<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Root Beer Float Day'. . Celebrates Frank J. Wisner of Cripple
Creek, Colorado, who created the 'Black Cow' 1893.
- From Wikipedia (Ice cream float):
'Also known as a black cow or brown cow, the root beer float is
traditionally made with vanilla ice cream and root beer, but can also be
made with other flavors.
In the United States and Canada, the chain A and W Restaurants are well
known for their root beer floats. The definition of a black cow varies by
region. For instance in some localities, a root beer float has strictly
vanilla ice cream a float made with root beer and chocolate ice cream is a
chocolate cow or a brown cow. In some places a black cow or a brown cow was
made with cola instead of root beer. In some areas, for example,
Northeastern Wisconsin, black cow is said to mean a root beer float where
the ice cream and root beer have been mixed together.
In 2008, the Dr Pepper Snapple Group introduced its Float beverage line.
This includes A and W Root Beer, A and W Cream Soda and Sunkist flavors
which attempt to simulate the taste of their respective ice cream float
flavors in a creamy, bottled drink'.
[The Hankster says] A favorite. In a frosted mug, please.
* 'National Mustard Day'. . First Saturday in August. By the Mustard Museum
since 1991..
- From Wikipedia (National Mustard Museum):
'The National Mustard Museum (formerly the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum) is a
museum near U.S. 14 in the heart of downtown Middleton, Wisconsin. It
boasts a large display of prepared mustards. It is often featured in lists
of unusual museums in the United States.
The museum was conceived and founded by Barry Levenson, former Assistant
Attorney General of Wisconsin. It centers on a mustard collection he began
in 1986 while despondent over the failure of his favorite baseball team,
the Boston Red Sox, to win the 1986 World Series. The initial dozen jars
have grown to a collection of more than 5,300 mustards from more than 60
countries, along with hundreds of items of mustard memorabilia and exhibits
depicting the use of mustard through history'.
[The Hankster says] I'll have mine with horseradish.
* 'National JamaicanPrint Patty Day'. . By Golden Krust Caribbean Bakery .
- From Wikipedia (Jamaican patty):
'A Jamaican patty is a pastry that contains various fillings and spices
baked inside a flaky shell, often tinted golden yellow with an egg yolk
mixture or turmeric. It is made like a turnover but is more savoury. As its
name suggests, it is commonly found in Jamaica, and is also eaten in other
areas of the Caribbean, such as Nicaragua and Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.
It is traditionally filled with seasoned ground beef, but fillings can
include chicken, pork, lamb, vegetables, shrimp, lobster, fish, soy, ackee,
mixed vegetables or cheese. In Jamaica, the patty is often eaten as a full
meal, especially when paired with coco bread. It can also be made as
bite-sized portions called cocktail patties. Among the Jamaican diaspora in
the UK, the pastry is more like that of a suet crust, and often made with
the fat from curry goat which provides the yellow colour'.
[The Hankster says] Sounds good.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Fresh Breath Day'.
- From Wikipedia (Halitosis):
'Halitosis, colloquially called bad breath, or fetor oris, is a symptom in
which a noticeably unpleasant odor is present on the exhaled breath.
Concern about halitosis is estimated to be the third most frequent reason
for people to seek dental care, following tooth decay and gum disease and
about 20% of the general population are reported to suffer from it to some
degree.
Not all who think they have halitosis have a genuine problem. Of those who
feel they have halitosis, significant percentages (5–72%) have been
reported to have no genuine halitosis when professionally examined. Of
those who have genuine halitosis, often the odor is caused by bacteria
present below the gumline and on the back of the tongue. The remaining 10%
is accounted for by many conditions, including disorders in the nasal
cavity, sinuses, throat, lungs, esophagus, stomach or elsewhere.
Very rarely, halitosis can be one of many symptoms of a serious underlying
medical condition such as liver failure but, in the vast majority of cases,
the cause is minor and can often be reduced by adjustments to oral hygiene,
including brushing or gently scraping the back of the tongue and improving
the health of the gums by using dental floss. Occasionally, however,
especially if the origin of the odor is not in the mouth, halitosis can be
more difficult to diagnose and to manage successfully. Bad breath is a
social taboo and, as a result, perceived or genuine halitosis can sometimes
trigger social anxiety'.
[The Hankster says] I don't want to say anything, but would you move back a little from the computer screen as you read this post.
* 'National Wiggle Your Toes Day'.
[The Hankster says] It's summer. Flaunt those toes.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'Food Day Canada'.
- From Wikipedia (Food Day):
'Food Day or Food Day Canada is a culinary celebration that originated in
Canada as The World's Longest BBQ in reaction to the BSE crisis of 2003.
This economic crisis for farmers was a trade embargo by the US on Canadian
beef, based on a single case of BSE (or mad cow disease) in Alberta,
Canada. Since that year, Food Day has evolved into a celebration by chefs
from across Canada. Food Day happens every day in Canada on the Saturday of
the August long weekend (also known as the Civic Holiday Weekend). Food Day
was founded by Canadian culinary pioneer, Anita Stewart'.
<> Historical events on August 6
* 'In 1914, During World War I, Serbia declares war on Germany Austria
declares war on Russia. .
* 'In 1926, Gertrude Ederle (Queen of the Waves) becomes the first woman to
swim across the English Channel in 14 and 1/2 hours. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November
30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former
world record-holder in five events. In 1926, she became the first woman to
swim across the English Channel. Among other nicknames, the press sometimes
called her Queen of the Waves.
* 'In 1939, The first broadcast of 'Dinah Shore Show' on NBC-radio. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Shore starred in seven radio series of her own between
1941 and 1954. She made hundreds of guest appearances in shows including an
episode of Suspense (Frankie and Johnny, May 5, 1952).
Soon after she arrived in New York in 1937, Shore made her first television
appearances on experimental broadcasts for NBC over station W2XBS in New
York (now WNBC). Twelve years later, in 1949, she made her commercial
television debut on the Ed Wynn Show from Los Angeles over CBS and on
Easter Sunday 1950, made a guest appearance on Bob Hope's first network
television show on NBC. After guest spots on many television shows, she was
given her own program, The Dinah Shore Show on NBC on November 27, 1951.
Vic Schoen was her musical director from 1951–54, and also arranged music
for her on the Colgate Comedy Hour (1954). She did two 15-minute shows a
week for NBC. She guest starred on another 15-minute series, The Tony
Martin Show starring entertainer Tony Martin, but Martin's short program
never acquired the popular success as did Shore's. In 1956, Shore won the
first of her many Emmy Awards for the program, which was sponsored by
Chevrolet. The sponsor's theme song, See the USA in Your Chevrolet, soon
became the singer's signature piece'.
* 'In 1945, During World War II, Hiroshima, Japan is devastated when the
atomic bomb 'Little Boy' is dropped by the United States B-29 Enola Gay.
Around 70,000 people are killed instantly, and some tens of thousands die
in subsequent years from burns and radiation poisoning. .
- From Wikipedia: 'During World War II, the 2nd General Army and Chugoku
Regional Army were headquartered in Hiroshima, and the Army Marine
Headquarters was located at Ujina port. The city also had large depots of
military supplies, and was a key center for shipping.
The bombing of Tokyo and other cities in Japan during World War II caused
widespread destruction and hundreds of thousands of civilian deaths. There
were no such air raids on Hiroshima. However, a real threat existed and was
recognized. In order to protect against potential firebombings in
Hiroshima, school children aged 11–14 years were mobilized to demolish
houses and create firebreaks.
On Monday, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., the nuclear weapon Little Boy was
dropped on Hiroshima by an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, flown by
Colonel Paul Tibbets, directly killing an estimated 70,000 people,
including 20,000 Japanese combatants and 20,00 Korean slave laborers. By
the end of the year, injury and radiation brought the total number of
deaths to 90,000–166,000. The population before the bombing was around
340,000 to 350,000. About 70% of the city's buildings were destroyed, and
another 7% severely damaged.
The public release of film footage of the city following the attack, and
some of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission research about the human
effects of the attack, was restricted during the occupation of Japan, and
much of this information was censored until the signing of the San
Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951, restoring control to the Japanese.
As Ian Buruma observed, News of the terrible consequences of the atom bomb
attacks on Japan was deliberately withheld from the Japanese public by US
military censors during the Allied occupation—even as they sought to teach
the natives the virtues of a free press. Casualty statistics were
suppressed. Film shot by Japanese cameramen in Hiroshima and Nagasaki after
the bombings was confiscated. Hiroshima, the account written by John Hersey
for The New Yorker, had a huge impact in the US, but was banned in Japan.
As Dower says: 'In the localities themselves, suffering was compounded not
merely by the unprecedented nature of the catastrophe ... but also by the
fact that public struggle with this traumatic experience was not
permitted.' The US occupation authorities maintained a monopoly on
scientific and medical information about the effects of the atomic bomb
through the work of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, which treated the
data gathered in studies of hibakusha as privileged information rather than
making the results available for the treatment of victims or providing
financial or medical support to aid victims. The US also stood by official
denial of the ravages associated with radiation. Finally, not only was the
press tightly censored on atomic issues, but literature and the arts were
also subject to rigorous control prior.
The book Hiroshima by John Hersey was originally featured in article form
and published in the magazine The New Yorker, on 31 August 1946. It is
reported to have reached Tokyo, in English, at least by January 1947 and
the translated version was released in Japan in 1949. Despite the fact that
the article was planned to be published over four issues, Hiroshima made up
the entire contents of one issue of the magazine. Hiroshima narrates the
stories of six bomb survivors immediately prior to and for months after the
dropping of the Little Boy bomb.
The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was
the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945'.
* 'In 1956, Shortly after declaring bankruptcy, the Dumont Television
Network (1946-1956) has its final broadcast (a boxing match). .
- From Wikipedia: 'The DuMont Television Network (also known as the DuMont
Network, simply DuMont/Du Mont, or (incorrectly) Dumont) was one of the
world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC and CBS for
the distinction of being first overall in the USA. It began operation in
the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont Laboratories, a
television equipment and set manufacturer. The network was hindered by the
prohibitive cost of broadcasting, by regulations imposed by the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) which restricted the company's growth, and
even by the company's partner, Paramount Pictures. Despite several
innovations in broadcasting and the creation of one of television's biggest
stars of the 1950s (Jackie Gleason), the network never found itself on
solid financial ground. Forced to expand on UHF channels during an era when
UHF was not yet a standard feature on television sets, DuMont fought an
uphill battle for program clearances outside of their three
owned-and-operated stations in New York, Washington and Pittsburgh, finally
ending network operations in 1956'.
* 'In 1960, Chubby Checker performed 'The Twist' on American TV for the
first time on 'American Bandstand'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The song became popular on a Baltimore television dance
show hosted by local DJ Buddy Dean Dean recommended the song to Dick Clark,
host of the national American Bandstand. When the song proved popular with
his audience, Clark attempted to book Ballard to perform on the show.
Ballard was unavailable, and Clark searched for a local artist to record
the song. He settled on Checker, whose voice was very similar to Ballard's.
Checker's version featured Buddy Savitt on sax and Ellis Tollin on drums,
with backing vocals by the Dreamlovers. Exposure for the song on American
Bandstand and on The Dick Clark Saturday Night Show helped propel the song
to the top of the American charts.
In July 1960, Checker performed The Twist for the first time in front of a
live audience at the Rainbow Club in Wildwood, New Jersey and just weeks
later, on Aug. 6, 1960, the song became a national sensation after Checker
performed it on Dick Clark's American Bandstand.
In late 1961 and early 1962, the twist craze belatedly caught on in high
society. Sightings of celebrities doing the dance made the song a hit with
adults, particularly after a report in the Cholly Knickerbocker gossip
column. Soon there were long lines at the Peppermint Lounge nightclub in
New York, the most popular celebrity twisting spot. This new interest made
The Twist the only recording to hit number one on the United States charts
during two separate chart runs, and marked a major turning point for adult
acceptance of rock and roll music'.
* 'In 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Curiosity is a car-sized robotic rover exploring Gale
Crater on Mars as part of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (MSL). As
of August 5, 2016, Curiosity has been on Mars for 1421 sols (1460 total
days) since landing on August 6, 2012. (See current status.)
Curiosity was launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26, 2011, at 15:02
UTC aboard the MSL spacecraft and landed on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater on
Mars on August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC. The Bradbury Landing site was less than
2.4 km (1.5 mi) from the center of the rover's touchdown target after a
563,000,000 km (350,000,000 mi) journey.
The rover's goals include: investigation of the Martian climate and geology
assessment of whether the selected field site inside Gale Crater has ever
offered environmental conditions favorable for microbial life, including
investigation of the role of water and planetary habitability studies in
preparation for future human exploration.
Curiosity's design will serve as the basis for the planned Mars 2020 rover.
In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in August
Food
National Catfish Month
National Goat Cheese Month
Rye Month
Health
Children's Eye Health and Safety Month
Children's Vision and Learning Month
National Breastfeeding Month
National Immunization Awareness Month
National Minority Donor Awareness Month
National Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
Neurosurgery Outreach Month
Psoriasis Awareness Month
Animal / Pets
Other
American Adventures Month
American Artists Appreciation Month
American Indian Heritage Month
American History Essay Contest
Black Business Month
Boomers Making A Difference Month
Bystander Awareness Month
Child Support Awareness Month
Get Ready for Kindergarten Month
Happiness Happens Month
Motor Sports Awareness Month
National Read A Romance Month
National Traffic Awareness Month
National Truancy Prevention Month
National Water Quality Month
Shop Online For Groceries Month
What Will Be Your Legacy Month
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August is:
August origin (from Wikipedia): Originally named Sextili (Latin), because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar: under Romulus in 753 BC, when March was the first month of the year.
"About 700 BC it became the eighth month when January and February were added to the year before March by King Numa Pompilius, who also gave it 29 days. Julius Caesar added two days when he created the Julian calendar in 45 BC giving it its modern length of 31 days. In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus
According to a Senatus consultum quoted by Macrobius, he chose this month because it was the time of several of his great triumphs, including the conquest of Egypt.
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