Tomorrow's food holiday is
'National Peach Cobbler Day'.
From Wikipedia: 'Cobbler refers to a variety of dishes, particularly in the United Kingdom and United States, consisting of a fruit or savoury filling poured into a large baking dish and covered with a batter, biscuit, or scone (in England) before being baked. Some cobbler recipes, especially in the American South, resemble a thick-crusted, deep-dish pie with both a top and bottom crust'.
[The Hankster says] I confess, I am a cobbler gobbler. Wash it down with a tall glass of cold milk.
Other celebrations/observances tomorrow:
- 'National Scrabble Day'. Celebrated on the birthday of the games inventor, Alfred Mosher Butts, born on April 13, 1899.
From Wikipedia: 'Scrabble is a word game in which two to four players score points by placing tiles, each bearing a single letter, onto a gameboard which is divided into a 15×15 grid of squares. The tiles must form words which, in crossword fashion, flow left to right in rows or downwards in columns. The words must be defined in a standard dictionary. Specified reference works (e.g., the Official Tournament and Club Word List, the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary) provide a list of officially
permissible words.'
'In 1938, American architect Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko.'
'The new game, which he called "Criss-Crosswords," added the 15×15 gameboard and the crossword-style game play.'
'In 1948, James Brunot, a resident of Newtown, Connecticut – and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game – bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. '
'... he also changed the name of the game to "Scrabble", a real word which means "to scratch frantically"'.
[The Hankster says] I am terrible at spilling. The game could only be worse if it was based on myth or grimmer. Doing sums or completing a sentence correctly is unimaginable. If I played Scrabble, they would have to let me use a spell checker and Google's 'Did you mean ...' feature.
- 'National Thomas Jefferson Day'. Birthday of the 3rd President of the U.S. in 1743. Presidential Proclamation 2276, of Mar 21, 1938.
- 'International Plant Appreciation Day'.
[The Hankster says] I appreciate plants, especially those in the genre of weeds, which are the only thing I can grow well.
- National Bookmobile Day '.During Library Week 2016.
[The Hankster says] Ah yes, bring the water to the horse. Parents encourage your kids to read, and pick out a book for yourself.
Awareness / Observance Days on: April 13
o Health
- 'International Day of Pink in Canada'. Fund raiser and awareness anti-bullying campaign . Theme color is pink.
- 'Undiagnosed Children's Awareness Day'. Awareness of the rate of undiagnosed children with genetic childhood diseases. The theme color is blue.
- 'Wear Green for Premmies'. In Australia. A fund raiser and awareness day
to aid parents of premature birth children. The theme color is green.
Historical events in the past on: April 13
- In 1912, The British Royal Flying Corps forms. It becomes the RAF (Royal Air Force) in 1918.
From Wikipedia: 'The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War, until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC supported the British Army, by artillery co- operation and photographic reconnaissance.
With the growing recognition of the potential for aircraft as a cost-effective method of reconnaissance and artillery observation, the Committee of Imperial Defence established a sub-committee to examine the question of military aviation in November 1911. On 28 February 1912 the sub-committee reported its findings which recommended that a flying corps be formed and that it consist of a naval wing, a military wing, a central flying school and an aircraft factory. The recommendations of the committee
were accepted and on 13 April 1912 King George V signed a royal warrant establishing the Royal Flying Corps. The Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers became the Military Wing of the Royal Flying Corps a month later on 13 May'.
- In 1943, The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's birth.
From Wikipedia: Kingdom of France, first U.S. Secretary of State under the first President George Washington, the second Vice President of the United States under second President John Adams, and also the third President (1801–1809), as well as being the founder of the University of Virginia at Charlottesville, Virginia.'
'The Jefferson Memorial was officially dedicated by President Roosevelt on April 13, 1943, the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's birthday. At that time, Evans' statue had not yet been finished. Due to material shortages during World War II, the statue that was installed at the time was a plaster cast of Evans' work painted to look like bronze. The finished bronze statue was installed in 1947, having been cast by the Roman Bronze Company of New York'.
- In 1953, Ian Fleming publishes the first James Bond novel, 'Casino Royale'.
From Wikipedia: 'Casino Royale is the first novel by the British author Ian Fleming. Published in 1953, it is the first James Bond book, and it paved the way for a further eleven novels and two short story collections by Fleming, followed by numerous continuation Bond novels by other authors.
the story concerns the British secret agent James Bond, gambling at the casino in Royale-les-Eaux to bankrupt Le Chiffre, the treasurer of a French union and a member of the Russian secret service. Bond is supported in his endeavours by Vesper Lynd, a member of his own service, as well as Felix Leiter of the CIA and René Mathis of the French DeuxièmeBureau'.
- In 1960, The United States launches 'Transit 1-B'. It is the world's first satellite navigation system.
From Wikipedia: 'The TRANSIT system, also known as NAVSAT or NNSS (for Navy Navigation Satellite System), was the first satellite navigation system to be used operationally. The system was primarily used by the U.S. Navy to provide accurate location information to its Polaris ballistic missile submarines, and it was also used as a navigation system by the Navy's surface ships, as well as for hydrographic survey and geodetic surveying. Transit provided continuous navigation satellite service
from 1964, initially for Polaris submarines and later for civilian use as well.
- In 1961, At the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards,
Record of the Year is 'Theme From A Summer Place'.
-- Album of the Year is 'The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart'.
-- Song of the Year is 'Theme of Exodus'.
-- Best new Artist is Bob Newhart.
- In 1964, At the 36th Academy Awards,
-- Best Picture is 'Tom Jones'.
-- Best Actor is Sidney Poitier for 'Lilies of the Field'.
-- Best Actress is Patricia Neal for 'Hud'.
-- Best Supporting Actor is 'Melvyn Douglas for 'Hud'.
-- Best Supporting Actress is Margaret Rutherford for 'The V.I.P.s'.
-- Best Original Song is 'Call Me Irresponsible' from 'Papa's Delicate Condition'.
- In 1965, At the 7th Grammy Awards,
Record of the Year is 'The Girl from Ipanema'.
-- Album of the Year is 'Getz/Gilberto'.
-- Song of the Year is 'Hello, Dolly'.
-- Best new Artist is The Beatles.
- In 1976, The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
From Wikipedia: 'On April 13, 1976, the Treasury Department reintroduced the $2 bill as a cost-saving measure. Series 1976 $2 bills were redesigned and issued as a Federal Reserve Note. The obverse design remains basically unchanged since 1928 and features the same portrait of Jefferson. A green treasury seal and serial numbers replace the red used on the previous United States Notes. Since the reissue of the bill coincided with the United States Bicentennial, it was decided to use a bicentennial themed
design on the reverse. An engraved rendition of John Trumbull's The
Declaration of Independence replaced Monticello on the reverse. First
day issues of the new $2 bills could be taken to a post office and stamped
with the date "APR 13 1976". In all, 590,720,000 notes from Series
1976 were printed'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in April
Food
Fresh Florida Tomatoes Month
National Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month
National Licorice Month
National Pecan Month
Soy Foods Month
Health
Alcohol Awareness Month
Autism Awareness Month
Cancer Control Month
Child Abuse Prevention Month
Cesarean Awareness Month
Defeat Diabetes Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Month
National Autism Awareness Month
National Cancer Control Month
National Child Abuse Prevention Month
National Multiple Birth Awareness Month
National Parkinson's Awareness Month
National Sarcoidosis Awareness Month Note: Sarcoidosis Day is August 29
Nationally Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) Month
Stress Awareness Month
Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Women's Eye Health and Safety Month
Women Helping Women Heal Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Greyhound Month
ASPCA Month
Frog Month
National Heartworm Awareness Month
National Pet Month
Pet First Aid Awareness Month
Prevent Lyme in Dogs Month
Prevention of Animal Cruelty Month
Other
Arab American Heritage Month
Amateur Radio Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Community Spirit Days (1-30)
Couple Appreciation Month
Fair Housing Month
Financial Literacy Month
Global Astronomy Month
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful
Math Awareness Month
National African American Women's Fitness Month
National Garden Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Landscape Architecture Month
National Poetry Month
National Safe Digging Month
National Youth Sports Safety Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
April is:
April origin (from Wikipedia):
'The Romans gave this month the Latin name Aprilis but the derivation of
this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb aperire,
'to open', in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin
to 'open', which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of
(anoixis) (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named
in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to the goddess Venus, her
Veneralia being held on the first day, it has been suggested that
April was the second month of the earliest Roman calendar, before
Ianuarius and Februarius were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC.
It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve
months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about
450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The 30th day was added during
the reform of the calendar undertaken by Julius Caesar in the mid-40s BC,
which produced the Julian calendar.'
April
'is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the
Northern Hemisphere and autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere,
where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the
Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.'
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