Tomorrow's food holiday is 'National Ravioli Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Ravioli (plural form; singular: raviolo) are a type of dumpling composed of a filling sealed between two layers of thin pasta dough. Usually served either in broth or with a pasta sauce, they originated as a traditional food in Italian cuisine. Ravioli are typically square, though other forms are also used, including circular or semi-circular (mezzelune). Other related filled pastas include the ring-shaped tortellini and the larger tortelloni'.
[The Hankster says] Filled pasta to fill me, great.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'Extraterrestrial Abduction Day in the USA'.
From Wikipedia: 'Extraterrestrial Abductions Day (also called Alien Abduction Day) is a new festivity observed on March 20. Its origins are unclear, though it seems it was popularized since the 2008 Alien Abduction Day festival in Toronto.
The celebrations take multiple forms, from those who watch the skies expecting or wishing to be abducted by an alien life form, or watching movies about UFOs and aliens'.
[The Hankster says] My great fear is that aliens will abduct my Ravioli. Then there will really be a war of the worlds.
- 'Proposal Day'. Marriage proposal day. On the Vernal and Autumnal Equinoxes, by John Michael O'Loughlin.
[The Hankster says] June be a comin.
- 'Kiss Your Fiance Day'.
[The Hankster says] Yep, that usually follows a proposal.
- 'Snowman Burning Day'. An end to winter event. Build a flammable snowman and burn it.
[The Hankster says] All together now "You light up my life, you give me hoe to carry on. ....'.
- 'Won't You Be My Neighbor Day'. On Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) birthday.
[The Hankster says] Salute, neighbor Rogers.
- Vernal Equinox:'. In the Central time Zone of the US, it begins at 23:29 pm. Using Universal Time (UT) that will be 4:30 on March 20;
From Wikipedia: 'The March equinox or Northward equinox is the equinox on the earth when the Sun appears to leave the southern hemisphere and cross the celestial equator, heading northward as seen from earth. In the northern hemisphere the March equinox is known as the vernal equinox, and in the southern hemisphere as the autumnal equinox.
Awareness / Observance Days on: March 20
o Health
- 'Down Syndrome Awareness Week: March 20-26 in Great Britain.
From Wikipedia: 'Down syndrome (DS or DNS), also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is typically associated with physical growth delays, characteristic facial features, and mild to moderate intellectual disability. The average IQ of a young adult with Down syndrome is 50, equivalent to the mental age of an 8- or 9-year-old child, but this can vary widely'.
- Great American Meatout Day'. Since 1985 by FARM (Farm Animals Rights Movement)
- 'National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day'. Specifically addressing the communities of the American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians. a
- 'World Oral Health Day'.
- 'Buddy Walk'. In New Zealand. A fund raiser by the National Down Syndrome Society.
- 'World Head Injury Day'. In South Africa. The emphasis is on reducing accidents to the head.
- 'National Poison Prevention Week'. March 20-26 in the U.S.A.
o Animal and Pets
- 'World Sparrow Day'. House Sparrow awareness.
o Other
- 'Earth Day'. Environmental protection awareness day, celebrated by 192 countries. Celebrated on the spring equinox, and again on April 22.
- 'UN French Language Day'. One of the six official working languages at the UN (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish).
- International Day of Happiness '. U.N. day which emphasizes economic growth and country development, poverty eradication, happiness and well-being of all peoples.
- 'World Storytelling Day'. On the date of the March equinox. Since 1991. It began in Sweden. Each year a theme is chosen for stories from many countries.
- 'World Day of Theatre for Children and Young People'. In Germany. German Children and Young People’s Theatre Centre. Motto: 'Generations in Dialogue.
Historical events in the past on: March 20
- In 1916, Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
From Wikipedia: 'General relativity (GR, also known as the general theory of relativity or GTR) is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and the current description of gravitation in modern physics. General relativity generalizes special relativity and Newton's law of universal gravitation, providing a unified description of gravity as a geometric property of space and time, or spacetime. In particular, the curvature of spacetime is directly related to the energy and
momentum of whatever matter and radiation are present. The relation is specified by the Einstein field equations, a system of partial differential equations.'
- In 1922, The USS Langley (CV-1) is commissioned as the first United States Navy aircraft carrier.
From Wikipedia: 'USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) was the United States Navy's first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier USS Jupiter (AC-3), and also the U.S. Navy's first turbo-electric-powered ship. Conversion of another collier was planned but canceled when the Washington Naval Treaty required the cancellation of the partially built battlecruisers Lexington and Saratoga, freeing up their hulls for conversion to the aircraft carriers CV-2 and CV-3. Langley was named after Samuel Pierpont
Langley,an American aviation pioneer. Following another conversion, to a seaplane tender, Langley fought in World War II. On 27 February 1942, she was attacked by dive bombers of the Japanese 21st and 23rd Naval Air Flotillas and so badly damaged that she had to be scuttled by her escorts'.
- In 1942, During World War II: General Douglas MacArthur, at Terowie, South Australia, makes his famous speech regarding the fall of the Philippines, in which he says: 'I came out of Bataan and I shall return'.
From Wikipedia: 'In February 1942, as Japanese forces tightened their grip on the Philippines, MacArthur was ordered by President Roosevelt to relocate to Australia. On the night of 12 March 1942, MacArthur and a select group that included his wife Jean, son Arthur, and Arthur's Cantonese amah, Ah Cheu, fled Corregidor. MacArthur and his party reached Del Monte Airfield on Mindanao, where B-17s picked them up, and flew them to Australia. His famous speech, in which he said, "I came through and I shall
return", was first made on Terowie railway station in South Australia, on 20 March. Washington asked MacArthur to amend his promise to "We shall return". He ignored the request'.
- In 1948, At the 20th Academy Awards:
-- Best Picture is, Gentleman's Agreement
-- Best Actor is Ronald Colman for 'A Double Life'
-- Best Actress is Loretta Young for 'The Farmer's Daughter'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Actor is Edmund Gwenn for 'Miracle on 34th Street'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Celeste Holm for 'Gentleman's Agreement'
-- Best Song is Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah from 'Song of the South'
- In 1952, At the 24th Academy Awards:
-- Best Picture is, An American in Paris
-- Best Actor is Humphrey Bogart for 'The African Queen'
-- Best Actress is Vivien Leigh for 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
-- Best Supporting Actor is Karl Malden for 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
-- Best Supporting Actress is Kim Hunter for 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
-- Best Song is In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening from 'Here Comes the Groom'
- In 1961, Ricky Nelson recorded 'Hello Mary Lou'.
From Wikipedia: '"Hello Mary Lou" is a song written by U.S. singer Gene Pitney and Cayet Mangiaracina, first recorded by Johnny Duncan in 1960, and later by Ricky Nelson in 1961
Nelson's version, issued as the B-side of his No. 1 hit "Travelin' Man", (Imperial 5741), reached No. 9 on the Billboard music charts on May 28, 1961. In the United Kingdom, where it was released as an A-side (with Dorsey Burnette's "It's Late" as the B-side), it reached No. 2. In was also a hit in much of Europe, particularly Norway, where it spent 14 weeks at No. 1. In New Zealand, the song reached No. 4'.
- In 1964, The precursor of the European Space Agency, ESRO (European Space Research Organization) is established per an agreement signed on June 14, 1962.
From Wikipedia: 'The European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) was an international organisation founded by 10 European nations with the intention of jointly pursuing scientific research in space. It was founded in 1964. As an organisation ESRO was based on a previously existing international scientific institution, CERN. The ESRO convention, the organisations founding document outlines it as an entity exclusively devoted to scientific pursuits. This was the case for most of its lifetime but in the
finalyears before the formation of ESA, the European Space Agency, ESRO began a programme in the field of telecommunications. Consequently, ESA is not a mainly pure science focused entity but concentrates on telecommunications, earth observation and other application motivated activities. ESRO was merged with ELDO in 1975 to form the European Space Agency.'
'The ESRO Convention entered into force on 20 March 1964. The ten founding states were Belgium, Denmark, France, (Federal Republic of) Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Two other countries which Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Two other countries which had participated in the early COPERS activities, Austria and Norway, decided not to join the new organisation but retained an observer status. The first meeting of the Council opened in Paris three days
laterwith Harrie Massey in the Chair. Pierre Auger was appointed ESRO's first Director General'.
- In 1982, Joan Jett and Blackheart's, 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' goes #1 for 7 weeks.
From Wikipedia: '"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a rock song written in 1975 by
Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker of Arrows, who recorded the first released
version. The song was later made famous by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
in 1982. The only Arrows band member still living, Alan Merrill has been
playing the song recently live in England, Europe, Japan and most often
in his home town New York City'.
- In 1993, The 274th and final episode of the comedy show 'Cheers' airs on NBC.
From Wikipedia: 'Cheers is an American sitcom that ran for eleven seasons between 1982 and 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Network Television for NBC and created by the team of James Burrows, Glen Charles, and Les Charles. The show is set in a bar named Cheers (named after the popular toast) in Boston, Massachusetts, where a group of locals meets to drink, relax, and socialize. The show's main theme song, written and performed by Gary
Portnoy, and co-written with Judy Hart Angelo, lent its famous refrain "Where Everybody Knows Your Name" as the show's tagline.'
'After premiering on September 30, 1982, it was nearly canceled during its first season when it ranked last in ratings for its premiere (74th out of 77 shows). Cheers, however, eventually became a highly rated television show in the United States, earning a top-ten rating during eight of its eleven seasons, including one season at number one. The show spent most of its run on NBC's Thursday night "Must See TV" lineup. Its widely watched series finale was broadcast on May 20, 1993, and the show's 270
episodes have been successfully syndicated worldwide. Nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series for all eleven of its seaso the air, it earned 28 Emmy Awards from a record of 117 nominations. The character Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) was featured in his eponymous spin-off show, which aired until 2004 and included guest appearances by virtually all of the major and minor Cheers characters'.
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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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