<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'National Welsh Rarebit Day'. . The original recipe contains no meat, just cheese on toast. It appears to have started
as a tavern treat.
- From Wikipedia (Welsh rarebit):
'Welsh rarebit (spelling based on folk etymology) or Welsh rabbit (original
spelling) is a dish made with a savoury sauce of melted cheese and various
other ingredients and served hot, after being poured over slices (or other
pieces) of toasted bread, or the hot cheese sauce may be served in a
chafing dish like a fondue, accompanied by sliced, toasted bread. The names
of the dish originate from 18th-century Britain.
Recipes for Welsh rarebit include the addition of ale, mustard, ground
cayenne pepper or ground paprika and Worcestershire sauce. The sauce may
also be made by blending cheese and mustard into a Béchamel sauce. Some
recipes for Welsh rarebit have become textbook savoury dishes listed by
culinary authorities including Auguste Escoffier, Louis Saulnier and
others, who tend to use the form Welsh rarebit, emphasizing that it is not
a meat dish.
Acknowledging that there is more than one way to make a rarebit, some
cookbooks have included two recipes: the Boston Cooking-School Cook Book of
1896 provides one béchamel-based recipe and another with beer, Le Guide
Culinaire of 1907 has one with ale and one without, and the Constance Spry
Cookery Book of 1956 has one with flour and one without.
The first recorded reference to the dish was Welsh rabbit in 1725, but the
origin of the term is unknown.
There is some suggestion that Welsh Rabbit derives from a South Wales
Valleys staple, in which a generous lump of cheese is placed into a mixture
of beaten eggs and milk, seasoned with salt and pepper, and baked in the
oven until the egg mixture has firmed and the cheese has melted. Onion may
be added and the mixture would be eaten with bread and butter and
occasionally with the vinegar from pickled beetroot'.
[The Hankster says] I remember the first time my wife prepared this meal. Of course, it sounded like Welsh rabbit. There was a funny look on her face at the time. I knew something was up. Good stuff.
* 'International Bacon Day'. . On the Saturday before Labor Day.
- From Wikipedia (International Bacon Day):
'International Bacon Day or Bacon Day is an unofficial holiday observed
since 2009 on the Saturday before Labor Day in the United States. Labor Day
is traditionally the first Monday of September, though a growing faction
has celebrated Bacon Day on December 30 in the US since 2006. Bacon day
celebrations typically include social gatherings during which participants
create and consume dishes containing bacon, including bacon-themed
breakfasts, lunches, dinners, desserts, and drinks.
Bacon Day was conceived in Bedford, Massachusetts in 2000'.
[The Hankster says] Come on. You know me by now. What is it that I will put on top of my Welsh Rarebit? Even more gooder (boy my spell checker didn't like that, better not even think of running it by the grammar checker) stuff.
* '2016 National Buffalo Wing Festival'. . Labor Day Weekend in Buffalo, OH.
- From Wikipedia (National Buffalo Wing Festival):
'National Buffalo Wing Festival or wing fest is a weekend festival held at
Coca-Cola Field in downtown Buffalo, New York, United States, celebrating
the Buffalo style chicken wing. The festival is held on Labor Day weekend
and culminates with the IFOCE sanctioned Buffalo Wing eating contest.
This festival was inaugurated in 2002. Founder Drew Cerza, called the Wing
King by Buffalo News, was said to have modeled the event on a fictitious
festival from the movie Osmosis Jones. Though it has been claimed that this
is the first festival of its kind, WingStock on Main Street in Downtown
Buffalo was held annually prior to the first National Buffalo Wing
Festival.The first Wingstock was in 1997 and won by Ray Jay's Bar on
Broadway in Cheektowaga and was held at the Radisson Hotel on Genesee
street. Drew Cerza paved the way for the Chicken Wing Hall of Fame and made
Buffalo the birthplace of the chicken wings.
Jill Greenburg said, Of local festivals that have come and gone the Wing
Fest’s staying power is a result of raising approximately $200,000 for
local charities and serving almost 3 million chicken wings with 100 sauce
varieties to over half a million hungry visitors over the years. In 2010,
the festival was video webcast live to over 84,000 online viewers.
On September 2, 2012 Joey Chestnut consumed 191 wings, 7.61 pounds (3.45
kg), in 12 minutes to take competitive-eating trophy from the five-year
champion Sonya Thomas. Chestnut broke his own record in 2014 by eating 192
on 31 August, and successfully defended his title the next year by eating
205 wings on 6 September, another record'.
[The Hankster says] Yep, you knew this was coming. I wonder what a Welsh Chicken Wing would taste like (wrapped in bacon).
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'U.S. Bowling League Day'.
[the Hankster says] Long Labor Day weekend. Good time.
* 'Skyscraper Day'.
On the birthday of Louis Sullivan who is known as the 'father of
skyscrapers'.
- From Wikipedia (Louis Sullivan):
'Louis Henry Sullivan (September 3, 1856 – April 14, 1924) was an American
architect, and has been called the father of skyscrapers and father of
modernism He is considered by many as the creator of the modern skyscraper,
was an influential architect and critic of the Chicago School, was a mentor
to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of
architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with
Henry Hobson Richardson and Frank Lloyd Wright, Sullivan is one of the
recognized trinity of American architecture Form follows function is
attributed to him although he credited the origin of the concept to an
ancient Roman architect. In 1944, he was the second architect in history to
posthumously receive the AIA Gold Medal'.
* 'National Tailgating Day'.
First Saturday in September.
- From Wikipedia (Tailgate party):
'A tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of
a vehicle. Tailgating, which originated in the United States, often
involves consuming alcoholic beverages and grilling food. Tailgate parties
occur in the parking lots at stadiums and arenas, before and occasionally
after games and concerts. People attending such a party are said to be
'tailgating'. Many people participate even if their vehicles do not have
tailgates. Tailgate parties also involve people bringing their own
alcoholic beverages, barbecues, food etc. which is sampled and shared among
fans attending the tailgate. Tailgates are intended to be non-commercial
events, so selling items to the fans is frowned upon.
Tailgate parties have spread to the pre-game festivities at sporting events
besides football, such as basketball, hockey, soccer, and baseball, and
also occur at non-sporting events such as weddings, barbecues, and
concerts'.
[The Hankster says] I know someone will steal this idea, but why doesn't someone make a TV tray that looks like a tailgate. But wait theirs more. It should have your favorite teams logo on it.
* 'World Beard Day'.
Celebrate yours if you got one.
[The Hankster says] Tried a mustache once. Never again. Of course, being retired, my frequent three days beards may count. No tie, no daily shaving and discounts at the restaurant, almost mmake getting older, worth it.
* 'National Writing Date Day:'.
First Saturday in September. For those with writers block, you may fell
better with company.
[The Hankster says] I wonder if the day makes a distinction between just writing and good writing. I may be counted out on the latter one.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Other:
* 'Australian National Flag Day'. The Australian flag was flown for the
first time on September 3 1901.
- From Wikipedia (Flag Day (Australia)):
'In Australia, Australian National Flag Day is celebrated on 3 September.
It commemorates the day in 1901 on which the Australian National Flag was
first flown. On that day Prime Minister Edmund Barton announced the winners
of a competition to design a flag for Australia. A large flag, 5.5 by 11
metres (18 by 36 ft), was flown over the dome of the Royal Exhibition
Building in Melbourne.
On 28 August 1996, the Governor-General of Australia, Sir William Deane,
issued a proclamation that officially established 3 September as Australian
National Flag Day.
Australian National Flag Day is not a public holiday'.
* 'Merchant Navy Day'. In Great Britain and Canada.
- From Wikipedia (Canadian Merchant Navy):
'A school was established at St. Margaret's Bay, Nova Scotia to train
sailors for the Canadian Merchant Navy, who became known as Merchant
Mariners. Manning Pools, or barracks, were built in major Canadian ports to
house Merchant Mariners. The Merchant Navy was considered a fourth branch
of the Canadian military alongside the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army,
and the Royal Canadian Air Force, and suffered the highest casualty rate of
the four.
After the war, Canadian Merchant Navy veterans were denied veterans
benefits and official recognition for decades. This was not corrected until
the 1990s and many individual cases remain unresolved. Similar to the CMM
Veterans status, World War II United States Merchant Marine Veterans were
also denied veterans benefits and status until 1988.
An important gesture in 2001 was the creation of Merchant Navy Remembrance
Day by the Canadian Parliament which designated September 3 as a day to
recognize the contributions and sacrifice of Canadian merchant mariners.
From 1945 to 1950 the Merchant Navy slowly disappeared until no merchant
ships were left'.
- From Wikipedia (Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)):
'In the Second World War, German U-boats sank nearly 14.7 million tons of
Allied shipping, which amounted to 2,828 ships (around two thirds of the
total allied tonnage lost). The United Kingdom alone suffered the loss of
11.7 million tons, which was 54% of the total Merchant Navy fleet at the
outbreak of the Second World War. 32,000 merchant seafarers were killed
aboard convoy vessels in the war, but along with the Royal Navy, the
convoys successfully imported enough supplies to allow an Allied victory.
In honour of the sacrifices made in the two World Wars, the Merchant Navy
lays wreaths of remembrance alongside the armed forces in the annual
Remembrance Day service on 11 November. Following many years of lobbying to
bring about official recognition of the sacrifices made by merchant
seafarers in two world wars and since, Merchant Navy Day became an official
day of remembrance on 3 September 2000'.
<> Historical events on September 3
* 'In 301, San Marino was founded. One of the smallest nations in the
world and the world's oldest republics still in existence.
- From Wikipedia: 'San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino
(Italian: Repubblica di San Marino), also known as the Most Serene Republic
of San Marino (Italian: Serenissima Repubblica di San Marino), is an
enclaved microstate surrounded by Italy, situated on the Italian Peninsula
on the northeastern side of the Apennine Mountains. Its size is just over
61 km2 (24 sq mi) and has an estimated population of about 32,000. Its
capital is the City of San Marino and its largest city is Dogana. San
Marino has the smallest population of all the members of the Council of
Europe.
San Marino claims to be the oldest surviving sovereign state and
constitutional republic in the world, as the continuation of the monastic
community founded on 3 September 301, by stonecutter Marinus of Arba.
Legend has it that Marinus left Rab, then the Roman colony of Arba, in 257
when the future emperor Diocletian issued a decree calling for the
reconstruction of the city walls of Rimini, which had been destroyed by
Liburnian pirates. San Marino is governed by the Constitution of San Marino
(Leges Statutae Republicae Sancti Marini), a series of six books written in
Latin in the late 16th century, that dictate the country’s political
system, among other matters. The country is considered to have the earliest
written governing documents (constitution) still in effect. The country's
economy mainly relies on finance, industry, services and tourism. Despite
having an extremely small economy for a nation state, it is one of the
wealthiest countries in the world in terms of GDP (per capita), with a
figure comparable to the most developed European regions. San Marino is
considered to have a highly stable economy, with one of the lowest
unemployment rates in Europe, no national debt and a budget surplus. It is
the only country with more vehicles than people'.
* 'In 1777, During the American Revolutionary War at the Battle of Cooch's
Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first
time. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of Cooch's Bridge, also known as the Battle
of Iron Hill, was a battle fought on September 3, 1777, between the
Continental Army and American militia and primarily German soldiers serving
alongside the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. It was
the only significant military action during the war on the soil of Delaware
(though there were also naval engagements off the state's coast), and it
took place about a week before the major Battle of Brandywine. Reportedly,
the battle saw the first flying of the American flag.
After landing in Maryland on August 25 as part of a campaign to capture
Philadelphia, the seat of the Continental Congress, British and German
forces under the overall command of General William Howe began to move
north. Their advance was monitored by a light infantry corps of Continental
Army and militia forces that had based itself at Cooch's Bridge, near
Newark, Delaware. On September 3, German troops leading the British advance
were met by musket fire from the American light infantry in the woods on
either side of the road leading toward Cooch's Bridge. Calling up
reinforcements, they flushed the Americans out and drove them across the
bridge'.
'Washington would normally have assigned the duties of advance guard to
Daniel Morgan and his riflemen, but he had detached these to assist Horatio
Gates in the defense of the Hudson River Valley against the advance of
General John Burgoyne. Since they were unavailable, he organized a light
infantry corps consisting of 700 picked men from Continental Army regiments
(including future Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall, who would go
on to fight in the coming battle) and about 1,000 Pennsylvania and Delaware
militia, and placed them under the command of Brigadier General William
Maxwell. These troops occupied Iron Hill and Cooch's Bridge. General
Nathanael Greene advocating moving the entire Continental Army to this
position, believing the Christina River to be a more defensible point, but
Washington declined, instead ordering Maxwell to monitor British movements
and slow its advance while the rest of the army fortified the Red Clay
Creek and Wilmington. Maxwell's men were encamped on either side of the
road leading south from Cooch's Bridge toward Aiken's Tavern (present-day
Glasgow, Delaware) in a series of small camps designed to facilitate
ambushes. On August 28, Washington, atop Iron Hill, and Howe, on Gray's
Hill, observed each other as they took stock of the enemy's position one of
the Hessian generals wrote, These gentlemen observed us with their glasses
as carefully as we observed them. Those of our officers who know Washington
well, maintained that the man in the plain coat was Washington.
On September 2, Howe's right wing, under the command of the Hessian
general, Wilhelm von Knyphausen, left Cecil County Court House and headed
north, hampered by rain and bad roads. Early the next morning, Howe's left
wing, headed by troops under the command of Charles Cornwallis, left Head
of Elk, expecting to join with Knyphausen's division at Aiken's Tavern,
about 5 miles (8.0 km) east. Cornwallis reached the tavern first, and Howe,
traveling with Cornwallis, decided to press on to the north without waiting
for Knyphausen.
A small company of Hessian dragoons led by Captain Johann Ewald headed up
the road from the tavern toward Cooch's Bridge as Cornwallis's advance
guard. These were struck by a volley of fire from an American ambush, and
many of them fell, either killed or wounded. Ewald did not, and he quickly
alerted the Hessian and Ansbach jägers, who rushed forward to meet the
Americans. This began a running skirmish that Major John André described as
follows: Here the rebels began to attack us about 9 o'clock with a
continued irregular fire for nearly two miles. Howe rode to the front
lines, and seeing Iron Hill crawling with enemy soldiers, ordered his
troops to clear it. At this time, much of Maxwell's force was defending
Iron Hill, while the rest were protecting Cooch's Bridge. The jägers,
numbering over 400 men led by Lieutenant Colonel Ludwig von Wurmb, formed a
line and, with the support of some artillery, advanced on the Americans.
Von Wurmb sent one detachment to Maxwell's left, hoping to flank his
position, and supported the move with a bayonet charge against the American
center.
The battle lasted for much of the day at Cooch's Bridge, Maxwell's men made
a stand until they had shot themselves out of ammunition and the fight was
carried on with the sword and bayonet (the latter being a weapon Maxwell's
militia lacked experience in using). After seven hours of fighting, the
Americans were forced to retreat from Iron Hill across Cooch's Bridge,
taking up a position on the far side. Howe ordered the 1st and 2nd British
Light Infantry Battalion to assist the jägers in taking the bridge. While
the 1st Battalion under Robert Abercromby became mired in swampy terrain
attempting to ford the Christina River, the 2nd Battalion reached the right
of the jägers and the bridge was taken. Maxwell's army then retreated back
toward Wilmington'.
* 'In 1783, The American Revolutionary War ends. The Treaty of Paris was
signed by the U.s. and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives
of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United
States of America on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary
War. Britain acknowledged the United States to be sovereign and
independent. The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire and
the new country, on lines exceedingly generous to the United States.
Details included fishing rights and restoration of property and prisoners
of war.
This treaty, along with the separate peace treaties between Great Britain
and the nations that supported the American cause—France, Spain, and the
Dutch Republic—are known collectively as the Peace of Paris'.
* 'In 1895, John Brallier became the first openly professional American
football player. He was paid $10 to play for the Latrobe Athletic
Association in a 12-0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
- From Wikipedia: 'John Kinport Sal Brallier (December 12, 1876 – September
17, 1960) was one of the first professional American football players. He
was nationally acknowledged as the first openly paid professional football
player when he was given $10 to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association
for a game against the Jeanette Athletic Association in 1895.
In 1895 the town of Latrobe established a formal football team. However,
just before the start of the season, Latrobe quarterback Eddie Blair found
himself in a scheduling conflict. Blair, who also played baseball in nearby
Greensburg discovered that the team's first football game against the
Jeannette Athletic Club conflicted with a prior baseball commitment.
Manager David Berry, who was now seeking a replacement for Blair, had heard
of Brallier's performance as Indiana Normal's quarterback. He contacted the
17-year-old at his home in Indiana and offered him expenses to play for
Latrobe. However, Brallier was not particularly anxious to play,
anticipating his entrance into Washington and Jefferson College in a few
weeks. The young quarterback was afraid that an injury would jeopardize his
scholarship, so the Latrobe offered to pay him to make it worthwhile
Finally, Berry offered $10 a game plus expenses, while promising several
other games and he threw in some cakes This offer made Brallier the first
openly paid football player. The quarterback arrived in Latrobe the night
before the game and practiced with the team under a street light. Latrobe
would go on to win the game. Brallier kicked two field goals for a final
score of 12–0.
While Brallier was considered the first professional football player and
deemed a national icon for many years, it was not until after his death in
1960 that evidence proved John Brallier was not in fact the first
professional football player, but merely the first one to openly admit he
was paid. William Pudge Heffelfinger of the Allegheny Athletic Association
is now considered the first professional player'.
* 'In 1939, During WW II, France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and
Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the
Allies.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Allies of World War II, called the United Nations
from the 1 January 1942 declaration, were the countries that together
opposed the Axis powers during the Second World War (1939–1945). The Allies
promoted the alliance as seeking to stop German, Japanese and Italian
aggression.
At the start of the war on 1 September 1939, the Allies consisted of
France, Poland and the United Kingdom, and dependent states, such as the
British India. Within days they were joined by the independent Dominions of
the British Commonwealth: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.
Poland was a minor factor after its defeat in 1939 France was a minor
factor after its defeat in 1940. After first having cooperated with Germany
in invading Poland whilst remaining neutral in the Allied-Axis conflict,
the Soviet Union perforce joined the Allies in June 1941 after being
invaded by Germany. Greece joined the Allies in 1940, after Italy's failed
invasion, which triggered the intervention of Germany. The United States
provided war materiel and money all along, and officially joined in
December 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. China had already
been into a prolonged war with Japan since the Marco Polo Bridge Incident
of 1937, but officially joined the Allies in 1941.
The alliance was formalised by the Declaration by United Nations, from 1
January 1942. However, the name United Nations was rarely used to describe
the Allies during the war. The leaders of the Big Three – the UK, the
Soviet Union, and the United States – controlled Allied strategy relations
between the United Kingdom and the United States were especially close.
China and the Big Three were referred as a trusteeship of the powerful,
then were recognized as the Allied Big Four in Declaration by United
Nations and later the Four Policemen .
Other key Allies included the Netherlands, Yugoslavia and Free France,
although there were numerous others.
In 1945, the Allied nations became the basis of the United Nations'.
* 'In 1943, The Allies invade Italy during WW II. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Allied invasion of Italy was the Allied amphibious
landing on mainland Italy that took place on 3 September 1943 during the
early stages of the Italian Campaign of World War II. The operation was
undertaken by General Sir Harold Alexander's 15th Army Group (comprising
Lieutenant General Mark Clark's U.S. Fifth Army and General Bernard
Montgomery's British Eighth Army) and followed the successful invasion of
Sicily. The main invasion force landed around Salerno on 9 September on the
western coast in Operation Avalanche, while two supporting operations took
place in Calabria (Operation Baytown) and Taranto (Operation Slapstick)'.
* 'In 1951, The first long-running American television soap opera, Search
for Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network. On CBS from
September 3, 1951 to March 26, 1982, and on NBC from March 29, 1982 to
December 26, 1986. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera that aired
on CBS from September 3, 1951 to March 26, 1982, and on NBC from March 29,
1982 to December 26, 1986. At the time of its final broadcast, it was the
longest-running non-news program on television. This record would later be
broken by Hallmark Hall of Fame, which premiered on Christmas Eve 1951 and
still airs occasionally.
The show was created by Roy Winsor and was first written by Agnes Nixon
(who was then known professionally as Agnes Eckhardt) for thirteen weeks
(although star Mary Stuart disputed this in her autobiography, Both Of Me,
saying the cast made up the first few weeks of scripts because they were
poorly written) and, later, by Irving Vendig. The program was one of
several packaged from the 1950s through the 1980s by Procter and Gamble
Productions, the broadcasting arm of the famed household products
corporation, who were also responsible for the likes of Guiding Light, As
the World Turns, The Edge of Night, and Another World'.
* 'In 1954, The last (original live broadcast) 'The Lone Ranger' was heard
on radio after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years. The title of the
show was 'Cold Spring Showdown. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Lone Ranger is a fictional masked former Texas
Ranger who fought outlaws in the American Old West with his Native American
friend, Tonto. The character has been called an enduring icon of American
culture.
He first appeared in 1933 in a radio show conceived either by WXYZ
(Detroit) radio station owner George W. Trendle, or by Fran Striker, the
show's writer. The character was originally believed to be inspired by
Texas Ranger Captain John R. Hughes, to whom the book The Lone Star Ranger
by Zane Grey was dedicated in 1915. The radio series proved to be a hit and
spawned a series of books (largely written by Striker), an equally popular
television show that ran from 1949 to 1957, comic books, and several
movies. The title character was played on the radio show by George Seaton,
Earle Graser, and Brace Beemer. Clayton Moore acted the Lone Ranger on
television, although during a contract dispute, Moore was replaced
temporarily by John Hart, who wore a different style of mask. On the radio,
Tonto was played by, among others, John Todd and Roland Parker and in the
television series, by Jay Silverheels, who was a Mohawk from the Six
Nations Indian Reserve in Ontario, Canada.
The Lone Ranger was named so because the character is the only survivor of
a group of six Texas Rangers, rather than because he works alone (as he is
usually accompanied by Tonto). While details differ, the basic story of the
origin of the Lone Ranger is the same in most versions of the franchise. A
posse of six members of the Texas Ranger Division pursuing a band of
outlaws led by Bartholomew Butch Cavendish is betrayed by a civilian guide
named Collins and is ambushed in a canyon named Bryant's Gap. Later, an
Indian named Tonto stumbles onto the scene and discovers one ranger is
barely alive, and he nurses the man back to health. In some versions, Tonto
recognizes the lone survivor as the man who saved his life when they both
were children. According to the television series, when Tonto left the Reid
place with a horse given him by the boy Reid, he gave Reid a ring and the
name Kemo Sabe, which he said means trusty scout Among the Rangers killed
was the survivor's older brother, Daniel Reid, who was a captain in the
Texas Rangers and the leader of the ambushed group. To conceal his identity
and honor his fallen brother, Reid fashions a black domino mask from the
material of his brother's vest. To aid in the deception, Tonto digs a sixth
grave and places at its head a cross bearing Reid's name so that Cavendish
and his gang would believe that all of the Rangers had been killed. ,br />
In many versions Reid continues fighting for justice as The Lone Ranger
even after the Cavendish gang is captured.
The first of 2,956 radio episodes of The Lone Ranger premiered on WXYZ, a
radio station serving Detroit, Michigan, on January 30, 1933 or January 31,
1933. Sources disagree on whether station and show owner George W. Trendle
or main writer Fran Striker should receive credit for the concept. Elements
of the Lone Ranger story had been used in an earlier series Fran Striker
wrote for a station in Buffalo, New York.
In any case, the show was an immediate success. Though it was aimed at
children, adults made up at least half the audience. It became so popular,
it was picked up by the Mutual Broadcasting System and on May 2, 1942, by
NBC's Blue Network, which in time became ABC. The last new episode was
broadcast September 3, 1954. Transcribed repeats of the 1952–53 episodes
continued to be aired on ABC until June 24, 1955. Then selected repeats
appeared on NBC's late-afternoon weekday schedule (5:30–5:55 pm Eastern
time) from September 1955 to May 25, 1956.
The theme music was primarily taken from the March of the Swiss Soldiers
finale of Gioachino Rossini's William Tell Overture, now inseparably
associated with the series. The theme was conducted by Daniel Pérez
Castañeda, with the softer parts excerpted from Die Moldau, composed by
Bedrich Smetana.
Many other classical selections were used as incidental music, including
Bizet's Symphony in C, Mendelssohn's Fingal's Cave Overture, Emil von
Reznícek's Donna Diana Overture, Liszt's Les préludes, Tchaikovsky's 1812
Overture and music by Schubert. Classical music was originally used because
it was in the public domain, thus allowing production costs to be kept low
while providing a wide range of music as needed without the cost of a
composer. Interestingly, the incidental music from Liszt's Les Preludes was
being used in the 1940s by Germany's Nazi propaganda minister, Joseph
Goebbels, as a theme in German weekly news announcements, particularly to
dramatize German victories in WWII.
Republic Pictures released two serials starring the Lone Ranger. The first,
released in 1938, utilized several actors playing different men portraying
the masked hero, with the true Lone Ranger unknown to the audience until
the conclusion the character played by Lee Powell is ultimately revealed to
be the Lone Ranger. The second serial, The Lone Ranger Rides Again, was
released in 1939 and starred Robert Livingston. Tonto was played in both by
Victor Daniels, billed as Chief Thundercloud.
The Lone Ranger was a TV show that aired for eight seasons, from 1949 to
1957, and starred Clayton Moore as the Lone Ranger and Jay Silverheels as
Tonto. Only five of the eight seasons had new episodes. It was the ABC
television network's first big hit of the early 1950s. Moore's tenure as
the Ranger is probably the best-known treatment of the franchise. Moore was
replaced in the third season by John Hart, but he returned for the final
two seasons. The fifth and final season was the only one shot in color. A
total of 221 episodes were made'.
* 'In 1966, Donovan hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 'Sunshine
Superman'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Sunshine Superman is a song written and recorded by
Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. The Sunshine Superman single was
released in the United States through Epic Records (Epic 5-10045) in July
1966, but due to a contractual dispute the United Kingdom release was
delayed until December 1966, where it appeared on Donovan's previous label,
Pye Records (Pye 7N 17241). The Sunshine Superman single was backed with
The Trip on both the United States and United Kingdom releases. It has been
described as classics of the era, and as the quintessential bright summer
sing along
Sunshine Superman reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the United
States, and subsequently became the title track of Donovan's third album,
Sunshine Superman. Chart positions were No. 1 (US), and No. 2 (UK) (the
single was released in December 1966 in the UK). It was Donovan's only
single to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 survey. A different mix of The
Trip (without harmonica) is also included in the album. It was the first
product from the highly successful three-year collaboration between Donovan
and producer Mickie Most and is generally considered to be one of the first
examples of the musical genre that came to be known as psychedelia. The
song features styles of psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop and folk rock'.
* 'In 1966, The television series 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet'
ended after 14 years. On radio October 1944 to Jun 1954. On TV from October
10, 1952 to September 3, 1966, .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is an American
sitcom, airing on ABC from October 3, 1952, through April 23, 1966,
starring the real-life Nelson family. After a long run on radio, the show
was brought to television, where it continued its success, initially
running simultaneously on radio and television. The series stars Ozzie
Nelson and his wife, singer Harriet Nelson, and their young sons, David and
Eric Ricky Nelson. Don DeFore had a recurring role as the Nelsons' friendly
neighbor Thorny
Currently, reruns of the show are broadcast on Retro Television Network.
Before the show aired, Ozzie Nelson persuaded ABC to agree to a 10-year
contract that paid the Nelsons whether the series was canceled or not. The
unprecedented contract and Ozzie's insistence on perfection in the show's
production paid off in the show's remarkable longevity'.
* 'In 1967, The last episode with John Daly as host of the game show
'What's My Line?' airs on CBS. .
- From Wikipedia: 'What's My Line? is a panel game show which originally
ran in the United States on the CBS Television Network from 1950 to 1967,
with several international versions and subsequent U.S. revivals. The game
tasks celebrity panelists with questioning contestants in order to
determine their occupations. It is the longest-running U.S. primetime
network television game-show. Moderated by John Daly and with panelists
Dorothy Kilgallen, Arlene Francis, and Bennett Cerf, What's My Line? won
three Emmy Awards for Best Quiz or Audience Participation Show in 1952,
1953, and 1958 and the Golden Globe for Best TV Show in 1962.
After its cancellation by CBS in 1967, it returned in syndication as a
daily production, moderated originally by Wally Bruner and later by Larry
Blyden, which ran from 1968 to 1975. There have been several international
versions, radio versions, and a live stage version.
In 2013, TV Guide ranked it #9 in its list of the 60 greatest game shows
ever'.
* 'In 1976, Viking 2 lands on Mars.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Viking 2 mission was part of the American Viking
program to Mars, and consisted of an orbiter and a lander essentially
identical to that of the Viking 1 mission. The Viking 2 lander operated on
the surface for 1316 days, or 1281 sols, and was turned off on April 11,
1980 when its batteries failed. The orbiter worked until July 25, 1978,
returning almost 16,000 images in 706 orbits around Mars.
The lander separated from the orbiter on September 3, 1976 at 22:37:50 UT
and landed at Utopia Planitia. Normal operations called for the structure
connecting the orbiter and lander (the bioshield) to be ejected after
separation, but because of problems with the separation the bioshield was
left attached to the orbiter. The orbit inclination was raised to 75
degrees on 30 September 1976.
The soil resembled those produced from the weathering of basaltic lavas.
The tested soil contained abundant silicon and iron, along with significant
amounts of magnesium, aluminum, sulfur, calcium, and titanium. Trace
elements, strontium and yttrium, were detected.
Viking carried a biology experiment whose purpose was to look for life. The
Viking biology experiment weighed 15.5 kg (34 lb) and consisted of three
subsystems: the Pyrolytic Release experiment (PR), the Labeled Release
experiment (LR), and the Gas Exchange experiment (GEX). In addition,
independent of the biology experiments, Viking carried a Gas
Chromatograph/Mass Spectrometer (GCMS) that could measure the composition
and abundance of organic compounds in the Martian soil.
The results were surprising and interesting: the GCMS gave a negative
result the PR gave a positive result, the GEX gave a negative result, and
the LR gave a positive result. Viking scientist Patricia Straat recently
stated, Our (LR) experiment was a definite positive response for life, but
a lot of people have claimed that it was a false positive for a variety of
reasons.
Most scientists now believe that the data were due to inorganic chemical
reactions of the soil however, this view may be changing after the recent
discovery of near-surface ice near the Viking landing zone. Some scientists
still believe the results were due to living reactions. No organic
chemicals were found in the soil.
Mars has almost no ozone layer, unlike the Earth, so UV light sterilizes
the surface and produces highly reactive chemicals such as peroxides that
would oxidize any organic chemicals. The Phoenix Lander discovered the
chemical perchlorate in the Martian soil. Perchlorate is a strong oxidant
so it may have destroyed any organic matter on the surface. Perchlorate is
now considered widespread on Mars making it hard to detect any organic
compounds on the Martian surface'.
* 'In 1995, eBay Inc. (an online auction and shopping website) is founded.
.
- From Wikipedia: 'eBay Inc. is an American multinational corporation and
e-commerce company, providing consumer-to-consumer and business-to-consumer
sales services via the Internet. It is headquartered in San Jose,
California. eBay was founded by Pierre Omidyar in 1995, and became a
notable success story of the dot-com bubble. Today it is a
multibillion-dollar business with operations localized in over 30
countries.
'The company manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in
which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and
services worldwide. In addition to its auction-style sales, the website has
since expanded to include Buy It Now shopping shopping by UPC, ISBN, or
other kind of SKU (via Half.com) online classified advertisements (via
Kijiji or eBay Classifieds) online event ticket trading (via StubHub) and
other services. It previously offered online money transfers (via PayPal),
which was a wholly owned subsidiary of eBay from 2002 until 2015. The
website is free to use for buyers, but sellers are charged fees for listing
items and again when those items are sold'.
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Hunger Action Month
National Honey Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Prime Beef Month
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National Shake Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month
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World Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
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Pain Awareness Month
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Self Improvement Month
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World Alzheimer's Month
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