<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Herbs and Spices Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Herb):
'In general use, herbs are any plants used for food, flavoring, medicine,
or perfume. Culinary use typically distinguishes herbs from spices. Herbs
refer to the leafy green parts of a plant (either fresh or dried), while a
"spice" is a product from another part of the plant (usually dried),
including seeds, berries, bark, roots and fruits.
'Herbs have a variety of uses including culinary, medicinal, and in some
cases, spiritual. General usage of the term "herb" differs between
culinary herbs and medicinal herbs. In medicinal or spiritual use any of
the parts of the plant might be considered "herbs", including leaves,
roots, flowers, seeds, resin, root bark, inner bark (and cambium), berries
and sometimes the pericarp or other portions of the plant.
As far back as 5000 BCE, Sumerians used herbs in medicine. Ancient
Egyptians used fennel, coriander and thyme around 1555 BCE. In ancient
Greece, in 162 CE, a physician by the name of Galen was known for
concocting complicated herbal remedies that contained up to 100
ingredients.'
'... however once they are removed from the main plant they have a life
expectancy of around one week if they are refrigerated. Then there is dried
herbs, this form of herb is a much more concentrated than if it is fresh,
these herbs can be kept anywhere from 6-12 months in a cool dark place.
'Herbs can be perennials such as thyme or lavender, biennials such as
parsley, or annuals like basil. Perennial herbs can be shrubs such as
rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis, or trees such as bay laurel, Laurus
nobilis – this contrasts with botanical herbs, which by definition cannot
be woody plants. Some plants are used as both herbs and spices, such as
dill weed and dill seed or coriander leaves and seeds. Also, there are some
herbs such as those in the mint family that are used for both culinary and
medicinal purposes.'
- From Wikipedia (Spice):
'A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, berry, bud or other vegetable
substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. Spices
are distinguished from herbs, which are parts of leafy green plants used
for flavoring or as a garnish. Many spices have antimicrobial properties.
This may explain why spices are more commonly used in warmer climates,
which have more infectious diseases, and why the use of spices is
proeminent in meat, which is particularly susceptible to spoiling. Spices
are sometimes used in medicine, religious rituals, cosmetics or perfume
production, or as a vegetable.'
The spice trade developed throughout South Asia and Middle East in around
2000 BCE with cinnamon and pepper, and in East Asia with herbs and pepper.
The Egyptians used herbs for embalming and their demand for exotic herbs
helped stimulate world trade. The word spice comes from the Old French word
espice, which became epice, and which came from the Latin root spec, the
noun referring to "appearance, sort, kind" species has the same
root. By 1000 BCE, medical systems based upon herbs could be found in
China, Korea, and India. Early uses were connected with magic, medicine,
religion, tradition, and preservation.'
Spices were among the most demanded and expensive products available in
Europe in the Middle Ages, the most common being black pepper, cinnamon
(and the cheaper alternative cassia), cumin, nutmeg, ginger and cloves.
Given medieval medicine's main theory of humorism, spices and herbs were
indispensable to balance "humors" in food, a daily basis for good
health at a time of recurrent pandemics.'
'Botanical basis: Dried fruits or seeds, such as fennel, mustard, nutmeg,
and black pepper Arils, such as mace (part of Nutmeg plant) Barks, such as
cinnamon and cassia Dried flower buds, such as cloves Stigmas, such as
saffron Roots and rhizomes, such as turmeric, ginger and galingale Resins,
such as asafoetida.'
'A spice may be available in several forms: fresh, whole dried, or
pre-ground dried. Generally, spices are dried. A whole dried spice has the
longest shelf life, ..'
'Because they tend to have strong flavors and are used in small quantities,
spices tend to add few calories to food, even though many spices,
especially those made from seeds, contain high portions of fat, protein,
and carbohydrate by weight. Many spices, however, can contribute
significant portions of micronutrients to the diet.'
[The Hankster says] Herbs and spices are the things that make my meal and save it at the same time. Enough hot sauce will fix anything or make it so that you don't care.
* 'National Black Cow Day'. . The Black Cow is what we now call a Root Beer
Float. Created by Frank J. Wisner of Cripple Creek, Colorado, who invented the
ice cream float after seeing the moon over the Cow Mountains at night. He mixed
vanilla ice cream and his best selling brand of root beer to make an instant
hit. See more in the history section.
[The Hankster says] Loved to have one on the family Sunday drive at the old Frostie Drive In on Federal Rd in GP.
* 'National Iced Tea Day'. . In 1904 at the St. Louis World Fair, Richard
Blechynden's established the popularity of iced tea when is hot tea
wouldn't sell.
- From Wikipedia:
'Iced tea (or ice tea) is a form of cold tea. Though usually served in a
glass with ice, it can also refer to a tea that has been chilled or cooled.
It may or may not be sweetened.'
'The oldest printed recipes for iced tea date back to the 1870s. Two of the
earliest cookbooks with iced tea recipes are the Buckeye Cookbook by
Estelle Woods Wilcox, first published in 1876, and Housekeeping in Old
Virginia by Marion Cabell Tyree, first published in 1877. Iced tea had
started to appear in the USA during the 1860s. Seen as a novelty at first,
during the 1870s it became quite widespread. Not only did recipes appear in
print, but iced tea was of/fered on hotel menus, and was on sale at
railroad stations. Its popularity rapidly increased after Richard
Blechynden introduced it at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis'
[The Hankster says] I drink mine without sugar.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Ballpoint Pen Day'.
Celebrates it's patent in 1943. See more in the history section for 1943.
[The Hankster says] NASA spent a lot of money developing a ballpoint that would write in zero gravity. The Russian space agency just supplied their Cosmonauts with a pencil.
* 'Mourn for Your Money Day'.
Recognizes the 1943 creation of the payroll withholding tax in the U.S.
- From Wikipedia (Tax withholding in the United States - History):
'During World War II, Congress introduced payroll withholding and quarterly
tax payments with the vote of the Current Tax Payment Act of 1943.'
- From Wikipedia (Current Tax Payment Act of 1943):
'The Current Tax Payment Act of 1943, Pub. L. 68, Ch. 120, 57 Stat. 126
(June 9, 1943), re-introduced the requirement to withhold income tax in the
United States. Tax withholding had been introduced in the Tariff Act of
1913 but repealed by the Income Tax Act of 1916. The Current Tax Payment
Act compelled employers to withhold federal income taxes from workers'
paychecks and pay them directly to the government on the workers' behalf.
At the time of the act, Social Security payments and a World War II Victory
Tax were already being withheld. The act was signed into law by President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
[The Hankster says] You notice that I said, recognize, and not celebrate.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'Be Blue for HS Day'. In Great Britain by The Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Trust i. A 'wear blue' fund raiser for chronic, debilitating skin disorder
Hidradenitis Suppurativa.
- From Wikipedia (Orthoptics) (Hidradenitis suppurativa):
'Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), or as it is also known Acne Inversa, is a
rarely diagnosed chronic skin disease characterized by clusters of
abscesses or subcutaneous boil-like "infections" (oftentimes free of
actual bacteria) that most commonly affects apocrine sweat gland bearing
areas, such as the underarms, under the breasts, inner thighs, groin and
buttocks. The disease is not contagious. There are indications that it is
hereditary among certain ethnic groups and autoimmune in nature. Onset is
most common in the late teens and early 20's.
Treatments may vary depending upon presentation and severity of the
disease. Nearly a quarter of patients state that nothing relieves their
symptoms'.
<> Historical events on June 10
* 'In 1793, Jardin des Plantes: the first public zoo is created. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Ménagerie du Jardin des Plantes is a zoo in Paris,
France, belonging to the botanical garden Jardin des Plantes. It is the
second oldest zoological garden in the world (after Tiergarten Schönbrunn).
Today it does not have very large animals like elephants, but a lot of rare
smaller and medium-sized mammals and a variety of birds and reptiles.'
'The Zoo is located directly by the Seine in the centre of Paris. It takes
up about one third of the Jardin des Plantes.'
'In the beginning the term Jardin des Plantes referred only to a botanical
garden of 58 acres (230,000 m2), created and built by the royal physicians
Jean Herouard and Guy de La Rousse. It therefore became known as the royal
herb garden. Created in 1626 and opened for the public in 1635, it is the
oldest part of the national research and educational institute for science,
the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, which was founded in 1793.'
'In the course of the French Revolution the menagerie was founded in 1793.
According to a decision of the National Assembly in 1793, exotic animals in
private hands were to be donated to the Menagerie in Versailles or killed,
stuffed and donated to the natural scientists of the Jardin des Plantes.
However, the scientists let the animals (the exact number of which is
unknown) live. In due course the Royal Menagerie in Versailles (ménagerie
royale) was dissolved and these animals were also transferred to the Jardin
des Plantes. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737–1814) is
considered to be the founder of the menagerie. He was committed to the
principles of keeping exotic animals in their natural environment, having
regard to their needs, placing them under scientific supervision, and
allowing public access in the interest of public education.
The Jardin was free for all visitors and tourists right from its inception.
While the menagerie at first was just provisional it grew in the first
three decades of the 19th century to be the largest exotic animal
collection in Europe. The Zoo was under the scientific leadership of the
former head of the zoological department at the museum, Étienne Geoffroy
Saint-Hilaire (1772–1844). From 1805 onwards the menagerie was under the
leadership of Frédéric Cuvier, who was replaced in 1836 by Geoffroy's son
Isid ore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire'.
* 'In 1902, The 'outlook' or 'see-through' envelope was patented by
Americus F. Callahan. .
- From Wikipedia: 'A windowed envelope is a conventional envelope with a
plastic (typically film or BOPS Bi-oriented polystyrene films) window to
allow the recipient's address to be printed on the paper contained within.'
'Americus F. Callahan of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States, received
the first patent for a windowed envelope on 10 June 1902. Originally called
the outlook envelop, the patent initially anticipated using thin rice paper
as the transparent material forming the window, though this material has
since been replaced by clear plastics. The design has otherwise remained
nearly unchanged.
'The design and patent letter were completed on 15 November 1901, with the
patent filing occurring on 9 December 1901. The United States patent number
for Callahan's design is 701,839.
'The window permits text on the letter itself to be used simultaneously as
the address of the recipient and the return-address of the sender, reducing
the need to print the addresses onto the envelope itself, which at the time
of Callahan's invention was done with the aid of a typewriter.'
* 'In 1903, Binney and Smith Company began developing a product line of wax
crayons. The product was named Crayola. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by
Crayola, LLC (formerly Binney and Smith Company) and best known for its
crayons.'
'The company was founded by cousins Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith in New
York City on March 31, 1885 as Binney and Smith. Initial products were
colorants for industrial use, including red iron oxide pigments used in
barn paint and carbon black chemicals used for making tires black and
extending their useful lifespan. Binney and Smith's new process of creating
inexpensive black colorants was entered into the chemistry industries
competition at the 1900 Paris Exposition under the title carbon gas blacks,
lamp or oil blacks, 'Peerless' black and earned the company a gold medal
award in chemical and pharmaceutical arts. Also in 1900, the company added
production of slate school pencils. Binney's experimentation with
industrial materials, including slate waste, cement, and talc, led to the
invention of the first dustless white chalk, for which the company won a
gold medal at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.
'Initially formed as a partnership, Binney and Smith incorporated in 1902.
In 1902, Binney and Smith developed and introduced the Staonal marking
crayon. Then Edwin Binney, working with his wife, Alice Stead Binney,
developed his own famous product line of wax crayons beginning on 10 June
1903, which it sold under the brand name Crayola. The Crayola name was
coined by Alice Binney, wife of company founder Edwin and a former
schoolteacher. It comes from craie, French for chalk, and ola for
oleaginous, or oily. The suffix -ola was also popular in commercial use at
the time, lending itself to products such as granola (1886), pianola
(1901), Victrola (1905), Shinola (1907) and Mazola (1911). Crayola
introduced its crayons not with one box, but with a full product line. By
1905, the line had expanded to offering 18 different-sized crayon boxes
with five different-sized crayons, only two of which survive today—the
standard size (a standard sized Crayola crayon is 35/8 × 5/16) and the
large size (large sized crayola crayons are 4 × 7/ 16). The product line
offered crayon boxes containing 6, 7, 8, 12, 14, 16, 18, 24, 28, or 30
different color crayons. Some of these boxes were targeted for artists and
contained crayons with no wrappers, while others had a color number printed
on the wrapper that corresponded to a number on a list of color names
printed inside the box lid, but some boxes contained crayons with their
color names printed on their wrappers.
'In 1949, Crayola introduced the Crayola No. 48 containing 48 color crayons
in a non-peggable floor box. Further expansion took place in 1958 with the
introduction of the 64-color pack that included the company's first crayon
sharpener built into the box'.
* 'In 1909, The SOS distress signal was used for the first time. The Cunard
liner SS Slavonia used the signal when it wrecked off the Azores. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The use of the SOS signal was first introduced in
Germany as part of a set of national radio regulations, effective April 1,
1905. These regulations introduced three new Morse code sequences,
including the SOS distress signal. In 1906, at the second International
Radiotelegraphic Convention in Berlin, an extensive collection of Service
Regulations was developed to supplement the main agreement, which was
signed on November 3, 1906, becoming effective on July 1, 1908. Article XVI
of the regulations adopted Germany's Notzeichen (distress signal) as the
international standard, reading: Ships in distress shall use the following
signal: · · · – – – · · · repeated at brief intervals The first ship to
transmit an SOS distress call appears to have been either the Cunard liner
RMS Slavonia on June 10, 1909, according to Notable Achievements of
Wireless in the September, 1910 Modern Electrics, or the steamer SS
Arapahoe on August 11, 1909. The signal of the Arapahoe was received by the
United Wireless Telegraph Company station at Hatteras, North Carolina, and
forwarded to the steamer company's offices. However, there was some
resistance among the Marconi operators to the adoption of the new signal,
and, as late as the April 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, the ship's
Marconi operators intermixed CQD and SOS distress calls. However, in the
interests of consistency and water safety, the use of CQD appears to have
died out thereafter.
* 'In 1935, Dr. Robert Smith and Bill Wilson found Alcoholics Anonymous in
Akron, Ohio. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international mutual aid
fellowship founded in 1935 by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob Smith in Akron, Ohio.
AA's stated primary purpose is to help alcoholics stay sober and help other
alcoholics achieve sobriety With other early members Bill Wilson and Bob
Smith developed AA's Twelve Step program of spiritual and character
development. AA's initial Twelve Traditions were introduced in 1946 to help
the fellowship be stable and unified while disengaged from outside issues
and influences.'
'AA sprang from The Oxford Group, a non-denominational movement modeled
after first-century Christianity. Some members found the Group to help in
maintaining sobriety. One such Grouper Ebby Thacher was Wilson's former
drinking buddy who approached Wilson saying that he had got religion, was
sober, and that Wilson could do the same if he set aside objections to
religion and instead formed a personal idea of God, another power or higher
power
'Wilson felt with Thacher a kinship of common suffering and—while
drunk—attended his first Group gathering. Within days, Wilson admitted
himself to the Charles B. Towns Hospital, but not before drinking four
beers on the way—the last time Wilson drank alcohol. Under the care of Dr.
William Duncan Silkworth (an early benefactor of AA), Wilson's detox
included the deliriant belladonna. At the hospital in a state of despair,
Wilson experienced a bright flash of light, which he felt to be God
revealing himself.'
'Following his hospital discharge Wilson joined the Oxford Group and
recruited other alcoholics to the Group. Wilson's early efforts to help
others become sober were ineffective, prompting Dr. Silkworth to suggest
that Wilson place less stress on religion and more on the science of
treating alcoholism. Wilson's first success came during a business trip to
Akron, Ohio, where he was introduced to Dr. Robert Smith, a surgeon and
Oxford Group member who was unable to stay sober. After thirty days of
working with Wilson, Smith drank his last drink on June 10, 1935, the date
marked by AA for its anniversaries.
'While Wilson and Smith credited their sobriety to working with alcoholics
under the auspices of the Oxford Group, a Group associate pastor sermonized
against Wilson and his alcoholic Groupers for forming a secret, ashamed
sub-group engaged in divergent works By 1937, Wilson separated from the
Oxford Group.'
'In 1955, Wilson acknowledged AA's debt, saying The
Oxford Groupers had clearly shown us what to do. And just as importantly,
we learned from them what not to do. Among the Oxford Group practices that
AA retained were informal gatherings, a changed-life developed through
stages, and working with others for no material gain, AA's analogs for
these are meetings, the steps, and sponsorship. AA's tradition of anonymity
was a reaction to the publicity-seeking practices of the Oxford Group, as
well as AA's wish to not promote, Wilson said, erratic public characters
who through broken anonymity might get drunk and destroy confidence in us.'
* 'In 1939, MGM cartoon character Barney Bear debuts. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Barney Bear was a series of animated cartoon short
subjects produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio. The titular
character was an anthropomorphic cartoon character, a sluggish, sleepy bear
who often is in pursuit of nothing but peace and quiet.
'He was
created for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by director Rudolf Ising, who based the
bear's grumpy yet pleasant disposition on his own and derived many of his
mannerisms from the screen actor Wallace Beery. Barney Bear made his first
appearance in The Bear That Couldn't Sleep in 1939, and by 1941 was the
star of his own series, getting an Oscar nomination for the 1941 short The
Rookie Bear. Ising left the studio in 1943.'
'The 1953 cartoon Barney's Hungry Cousin is the first known mentioning of
Jellystone Park, the later home of Hanna-Barbera's Yogi Bear. Like Yogi,
the titular cousin eats (often by theft) copious amounts of other people's
food (including Barney). Barney Bear does not appear in new material again
until Filmation's The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show in 1980. Barney Bear did
appear in the direct-to-video films Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry
Mouse in 2012 and in Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure in 2013.'
* 'In 1943, Laszlo Biro patented his ballpoint pen. Biro was a Hungarian
journalist. .
- From Wikipedia: 'A ballpoint pen, also known as a biro, ball pen, or dot pen
(in Indian English) is a pen that dispenses ink over a metal ball at its
point, i.e. over a ball point The metal commonly used is steel, brass, or
tungsten carbide. It was conceived and developed as a cleaner and more
reliable alternative to quill and fountain pens, and it is now the world's
most-used writing instrument: millions are manufactured and sold daily. As
a result, it has influenced art and graphic design and spawned an artwork
genre.
The concept of using a ball point within a writing instrument as a method
of applying ink to paper has existed since the late 19th century. In these
inventions, the ink was placed in a thin tube whose end was blocked by a
tiny ball, held so that it could not slip into the tube or fall out of the
pen.'
'The first patent for a ballpoint pen was issued on 30 October 1888, to
John J. Loud, who was attempting to make a writing instrument that would be
able to write on rough surfaces-such as wood, coarse wrapping-paper, and
other articles which then-common fountain pens could not. '
'Patents filed worldwide during early development are testaments to failed
attempts at making the pens commercially viable and widely available. Bíró
enlisted the help of his brother György, a chemist, to develop viscous ink
formulae for new ballpoint designs. Bíró's innovation successfully coupled
ink-viscosity with a ball-socket mechanism which act compatibly to prevent
ink from drying inside the reservoir while allowing controlled flow. Bíró
filed a British patent on 15 June 1938. In 1941, the Bíró brothers and a
friend, Juan Jorge Meyne, fled Germany and moved to Argentina, where they
formed Bíró Pens of Argentina and filed a new patent in 1943. Their pen was
sold in Argentina as the Birome (portmanteau of the names Bíró and Meyne),
which is how ballpoint pens are still known in that country. This new
design was licensed by the British, who produced ballpoint pens for RAF
aircrew as the Biro. Ballpoint pens were found to be more versatile than
fountain pens, especially at high altitudes, where fountain pens were prone
to ink-leakage. Bíró's patent, and other early patents on ball-point pens
often used the term "ball-point fountain pen".'
* 'In 1963, Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based
on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier
Program. . '
- From Wikipedia: 'The Equal Pay Act of 1963 is a United States federal law
amending the Fair Labor Standards Act, aimed at abolishing wage disparity
based on sex (see Gender pay gap). It was signed into law on June 10, 1963,
by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program. In passing the
bill, Congress stated that sex discrimination:
'The law provides (in part) that:
No employer having employees subject to any provisions of this section
shall discriminate, within any establishment in which such employees are
employed, between employees on the basis of sex by paying wages to
employees in such establishment at a rate less than the rate at which he
pays wages to employees of the opposite sex in such establishment for equal
work on jobs the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and
responsibility, and which are performed under similar working conditions,
except where such payment is made pursuant to (i) a seniority system (ii) a
merit system (iii) a system which measures earnings by quantity or quality
of production or (iv) a differential based on any other factor other than
sex ... '
* 'In 1972, The song, 'The Candy Man', performed by Sammy Davis, Jr., hits
#1 on Billboard Chart. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Candy Man (or alternatively, The Candy Man Can) is a
song which originally appeared in the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate
Factory. It was written by Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically
for the film. Although the original book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the
Chocolate Factory) contains lyrics adapted for other songs in the film, the
lyrics to The Candy Man do not appear in the book. The soundtrack version
of the song was sung by Aubrey Woods, who played Bill the candy stor e
owner in the film.
'The song is best known through Sammy Davis, Jr.'s cover version, which
appears on the Sammy Davis Jr. Now studio album. Though he admittedly hated
the song, finding it too saccharine, it became his only number-one hit,
spending three weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart starting
June 10, 1972 and two weeks at the top of the easy listening chart.
Billboard ranked it as the No. 5 song for 1972. The track featured vocals
by the Mike Curb Congregation, who had earlier released their own un
successful version of the song. It is recognized as one of Davis's
signature songs, and "The Candy Man" came to be his moniker later
in his career.
* 'In 2003, The Spirit Rover is launched, beginning NASA's Mars Exploration
Rover mission. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Spirit, also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A)
or MER-2, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It was one
of two rovers of NASA's ongoing Mars Exploration Rover Mission. It landed
successfully on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks
before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), landed on the other side of the
planet. Its name was chosen through a NASA-sponsored student essay
competition. The rover became stuck in late 2009, and its last
communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.'
'The rover completed its planned 90-sol mission. Aided by cleaning events
that resulted in more energy from its solar panels, Spirit went on to
function effectively over twenty times longer than NASA planners expected.
Spirit also logged 7.73 km (4.8 mi) of driving instead of the planned 600 m
(0.4 mi), allowing more extensive geological analysis of Martian rocks and
planetary surface features. Initial scientific results from the first phase
of the mission (the 90-sol prime mission) were published in a special issue
of the journal Science.'
'On May 1, 2009 (5 years, 3 months, 27 Earth days after landing 21.6 times
the planned mission duration), Spirit became stuck in soft soil. This was
not the first of the mission's embedding events and for the following eight
months NASA carefully analyzed the situation, running Earth-based
theoretical and practical simulations, and finally programming the rover to
make extrication drives in an attempt to free itself. These efforts
continued until January 26, 2010 when NASA officials announced that the
rover was likely irrecoverably obstructed by its location in soft soil,
though it continued to perform scientific research from its current
location.'
'The rover continued in a stationary science platform role until
communication with Spirit stopped on sol 2210 (March 22, 2010). JPL
continued to attempt to regain contact until May 24, 2011, when NASA
announced that efforts to communicate with the unresponsive rover had
ended, calling the mission complete. A formal farewell took place at NASA
headquarters after the 2011 Memorial Day holiday and was televised on NASA
TV.'
* 'In 2003, Wicked (The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz) opens on
Broadway, proceeding to win 40 awards just for the Broadway production. .
- From Wikipedia: '
'Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz is a musical with music
and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman. It is based on
the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked
Witch of the West, an alternative telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The
musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz its
plot begins before and continues after Dorothy's arrival in Oz from Kansas,
and it includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel.
Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch
of the West) and Glinda, who struggle through opposing personalities and
viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's
corrupt government and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.'
'Awards Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical Outer Critics Circle Award
for Outstanding Broadway Musical'
No. 1 song
Top movie
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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