Engineers, as it is known today, came into existence on 16 March 1802, when President Thomas Jefferson was authorized to "organize and establish a Corps of Engineers ... that the said Corps ... shall be stationed at West Point in the State of New York and shall constitute a military academy." Until 1866, the superintendent of the United States Military Academy was always an engineer officer. During the first half of the 19th century, West Point was the major and, for a while, the only
engineering school in the country'.
- In 1861, Edward Clark becomes Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who has been evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy.
From Wikipedia: 'Although Houston was a slave owner and opposed abolition, he opposed the secession of Texas from the Union. An elected convention voted to secede from the United States on February 1, 1861, and Texas joined the Confederate States of America on March 2, 1861. Houston refused to recognize its legality, but the Texas legislature upheld the legitimacy of secession. The political forces that brought about Texas's secession were powerful enough to replace the state's Unionist governor.
Houston chose not to resist, stating, "I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her. To avert this calamity, I shall make no endeavor to maintain my authority as Chief Executive of this State, except by the peaceful exercise of my functions ... " He was evicted from his office on March 16, 1861, for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, ...'.
- In 1918, A favorite with the American soldiers in WW I, Geoffrey O'Hara's 'K-K-K-Katy' song was published.
From Wikipedia: '"K-K-K-Katy" was a popular World War I-era song written by Geoffrey O'Hara in 1917 and published in 1918. The sheet music advertised it as "The Sensational Stammering Song Success Sung by the Soldiers and Sailors", as well as "The Sensational New Stammering Song" The song tells the story of Jimmy, a young soldier "brave and bold" who stuttered when he tried to speak to girls. Finally he managed to talk to Katy, the "maid with hair of gold"'.
- In 1926, Robert Goddard launches the first liquid-fueled rocket, at Auburn, Massachusetts.
From Wikipedia: 'Robert Hutchings Goddard (October 5, 1882 – August 10, 1945) was an American engineer, professor, physicist, and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926. Goddard and his team launched 34 rockets between 1926 and 1941, achieving altitudes as high as 2.6 km (1.6 mi) and speeds as high as 885 km/h (550 mph).
'Goddard's work as both theorist and engineer anticipated many of the developments that were to make spaceflight possible. He has been called the man who ushered in the Space Age.:xiii Two of Goddard's 214 patented inventions — a multi-stage rocket (1914), and a liquid-fuel rocket (1914) — were important milestones toward spaceflight. His 1919 monograph A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes is considered one of the classic texts of 20th-century rocket science. Goddard successfully applied three-axis
control, gyroscopes and steerable thrust to rockets, to effectively control their flight.'
'Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled (gasoline and liquid oxygen) rocket on March 16, 1926, in Auburn, Massachusetts. Present at the launch were his crew chief, Henry Sachs, Esther Goddard, and Percy Roope, who was Clark's assistant professor in the physics department ...'..
- In 1934, At the 6th Academy Awards:
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-- Outstanding Production is, Cavalcade
-- Best Actor is Charles Laughton for 'The Private Life of Henry VIII'
-- Best Actress is Katharine Hepburn for 'Morning Glory'
-- Best Supporting Actor is This category began with the 9th Academy Awards
-- Best Supporting Actress is This category began with the 9th Academy Awards
-- Best Song is This category did not exist at this time.
- In 1957, At the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards,
-- Best Series, Half Hour or Less is 'The Phil Silvers Show'.
-- Best Series, One Hour or More is 'Caesar's Hour'.
-- Best New Program Series is 'Playhouse 90'.
-- Best Single Program of the Year is 'Playhouse 90' for 'Requiem for a Heavyweight'.
-- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series is Sid Caesar as Various characters on 'Caesar's Hour'.
-- Best Continuing Performance by a Comedienne in a Series Nanette Fabray (various characters) on 'Caesar's Hour'.
-- Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic Series is Robert Young on 'Father Knows Best'.
-- Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic Series is Loretta Young on 'The Loretta Young Show'.
-- Best Supporting Performance by an Actor is Carl Reiner (various characters) on Caesar's Hour.
-- Best Supporting Performance by an Actress is Pat Carroll (various characters) Caesar's Hour.
-- Best Single Performance by an Actor is Jack Palance on Playhouse 90's 'Requiem for a Heavyweight'.
-- Best Single Performance by an Actress is Claire Trevor on Producers' Showcase in 'Dodsworth'.
- In 1963, The song 'Puff the Magic Dragon' was released.
From Wikipedia: '"Puff, the Magic Dragon" (or "Puff") is a song written by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, and made popular by Yarrow's group Peter, Paul and Mary in a 1963 recording. The song achieved great popularity.'
'The lyrics for "Puff, the Magic Dragon" were based on a 1959 poem by Leonard Lipton, a 19-year-old Cornell University student. Lipton was inspired by an Ogden Nash poem titled "Custard the Dragon", about a "realio, trulio little pet dragon." The lyrics tell a story of the ageless dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy who grows up and loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff alone and depressed. (Because of the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so
littleboys", the lyrics may imply to some that Jackie Paper dies, most interpreters believe that he just grew up....) The story of the song takes place "by the sea" in the fictional land of Honalee (the spelling used by author Lenny Lipton, though non-authoritative variations abound.)
'Lipton was friends with Peter Yarrow's housemate when they were all students at Cornell. He used Yarrow's typewriter to get the poem out of his head. He then forgot about it until years later, when a friend called and told him Yarrow was looking for him, to give him credit for the lyrics. On making contact Yarrow gave Lipton half the songwriting credit, and he still gets royalties from the song.
- In an effort to be gender-neutral, Yarrow now sings the line "A dragon lives forever, but not so little boys" as "A dragon lives forever, but not so girls and boys." This implies that Jackie Paper can be either a girl or a boy'.
'After the song's initial success, speculation arose — as early as a 1964 article in Newsweek — that the song contained veiled references to smoking marijuana. The word "paper" in the name of Puff's human friend (Jackie Paper) was said to be a reference to rolling papers, and the word "dragon" was interpreted as "draggin'," i.e. inhaling smoke; similarly, the name "Puff" was alleged to be a reference to taking a "puff" on a joint. The supposition was claimed to be common knowledge in a letter by a
member of the public to The New York Times in 1984.
The authors of the song have repeatedly rejected this urban legend and have strongly and consistently denied that they intended any references to drug use. Peter Yarrow has frequently explained that the song is about the hardships of growing older and has no relationship to drug-taking. He has also said of the song that it "never had any meaning other than the obvious one" and is about the "loss of innocence in children", and dismissed the suggestion of association with drugs as "sloppy research"'.
- In 1971, At the 13th Grammy Awards:
-- Record of the Year is 'Bridge over Troubled Water'.
-- Album of the Year is Bridge over Troubled Water' performed by Simon and Garfunkel.
-- Song of the Year is 'Bridge over Troubled Water' performed by Simon and Garfunkel.
-- Best New Artist is 'The Carpenters'.
-- Best Comedy Recording is Flip Wilson for 'The Devil Made Me Buy This Dress'.
-- Best Country Song is ''.
-- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male is Ray Price for 'For the Good Times'.
-- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female is Lynn Anderson for 'Rose Garden'.
-- Best Rhythm and Blues Song is 'Patches' performed by Clarence Carter'.
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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.
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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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