<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Chocolate Macaroons Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Macaroon):
'A macaroon is a type of small circular cake,
typically made from ground almonds (the original main ingredient), coconut,
and/or other nuts or even potato, with sugar, egg white, and sometimes
flavorings (e.g. honey, vanilla, spices), food coloring, glace cherries,
jam and/or a chocolate coating. Some recipes call for sweetened condensed
milk. Macaroons are often baked on edible rice paper placed on a baking
tray.
[The Hankster says] The Macaroon union must be strong. We just had plain Macaroons last week. I looked up the recipe. Just add, both unsweetened chocolate and coco powder. Since I want to perform the proper taste test, I will use the plain as a 'before' and the chocolate as the 'after'. I know, I know, but some one has to do it.
* 'National Doughnut Day'. . First Friday in June. Created by The Salvation
Army in 1938. Some doughnut shops will have specials. Some of the specials
request a donation for the Salvation Army.
- From Wikipedia (National Doughnut Day):
'National Doughnut Day, or National Donut Day - celebrated in the United
States of America, is on the first Friday of June each year, succeeding the
Doughnut Day event created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor those of
their members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. The
holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a. "donut") – an edible,
torus-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. Many
American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day.
National Doughnut Day started in 1938 as a fund raiser for Chicago's The
Salvation Army. Their goal was to help those in need during the Great
Depression, and to honor The Salvation Army "Lassies" of World War I,
who served doughnuts to soldiers.
Soon after the US entrance into World War I in 1917, The Salvation Army
sent a fact-finding mission to France. The mission concluded that the needs
of US enlisted men could be met by canteens/social centers termed
"huts" that could serve baked goods, provide writing supplies and
stamps, and provide a clothes-mending service. Typically, six staff members
per hut would include four female volunteers who could "mother" the
boys. These huts were established by The Salvation Army in the United
States near army training centers.
About 250 Salvation Army volunteers went to France. Because of the
difficulties of providing freshly baked goods from huts established in
abandoned buildings near to the front lines, the two Salvation Army
volunteers (Ensign Margaret Sheldon and Adjutant Helen Purviance) came up
with the idea of providing doughnuts. These are reported to have been an
"instant hit", and "soon many soldiers were visiting The Salvation
Army huts". Margaret Sheldon wrote of one busy day: "Today I made 22
pies, 300 doughnuts, 700 cups of coffee."
Soon, the women who did this work became known by the servicemen as
"Doughnut Girls".
In Chicago, National Doughnut Day is still a fundraiser for The Salvation
Army.
In the Second World War, Red Cross Volunteers also distributed doughnuts,
and it became routine to refer to the Red Cross girls as Doughnut Dollies
as well.
[The Hankster says] If you think the Macaroon Union is strong, we still have Jelly Filled Doughnut Day, Cream Filled Doughnut Day and Have a Doughnut Day to contend wit, later this year.
* 'National Egg Day'. . World Egg Day is in October.
- From Wikipedia (Egg (food)):
'Chicken eggs are the most commonly eaten eggs. They supply all essential
amino acids for humans (a source of 'complete protein'), and provide
several vitamins and minerals as significant amounts of the Daily Value,
including retinol (vitamin A), riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B12,
choline and phosphorus( per 100 gram serving).
A 100 gram serving of eggs provides 155 calories (kcal) of food energy and
12.6 g of protein.
Vitamins A and D are in the egg yolk, one of the few foods to naturally
contain vitamin D. A yolk contains more than two-thirds of the recommended
daily intake of 300 mg of cholesterol (table). The yolk makes up about 33%
of the liquid weight of the egg, containing all of the fat, slightly less
than half of the protein, and most of the other nutrients.
[The Hankster says] If you have time, skip the doughnut and have the traditional egg and whatever breakfast. You can always put a doughnut in your pocket for later. I use only egg whites myself
* 'International Horseradish Festival . . June 3-5 in Collinsville,
Illinois.
- From Wikipedia:
'Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana, syn. Cochlearia armoracia) is a
perennial plant of the Brassicaceae family (which also includes mustard,
wasabi, broccoli, and cabbage). It is a root vegetable used as a spice. The
plant is probably native to southeastern Europe and western Asia. It is now
popular around the world. It grows up to 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) tall, and is
cultivated primarily for its large, white, tapered root.
The intact horseradish root has hardly any aroma. When cut or grated,
however, enzymes from the now-broken plant cells break down sinigrin (a
glucosinolate) to produce allyl isothiocyanate (mustard oil), which
irritates the mucous membranes of the sinuses and eyes. Grated mash should
be used immediately or preserved in vinegar for best flavor. Once exposed
to air or heat it will begin to lose its pungency, darken in color, and
become unpleasantly bitter tasting over time.
In the U.S., the term "horseradish sauce" refers to grated
horseradish combined with mayonnaise or salad dressing. Prepared
horseradish is a common ingredient in Bloody Mary cocktails and in cocktail
sauce, and is used as a sauce or sandwich spread. Horseradish cream is a
mixture of horseradish and sour cream and is served alongside au jus for a
prime rib dinner.
In a 100 gram amount, prepared horseradish provides 48 calories and has
high content of vitamin C with moderate content of sodium, folate and
dietary fiber, while other essential nutrients are negligible in content.
In a typical serving of one tablespoon (15 grams), horseradish supplies no
significant nutrient content.
Horseradish contains volatile oils, notably mustard oil, and allyl
isothiocyanate'.
[The Hankster says] Not with Macaroons, nor doughnuts. Ah, with eggs instead of Tabasco. Horseradish is one of my favorite spices/condiments. And yes, I love wasabi.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Repeat Day'.
[The Hankster says] Just do tomorrow over again. Just do tomorrow over again. Just do tomorrow over again. Got to stop. I'm feeling dé·jà vu - ish. (Boy my spell checker doesn't like that one)
* 'Mike the Headless Chicken Festival'.
Eighteenth annual festival on June 3-4 2016, in Fruita, Colorado. Celebrating the roister that refused to die.
- From Wikipedia (Mike the Headless Chicken):
'Mike the Headless Chicken (April 20, 1945 – March 17, 1947), also known
as Miracle Mike, was a Wyandotte chicken that lived for 18 months after his
head had been cut off. Although the story was thought by many to be a hoax,
the bird's owner took him to the University of Utah in Salt Lake City to
establish the facts.
On September 10, 1945, farmer Lloyd Olsen of Fruita, Colorado, United
States, was planning to eat supper with his mother-in-law and was sent out
to the yard by his wife to bring back a chicken. Olsen chose a five-
and-a-half-month-old cockerel named Mike. The axe removed the bulk of the
head, but missed the jugular vein, leaving one ear and most of the brain
stem intact.
Due to Olsen's failed attempt to behead Mike, Mike was still able to
balance on a perch and walk clumsily. He attempted to preen, peck for food,
and crow, though with limited success his "crowing" consisted of a
gurgling sound made in his throat.
When Mike did not die, Olsen instead decided to care for the bird. He fed
it a mixture of milk and water via an eyedropper, and gave it small grains
of corn.
Once his fame had been established, Mike began a career of touring
sideshows in the company of such other creatures as a two-headed calf. He
was also photographed for dozens of magazines and papers, and was featured
in Time and Life magazines.
It was determined that the axe had missed the jugular vein and a clot had
prevented Mike from bleeding to death. Although most of his head was
severed, most of his brain stem and one ear were left on his body. Since
basic functions (breathing, heart rate, etc.) as well as most of a
chicken's reflex actions are controlled by the brain stem, Mike was able to
remain quite healthy. This is a good example of central motor generators
enabling basic homeostatic functions to be carried out in the absence of
higher brain centres'.
[]The Hankster says As Dylan Thomas said in his poem 'Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night': "Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.". Mike is my kind of guy.
* 'Chimborazo Day'.
The inactive volcano is in the Andes. June begins one of the two climbing
seasons on the mountain. From Wikipedia:
- From Wikipedia (Chimborazo):
'Chimborazo is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera
Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have
occurred around 550 CE.
With a peak elevation of 6,263 metres (20,548 ft), Chimborazo is the
highest mountain in Ecuador. It is the highest peak near the equator.
Chimborazo is not the highest mountain by elevation above sea level, but
its location along the equatorial bulge makes its summit the farthest point
on the Earth's surface from the Earth'
[The Hankster says] I would be right up there, but my pitons are in the shop.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'World Clubfoot Day'. The medical name is congenital talipes equinovarus.
- From Wikipedia:
'Club foot or clubfoot, also called congenital talipes equinovarus (CTEV),
is a congenital deformity involving one foot or both. The affected foot
appears to have been rotated internally at the ankle. Without treatment,
people with club feet often appear to walk on their ankles or on the sides
of their feet. However, with treatment, the vast majority of patients
recover completely during early childhood and are able to walk and
participate in athletics just as well as patients born without CTEV.
<> Historical events on 3
* 'In 1784, The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army to
replace the disbanded Continental Army.
- From Wikipedia 'The United States
Army (USA) is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and
performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed
services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United
States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1
and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As
the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army
has its roots in the Continental Army, which was formed (14 June 1775) to
fight the American Revolutionary War (1775–83)—before the U.S. was
established as a country. After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of of
the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784, to replace
the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself
descended from the Continental Army, and dates its institutional inception
from the origin of that armed force in 1775. .
* 'In 1889, The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the
United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at
Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon.
- From Wikipedia Voltages used
for electric power transmission increased throughout the 20th century. The
first high voltage AC power station, rated 4-MW 10-kV 85-Hz, was put into
service in 1889 by Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti at Deptford, London. The
first electric power transmission line in North America operated at 4000 V.
It went online on June 3, 1889, with the lines between the generating
station at Willamette Falls in Oregon City, Oregon, and Chapman Square in
downtown Portland, Oregon stretching about 13 miles. By 1914 fifty-five
transmission systems operating at more than 70,000 V were in service, and
the highest voltage then used was 150 kV. The first three-phase alternating
current power transmission at 110 kV took place in 1907 between Croton and
Grand Rapids, Michigan. Voltages of 100 kV and mor were not established
technology until around 5 years later, with for example the first 110 kV
line in Europe between Lauchhammer and Riesa, Germany in 1912'. .
* 'In 1911, The song 'Come Josephine in My Flying Machine' hits #1.
- From Wikipedia 'Come Josephine In My Flying Machine is a popular song with music
by Fred Fisher and lyrics by Alfred Bryan.
First published in 1910, the composition was originally recorded by Blanche
Ring and was, for a time, her signature song. A duet by Ada Jones and Billy
Murray was recorded in November 1910 and released the following year. There
have been many subsequent recordings of the pop standard.
Written in the early days of aviation, it tells of a young man courting his
gal by flying machine and expresses the technological optimism of the era:
Whoa, dear! Don't hit the moon! No, dear . . . Not yet, but soon! It
allegedly was based upon Josephine Sarah Magner (April 22, 1883 – July 15,
1966), who was perhaps the first woman parachutist in America with her
initial jump in 1905. She was married to early aviation pioneer Leslie Burt
Haddock (April 10, 1878 – July 4, 1919), making hundreds of jumps and also
assisting him in the building of the first U.S. Army dirigible Signal Corps
Dirigible Number 1 designed by her uncle Thomas Scott Baldwin. .
* 'In 1939, The song 'Beer Barrel Polka' hits #1 on the pop singles chart
by Will Glahe.
- From Wikipedia Beer Barrel Polka, also known as The Barrel
Polka and Roll Out the Barrel, is a song which became popular worldwide
during World War II. The music was composed by the Czech musician Jaromír
Vejvoda in 1927. Eduard Ingriš wrote the first arrangement of the piece,
after Vejvoda came upon the melody and sought Ingriš's help in refining it.
At that time, it was played without lyrics as Modranská polka (Polka of
Modrany). Its first text was written later (in 1934) by Václav Zeman – with
the title Škoda lásky (Wasted Love).
The polka became famous around the world. In June 1939, Beer Barrel Polka,
as recorded by Will Glahé, was #1 on the Hit Parade. This version was
distributed by Shapiro Bernstein. Glahé's earlier 1934 recording sold many
copies in its German version Rosamunde (it is possible the reason for the
rapid spread was due to the occupation of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany,
and subsequent emigration of thousands of Czechs to other parts of the
world, bringing this catchy tune with them). The authors of the English
lyrics were Lew Brown and Wladimir Timm. Meanwhile, the song was recorded
and played by many others such as Andrews Sisters in 1939, Glenn Miller
Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Bobby Vinton, Billie Holiday, and Joe Patek who
sold over a million copies of his album Beer Barrel Polka
During World War II, versions in many other languages were created and the
song was popular among soldiers, regardless of their allegiances. It was
claimed many times that the song was written in the country where it had
just become a hit. Its actual composer was not widely known until after the
war'. .
* 'In 1946, The first 'bikini bathing suit' was displayed in Paris.
- From Wikipedia 'Wartime production during World War II required vast amounts of
cotton, silk, nylon, wool, leather, and rubber. In 1942, the United States
War Production Board issued Regulation L-85, cutting the use of natural
fibers in clothing and mandating a 10% reduction in the amount of fabric in
women's beachwear. To comply with the regulations, swimsuit manufacturers
removed skirt panels and other attachments, while increasing production of
the two-piece swimsuit with bare midriffs. At the same time, demand for all
swimwear declined as there was not much interest in going to the beach,
especially in Europe.
With the fabric shortage still in place and in an endeavour to resurrect
swimwear sales, two French designers – Jacques Heim and Louis Réard –
almost simultaneously launched their new two-piece swimsuit ranges in 1946.
Heim launched his two-piece swimsuit in Paris which he called the atome,
after the smallest known particle of matter. He advertised the Atome as the
world's smallest bathing suit At about the same time, Louis Réard created a
competing two-piece swimsuit design, which he called the bikini.
Although briefer than the two-piece swimsuits of the 1930s, the bottom of
Heim's new two-piece beach costume still covered the wearer's navel.
Réard's bikini undercut Heim's atome in its brevity. His initial design
consisted of a bra and two triangular pieces of newspaper-type print fabric
connected by strips of material. He sliced the top off Heim's bottoms. The
Bikini, with a total area of 30 square inches (200 cm2) of cloth, was
advertised as smaller than the smallest swimsuit When he was unable to find
a model willing to showcase his revealing design, Réard hired Micheline
Bernardini, a 19-year old nude dancer from the Casino de Paris. Bernardini
received 50,000 fan letters, many of them from men.
Réard said that like the (atom) bomb, the bikini is small and devastating
Fashion writer Diana Vreeland described the bikini as the atom bomb of
fashion In advertisements he declared the swimsuit could not be a genuine
bikini unless it could be pulled through a wedding ring. French newspaper
Le Figaro wrote, People were craving the simple pleasures of the sea and
the sun. For women, wearing a bikini signaled a kind of second liberation.
There was really nothing sexual about this. It was instead a celebration of
freedom and a return to the joys in life.
Heim's atome was more attuned to the sense of propriety of the 1940s and a
bigger hit than Réard's design but Réard's was the design that won the
public's imagination over time. Though Heim's design was the first worn on
the beach and sold more swimsuits, it was Réard's description of the
two-piece swimsuit as a bikini that stuck. Modern bikinis were first made
of cotton and jersey. .
* 'In 1948, The 200 in. (5.08 m) Hale telescope is dedicated at Palomar
Observatory.
- From Wikipedia 'The Hale Telescope is a 200-inch (5.1 m), f/3.3
reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California, US, named
after astronomer George Ellery Hale. With funding from the Rockefeller
Foundation, he orchestrated the planning, design, and construction of the
observatory, but did not live to see its commissioning. The Hale was
groundbreaking for its time, with double the diameter of the next largest
telescope and pioneering the use of many technologies such as vapor
deposited aluminum and low thermal expansion glass. It is still in active
use.
It was the largest optical telescope in the world from its completion in
1948 until the BTA-6 was built in 1976, and the second largest until the
construction of the Keck 1 in 1993. .
* 'In 1949, 'Dragnet' is 1st broadcast on radio (KFI in Los Angeles).
- From Wikipedia 'Dragnet is an American radio series, enacting the cases of a
dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his
partners. The show takes its name from the police term dragnet, meaning a
system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects.
Dragnet is perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama
in media history. The series gave audience members a feel for the boredom
and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of police work. Dragnet
earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers.
Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and
unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key
influence on subsequent police dramas in many media.
Due in part to Webb's fondness for radio drama, Dragnet persisted on radio
until 1957 (the last two seasons were repeats) as one of the last old time
radio shows to give way to television's growing popularity. A total of 314
original episodes were broadcast from 1949 through 1957. In fact, the TV
show proved to be a visual version of the radio show, as the style was
virtually the same (including the scripts, as the majority were adapted
from radio). The TV show could be listened to without watching, with no
loss of understanding of the storyline. .
* 'In 1965, The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a
NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- From Wikipedia 'Gemini 4 (officially Gemini IV) was the second manned space
flight in NASA's Project Gemini, occurring in June 1965. It was the tenth
manned American spaceflight (including two X-15 flights at altitudes
exceeding 100 kilometers (54 nmi)). Astronauts James McDivitt and Edward H.
White, II circled the Earth 66 times in four days, making it the first US
flight to approach the five-day flight of the Soviet Vostok 5. The
highlight of the mission was the first space walk by an American, during
which White floated free outside the spacecraft, tethered to it, for
approximately 20 minutes. Both of these accomplishments helped the United
States overcome the Soviet Union's early lead in the Space Race.
The flight also included the first attempt to make a space rendezvous as
McDivitt attempted to maneuver his craft close to the Titan II upper stage
which launched it into orbit, but this was not successful.
The flight was the first American flight to perform many scientific
experiments in space, including use of a sextant to investigate the use of
celestial navigation for lunar flight in the Apollo program'. .
* 'In 1967, Aretha Franklin's 'Respect' reaches #1.
- From Wikipedia 'Respect
is a song written and originally released by American recording artist Otis
Redding in 1965. The song became a 1967 hit and signature song for R&B
singer Aretha Franklin. The music in the two versions is significantly
different, and through a few minor changes in the lyrics, the stories told
by the songs have a different flavor. Redding's version is a plea from a
desperate man, who will give his woman anything she wants. He won't care if
she does him wrong, as long as he gets his due respect, when he comes home
(respect being a euphemism). However, Franklin's version is a declaration
from a strong, confident woman, who knows that she has everything her
man wants. She never does him wrong, and demands his respect Franklin's
version adds the R-E-S-P-E-C-T chorus and the backup singers' refrain of
Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me..'. .
* 'In 1969, The last episode of the original 'Star Trek' airs on NBC The
episode was 'Turnabout Intruder'.
- From Wikipedia 'Star Trek: The Original
Series or TOS debuted in the United States on NBC on September 8, 1966. The
show tells the tale of the crew of the starship Enterprise and its
five-year mission to boldly go where no man has gone before. The original
1966–1969 television series featured William Shatner as Captain James T.
Kirk, Leonard Nimoy as Spock, DeForest Kelley as Dr. Leonard Bones McCoy,
James Doohan as Montgomery Scotty Scott, Nichelle Nichols as Uhura, George
Takei as Hikaru Sulu, and Walter Koenig as Pavel Chekov. During the series'
original run, it earned several nominations for the Hugo Award for Best
Dramatic Presentation and won twice: for the two-parter The Menagerie and
the Harlan Ellison-written episode The City on the Edge of Forever
NBC canceled the show after three seasons the last original episode aired
on June 3, 1969. The petition near the end of the second season to save the
show signed by many Caltech students and its multiple Hugo nominations
would, however, indicate that despite low Nielsen ratings, it was highly
popular with science fiction fans and engineering students. The series
later became popular in reruns and found a cult following. .
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in June
Food
Country Cooking Month
Dairy Alternatives Month
Georgia Blueberry Month
Dairy Month
National Candy Month
National Ice Tea Month
National Soul Food Month
National Steakhouse Month
Health
Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month
Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome Awareness Month (APS)
Beautiful in Your Skin Month
Cancer From The Sun Month
Cataract Awareness Month
Child Vision Awareness Month
Children's Awareness Month
Fireworks Safety Month
International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
International Men's Month
Mens Health Education and Awareness Month
Migraine Awareness Month
National Aphasia Awareness Month
National Congenital Cytomegalovirus Awareness Month
National Migraine and Headache Awareness Month
National Safety Month
National Scoliosis Awareness Month
National Smile Month
Pharmacists Declare War on Alcoholism Month
Potty Training Awareness Month
Professional Wellness Month
PTSD Awareness Month
Student Safety Month
Vision Research Month
World Infertility Month
Animal / Pets
Adopt-A-Cat Month
Adopt A Shelter Cat Month
National Pet Preparedness Month
National Zoo and Aquarium Month
Other
African-American Music Appreciation Month
Audio Book Appreciation Month
Black Music Month
Caribbean-American Heritage Month
Effective Communications Month
Fashion in Colonial Virginia Month
Gay and Lesbian Pride Month
Great Outdoors Month
International Surf Music Month
National Bathroom Reading Month
National Camping Month
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
National Oceans Month
National Rivers Month
National Rose Month
Skyscraper Month
Sports America Kids Month
Women's Golf Month
June is:
June origin (from Wikipedia): Perhaps to honor goddess Juno, or from the Latin word iuniores (younger ones).
"is the sixth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and one of the four months with a length of 30 days. June is the month with the longest daylight hours of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and the shortest daylight hours of the year in the Southern Hemisphere. June in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to December in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. In the Northern hemisphere, the beginning of the meteorological summer is 1 June. In the Southern hemisphere, the
beginning of the meteorological winter is 1 June."
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