<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Chocolate Pudding Day .
- From Wikipedia: Chocolate pudding):
'Chocolate puddings are a class of desserts with chocolate flavors. There
are two main types: a boiled then chilled dessert, texturally a custard set
with starch, commonly eaten in the U.S., Canada, Sweden, and East and South
East Asia and a steamed/baked version, texturally similar to cake, popular
in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand
In Britain, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, chocolate pudding is
similar in preparation to the Daily Do versions in early 20th century
United States. It is a steamed dessert which consists of flour, baking
powder, sugar, whole eggs, vanilla aroma, and cocoa powder or chocolate
mixed together to make a batter and steamed or baked similar to Christmas
pudding. Texturally it is similar to chocolate cake, but denser courtesy of
being steamed or baked with boiling water poured over the pudding batter.
The U.S./Canada and Asian version is one of the most common varieties of
sweet or dessert pudding served in these countries. It is usually eaten as
a snack or dessert. It is also used as a filling for chocolate pie or black
bottom pie.
Historically, it is a variation on chocolate custard, with starch used as
thickener rather than eggs. Early versions of the dish using both egg and
flour can be found in the 1918 edition of Fannie Farmer's Boston Cooking
School Cook Book and in the 1903 edition of Mary Harris Frazer's Kentucky
Receipt Book.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, chocolate pudding was thought of
as an appropriate food for invalids or children as well as a dessert. It
was not considered a health food in the modern sense of the term, but as a
wholesome, high-calorie food for those with poor appetites. General Foods
(Jell-O) introduced chocolate pudding mix in 19" as "Walter Baker's
Dessert". It was renamed "Pickle's Pudding" in 1936.
Modern chocolate puddings are usually made with milk and sugar, flavored
with chocolate and vanilla and thickened with a starch such as flour or
cornstarch. Occasionally, eggs are still used w"hen making chocolate
pudding. Usually it is cooked together on the stovetop, but other methods
exist including microwaving, steaming, baking (sometimes in a bain-marie)
or freezing (using gelatin as a thickener). Sometimes white chocolate
pudding is made. Chocolate pudding is commonly purchased ready-made in
stores, popular brands include Jell-O Pudding by the Kraft Foods
Corporation and Snack Pack by Hunt's'. .
[The Hankster says] In a big bowl with whipped cream and a cherry on top, please. No spoon, no problem. Vanilla wafers make a great scoop and there is less to clean up. OK, you got to wash your hands anyway.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Beautician’s Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Hairdresser):
'Occupationally, hairdressing is expected to grow faster than the average
for all other occupations, at 20%. A state license is required for
hairdressers to practice, with qualifications varying from state to state.
Generally a person interested in hairdressing must have a high school
diploma or GED, be at least 16 years of age, and have graduated from a
state-licensed barber or cosmetology school. Full-time programs often last
9 months or more, leading to an associate degree. After students graduate
from a program, they take a state licensing exam, which often consists of a
written test, and a practical test of styling or an oral exam. Hairdressers
must pay for licenses, and occasionally licenses must be renewed. Some
states allow hairdressers to work without obtaining a new license, while
others require a new license. About 44% of hairdressers are self-employed,
often putting in 40-hour work weeks, and even longer among the
self-employed. In 2008, 29% of hairstylists worked part-time, and 14% had
variable schedules. As of 2008, people working as hairdressers totaled
about 630,700, with a projected increase to 757,700 by 2018'.
[The Hankster says] I have brought many to tears, after their exhaustive efforts trying to make me look better.
* 'Rat-Catcher's Day'.
Hamelin Germany (per the Brothers Grimm version) recognizes June 26 1284 as
the day that the Pied Piper did his thing.
- From Wikipedia ( Ratcatcher's Day):
'Ratcatcher's Day, Rat-catcher's Day or Rat Catcher's Day is celebrated on
26 June or 22 July, commemorating the myth of the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
The town of Hamelin in Germany uses the June date. The confusion of dates
is because the Brothers Grimm cite 26 June 1284 as the date the Pied Piper
led the children out of the town, while the poem by Robert Browning gives
it as 22 July 1376. It is a holiday remembering rat-catchers, similar to
Secretary's Day'.
[The Hankster says] I don't have a pipe to play, but I could get out my old French Horn and do a little mischief. OK, everyone that hears me says I am a big mischief.
* 'Canoe Day'. Since 2007.
[The Hankster says] I enjoy them, but I like a Kayak better. Best to go with a friend so you can have both. A Kayak won't hold much food.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'National Mosquito Control Awareness Week'. By the American Mosquito
Control Association.
* '26 World Drug Day'. The 'Listen First' anti-drug use campaign for
children and youth.
o Other:
* 'International Day in Support of Victims of Torture'. A U.N. observance.
- From Wikipedia:
'The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is a
United Nations International Day against drug abuse and the illegal drug
trade. It is observed annually on 26 June, since 1988, a date chosen to
commemorate Lin Zexu's dismantling of the opium trade in Humen, Guangdong,
just before the First Opium War in China. The observance was instituted by
General Assembly Resolution 42/112 of 7 December 1987.
The UN's 2007 World Drug Report puts the value of the illegal drug trade at
US$322 billion a year'.
<> Historical events on June 26
* 'In 1819, The bicycle (velocipede) was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Karl Drais (29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a
German inventor, who invented the Laufmaschine (running machine), also
later called the velocipede, draisine (English) or draisienne (French),
also nicknamed the dandy horse. This incorporated the two-wheeler principle
that is basic to the bicycle and motorcycle and was the beginning of
mechanized personal transport. Drais also invented the earliest typewriter
with a keyboard in 1821, later developed into an early stenograph machine,
a meat grinder, and a wood-saving cooker using a hay chest'.
* 'In 1906, First Grand Prix held, in Le Mans, France. .
- From Wikipedia: ' Grand Prix motor racing has its roots in organised
automobile racing that began in France as far back as 1894. It quickly
evolved from a simple road race from one town to the next, to endurance
tests for car and driver. Innovation and the drive of competition soon saw
speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h), but because the races were
held on open roads there were frequent accidents with fatalities resulting
to both drivers and spectators.
Grand Prix motor racing eventually evolved into formula racing, and Formula
One can be seen as its direct descendant. Each event of the Formula One
World Championships is still called a Grand Prix. Formula One is still
referred to as Grand Prix racing.
The only race at the time to regularly carry the name Grand Prix was
organised by the Automobile Club de France (ACF), of which the first took
place in 1906. The circuit used, which was based in Le Mans, was roughly
triangular in shape, each lap covering 105 kilometres (65 mi). Six laps
were to run each day, and each lap took approximately an hour using the
relatively primitive cars of the day. The driving force behind the decision
to race on a circuit - as opposed to racing on ordinary roads from town to
town - was the Paris to Madrid road race of 1903. During this race a number
of people, both drivers and pedestrians - including Marcel Renault - were
killed and the race was stopped by the French authorities at Bordeaux.
Further road based events were banned.
From the 32 entries
representing 12 different automobile manufacturers, at the 1906 event, the
Hungarian-born Ferenc Szisz (1873–1944) won the 1,260 km (780 mi) race in a
Renault. This race was regarded as the first Grande Épreuve, which meant
great trial and the term was used from then on to denote up to the eight
most important events of the year'.
* 'In 1917, The first U.S. troops arrive in France to fight alongside
Britain and France against Germany in World War I. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The United States as late as 1917 maintained only a
small army, smaller than thirteen of the nations and empires already active
in the war. After the passage of the Selective Service Act in 1917, it
drafted 2.8 million men into military service. By the summer of 1918 about
a million U.S. soldiers had arrived in France, about half of whom
eventually saw front-line service by the Armistice of November 11
approximately 10,000 fresh soldiers were arriving in France daily. In 1917
Congress gave U.S. citizenship to Puerto Ricans when they were drafted to
participate in World War I, as part of the Jones Act. In the end Germany
miscalculated the United States' influence on the outcome of the conflict,
believing it would be many more months before U.S. troops would arrive and
overestimating the effectiveness of U-boats in slowing the American
buildup'.
* 'In 1927, The Cyclone roller coaster opens on Coney Island. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Coney Island Cyclone (better known as simply the
Cyclone) is a historic wooden roller coaster that opened on June 26, 1927,
in the Coney Island section of Brooklyn, New York City. On June 18, 1975,
Dewey and Jerome Albert – owners of Astroland Park – entered into an
agreement with New York City to operate the ride. Despite original plans by
the city to scrap the ride in the early 1970s, the roller coaster was
refurbished in the 1974 off-season and reopened on July 3, 1975. Astroland
Park continued to invest millions over the years in the upkeep of the
Cyclone. After Astroland closed in 2008, Carol Hill Albert, president of
Cyclone Coasters, continued to operate it under a lease agreement with the
city. In 2011, Luna Park took over operation of the Cyclone. It was
declared a New York City landmark on July 12, 1988, and was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1991'.
* 'In 1933, 'The Kraft Music Hall', one of radio's longest running hits,
debuted. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Kraft Music Hall was a popular variety program,
featuring top show business entertainers, which aired first on NBC radio
and then television from 1933 to 1971.
The Kraft Program debuted June 26, 1933, as a musical-variety program
featuring orchestra leader Paul Whiteman and served to supplement print
advertising and in-store displays promoting Kraft products. During its
first year the show went through a series of name changes, including Kraft
Musical Revue, until it finally settled on Kraft Music Hall in 19".
Whiteman remained the host until December 6, 1935. Ford Bond was the
announcer.
Billed as The King of Jazz, Whiteman was arguably America’s first popular
music superstar. Whiteman’s foresight regarding the coming of the jazz age
and his decisions to hire the best jazz musicians was a powerful boost for
jazz, swing and blues. Though he was prohibited from hiring black
performers, he hired arrangers and composers.
Bing Crosby took over as master of ceremonies January 2, 1936. Crosby was
host until May 9, 1946. Other entertainers who appeared regularly during
Crosby's tenure included Connie Boswell, Victor Borge, and Mary Martin. A
review in Billboard magazine commented, It is a tribute to Bing Crosby,
program's highlight, that the Music Hall seems to survive all talent change
-- these changes simply pointing up the fact that the show is completely
dependent on Crosby.
After Crosby, Kraft Music Hall went through a handful of short-lived hosts.
Edward Everett Horton, Eddie Foy and Frank Morgan all hosted from 1945
through 1947. Nelson Eddy took over the summer spots in 1947 and with
costar Dorothy Kirsten in 1948 and 1949. The show had a strong supporting
cast: pianist-vocalist Ramona, soprano Helen Jepson, tenor Jack Fulton,
pianist Roy Bargy and music critic Deems Taylor.
Al Jolson dotted the Kraft Music Hall landscape, first as an occasional
guest from 1933 to 1935, then later as the star and host from 1947 to 1949,
while his sarcastic pianist and sidekick Oscar Levant piped in with his dry
wit. Jolson kept working until shortly before his death in 1950, with these
shows as some of his last. Many of the show’s recurring jokes and funny
remarks were about Jolson's education, his age and his relationships to
women. When Jolson returned in October 1947, Variety printed a rave
review'.
* 'In 19", President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union
Act, which establishes credit unions. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Federal Credit Union Act is an Act of Congress
enacted in 19". The purpose of the law was to make credit available and
promote thrift through a national system of nonprofit, cooperative credit
unions. This Act established the federal credit union system and created
the Bureau of Federal Credit Unions, the predecessor to the National Credit
Union Administration, to charter and oversee federal credit unions. The
general provisions in the Federal Act were based on the Massachusetts
Credit Union Act of 1909, and became the basis of many other state credit
union laws. Under the provisions of the Federal Credit Union Act, a credit
union may be chartered under either federal or state law, a system known as
dual chartering, which is still in existence today'.
* 'In 1942, The first flight of the Grumman F6F Hellcat. It was an aircraft
carrier fighter plane that replace the older F4F Wildcat.. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Grumman F6F Hellcat was an American carrier-based
fighter aircraft designed to replace the earlier F4F Wildcat in United
States Navy (USN) service. The Hellcat competed with the faster Vought F4U
Corsair for use as a carrier based fighter. The Corsair had significant
issues with carrier landings which the Hellcat did not, allowing the
Hellcat to become the Navy's dominant fighter in the second part of World
War II, a position the Hellcat did not relinquish. The Corsair instead was
primarily deployed to great effect in land-based use by the U.S. Marine
Corps.
Although the F6F resembled the Wildcat in some ways, it was a new design,
powered by a 2,000 hp Pratt and Whitney R-2800, the same powerplant used
for both the Corsair and the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Republic
P-47 Thunderbolt fighters. Some military observers tagged the Hellcat as
the Wildcat's big brother
The F6F was best known for its role as a rugged, well-designed carrier
fighter which was able, after its combat debut in early 1943, to counter
the Mitsubishi A6M Zero and help secure air superiority over the Pacific
Theater. Such was the quality of the basic simple, straightforward design,
that 12,200 were built in just over two years.
Hellcats were credited with destroying a total of 5,223 enemy aircraft
while in service with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm. This was more than any other Allied naval aircraft. Postwar,
the Hellcat was phased out of front line service but remained in service as
late as 1954 as a night fighter'.
* 'In 1949, Fred Allen's last radio show, his guest is Jack Benny. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Fred Allen's first taste of radio came while he and
Portland Hoffa waited for a promised slot in a new Arthur Hammerstein
musical. In the interim, they appeared on a Chicago station's program, WLS
Showboat, into which, Allen recalled, Portland and I were presented... to
inject a little class into it. Their success in these appearances helped
their theater reception live audiences in the Midwest liked to see their
radio favorites in person, even if Allen and Hoffa would be replaced by Bob
Hope when the radio show moved to New York several months afterward.
The couple eventually got their Hammerstein show, Polly, which opened in
Delaware and made the usual tour before hitting Broadway. Also in that cast
was a young Englishman named Archie Leach, who received as many good
notices for his romantic appeal as Allen got for his comic work.
Hammerstein retooled the show before bringing it to New York, replacing
everyone but two women and Allen. Leach decided to buy an old car and drive
to Hollywood. What Archie Leach didn't tell me, Allen remembered, was that
he was going to change his name to Cary Grant.
Polly never succeeded in spite of several retoolings, but Allen did go on
to successful shows like The Little Show (1929–30) and Three's a Crowd
(1930–31), which eventually led to his full-time entry to radio in 1932.
Town Hall Tonight
Allen first hosted The Linit Bath Club Revue on CBS, moving the show to NBC
and becoming The Salad Bowl Revue (in a nod to new sponsor Hellmann's
Mayonnaise, which was marketed by the parent company of Linit) later in the
year. The show became The Sal Hepatica Revue (1933–"), The Hour of Smiles
(19"–35), and finally Town Hall Tonight (1935–39). In 1939–40, however,
sponsor Bristol-Myers, which advertised Ipana toothpaste as well as Sal
Hepatica during the program, altered the title to The Fred Allen Show, over
his objections. Allen's perfectionism (odd to some, considering his deft
ad-libs) caused him to leap from sponsor to sponsor until Town Hall Tonight
allowed him to set his chosen small-town milieu and establish himself as a
bona fide radio star'.
* 'In 1974, The UPC is scanned for first time for a pack of Wrigley's
chewing gum in Troy, Ohio. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Universal Product Code (UPC) is a barcode symbology
(i.e., a specific type of barcode) that is widely used in the United
States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and in other
countries for tracking trade items in stores.
UPC (technically refers to UPC-A) consists of 12 numerical digits, that are
uniquely assigned to each trade item. Along with the related EAN barcode,
the UPC is the barcode mainly used for scanning of trade items at the point
of sale, per GS1 specifications. UPC data structures are a component of
GTINs and follow the global GS1 specification, which is based on
international standards. But some retailers (clothing, furniture) do not
use the GS1 system (rather other barcode symbologies or article number
systems). On the other hand, some retailers use the EAN/UPC barcode
symbology, but without using a GTIN (for products, brands, sold at such
retailers only).
Wallace Flint proposed an automated checkout system in 1932 using punched
cards. Bernard Silver and Norman Joseph Woodland, a graduate student from
Drexel Institute of Technology (now Drexel University), developed a
bull's-eye style code and applied for the patent in 1949 (US patent 2612994
, Norman J. Woodland and Bernard Silver, Classifying Apparatus and Method,
issued October 7, 1952).
In the 1960s, railroads experimented with a multicolor barcode for tracking
railcars, but they eventually abandoned it.
A group of grocery industry trade associations formed the Uniform Grocery
Product Code Council which with consultants Larry Russell and Tom Wilson of
McKinsey and Company, defined the numerical format of the Uniform Product
Code. Technology firms including Charegon, IBM, Litton-Zellweger, Pitney
Bowes-Alpex, Plessey-Anker, RCA, Scanner Inc., Singer, and Dymo
Industries/Data General proposed alternative symbol representations to the
council. In the end the Symbol Selection Committee chose to slightly
modify, changing the font in the human readable area, the IBM proposal
designed by George J. Laurer.
The first UPC marked item ever scanned at a retail checkout was at the
Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio at 8:01 a.m. on June 26, 1974, and was a
10-pack (50 sticks) of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum. The shopper was
Clyde Dawson and cashier Sharon Buchanan made the first UPC scan. The NCR
cash register rang up 67 cents. The entire shopping cart also had barcoded
items in it, but the gum was the first one picked up. This item went on
display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American
History in Washington, D.C'.
* 'In 1977, Elvis Presley performs the final concert of his life in
Indianapolis, Indiana. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Journalist Tony Scherman writes that by early 1977,
Presley had become a grotesque caricature of his sleek, energetic former
self. Hugely overweight, his mind dulled by the pharmacopoeia he daily
ingested, he was barely able to pull himself through his abbreviated
concerts. In Alexandria, Louisiana, the singer was on stage for less than
an hour and was impossible to understand Presley failed to appear in Baton
Rouge he was unable to get out of his hotel bed, and the rest of the tour
was cancelled. Despite the accelerating deterioration of his health, he
stuck to most touring commitments. In Rapid City, South Dakota, he was so
nervous on stage that he could hardly talk, according to Presley historian
Samuel Roy, and unable to perform any significant movement. Guralnick
relates that fans were becoming increasingly voluble about their
disappointment, but it all seemed to go right past Elvis, whose world was
now confined almost entirely to his room and his spiritualism books. A
cousin, Billy Smith, recalled how Presley would sit in his room and chat
for hours, sometimes recounting favorite Monty Python sketches and his own
past escapades, but more often gripped by paranoid obsessions that reminded
Smith of Howard Hughes. Way Down, Presley's last single issued during his
lifetime, came out on June 6. His final concert was held in Indianapolis,
Indiana at Market Square Arena, on June 26.
The book Elvis: What Happened?, cowritten by the three bodyguards fired the
previous year, was published on August 1. It was the first exposé to detail
Presley's years of drug misuse. He was devastated by the book and tried
unsuccessfully to halt its release by offering money to the publishers. By
this point, he suffered from multiple ailments: glaucoma, high blood
pressure, liver damage, and an enlarged colon, each aggravated—and possibly
caused—by drug abuse. Genetic analysis of a hair sample in 2014 found
evidence of genetic variants that could have caused his glaucoma, migraines
and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Presley was scheduled to fly out of Memphis on the evening of August 16,
1977, to begin another tour. That afternoon, Ginger Alden discovered him
unresponsive on his bathroom floor. Attempts to revive him failed, and
death was officially pronounced at 3:30 pm at Baptist Memorial Hospital'.
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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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