<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* 'Popcorn Days:'.
- From Wikipedia (Popcorn):
'Popcorn is a type of corn that expands from the kernel and puffs up when
heated. Popcorn is able to pop like amaranth grain, sorghum, quinoa, and
millet. When heated, pressure builds within the kernel, and a small
explosion (or pop) is the end result. Some strains of corn are now
cultivated specifically as popping corns.
There are various techniques for popping corn. Along with prepackaged
popcorn, which is generally intended to be prepared in a microwave oven,
there are small home appliances for popping corn. These methods require the
use of minimally processed popping corn.
A larger-scale, commercial popcorn machine was invented by Charles Cretors
in the late 19th century.
Unpopped popcorn is considered nonperishable and will last indefinitely if
stored in ideal conditions.
Depending on how it is prepared and cooked, some consider popcorn to be a
health food, while others caution against it for a variety of reasons.
Popcorn can also have non-food applications, ranging from holiday
decorations to packaging materials.
Corn was first domesticated in Mexico 9,000 years ago. Archaeologists have
discovered that people have known about popcorn for thousands of years. In
Mexico, for example, they’ve found remnants of popcorn that dates to around
3600 BC. Many historians even believe that popcorn is the first corn that
humans even knew about. Popping of the kernels was achieved manually
through the 19th century, being sold on the east coast of the USA under
names such as 'Pearls' or 'Nonpareil'. The term 'popped corn' first
appeared in John Russell Bartlett’s 1848 Dictionary of Americanisms.
Popcorn is an ingredient in Cracker Jack, and in the early years of the
product, it was popped by hand.
Popcorn's accessibility increased rapidly in the 1890s with Charles
Cretors' invention of the popcorn maker. Cretors, a Chicago candy store
owner, created a number of steam powered machines for roasting nuts, and
applied the technology to the corn kernels. By the turn of the century,
Cretors had created and deployed street carts equipped with steam powered
popcorn makers.
During the Great Depression, popcorn was fairly inexpensive at 5–10 cents a
bag and became popular. Thus, while other businesses failed, the popcorn
business thrived and became a source of income for many struggling farmers,
including the Redenbacher family, namesake of the famous popcorn brand.
During World War II, sugar rations diminished candy production, and
Americans compensated by eating three times as much popcorn as they had
before. The snack was popular at theaters, much to the initial displeasure
of many of the theater owners, who thought it distracted from the films.
Their minds eventually changed, however, and in 1938 a Midwestern theater
owner named Glen W. Dickson installed popcorn machines in the lobbies of
his theaters. The venture was a financial success, and the trend soon
spread.
In 1970, Orville Redenbacher's namesake brand of popcorn was launched. In
1981, General Mills received the first patent for a microwave popcorn bag,
with popcorn consumption seeing a sharp increase by tens of thousands of
pounds in the years following.
At least six localities (all in the Midwestern United States) claim to be
the Popcorn Capital of the World: Ridgway, Illinois Valparaiso, Indiana Van
Buren, Indiana Schaller, Iowa Marion, Ohio and North Loup, Nebraska.
According to the USDA, corn used for popcorn production is specifically
planted for this purpose most is grown in Nebraska and Indiana, with
increasing area in Texas.
As the result of an elementary school project, popcorn became the official
state snack food of Illino
Air-popped popcorn is naturally high in dietary fiber and antioxidants, low
in calories and fat, and free of sugar and sodium. This can make it an
attractive snack to people with dietary restrictions on the intake of
calories, fat or sodium. For the sake of flavor, however, large amounts of
fat, sugar, and sodium are often added to prepared popcorn, which can
quickly convert it to a very poor choice for those on restricted diets.
One particularly notorious example of this first came to public attention
in the mid-1990s, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest
produced a report about Movie Popcorn, which became the subject of a
widespread publicity campaign. The movie theaters surveyed used coconut oil
to pop the corn, and then topped it with butter or margarine. A medium-size
buttered popcorn, the report said, contains more fat than a breakfast of
bacon and eggs, a Big Mac and fries, and a steak dinner combined. The
practice continues today. For example, according to DietFacts.com, a small
popcorn from Regal Cinema Group (the largest theater chain in the United
States) still contains 29 g of saturated fat,. the equivalent of a full
day-and-a-half's reference daily intake.
Popcorn is included on the list of foods that the American Academy of
Pediatrics recommends not serving to children under four, because of the
risk of choking'. .
[The Hankster says] I like it only lightly buttered. I can't handle the theater popcorn that is drenched in fake butter.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'National Ampersand Day'.
Since 2015 by designer and typographer Chaz DeSimone. It focuses on art
surrounding the ampersand.
[The Hankster says] Why not. There is beauty in most things if you just take the time to look.
* 'Pardon Day'.
A day to seek for, and give forgiveness.. Ford's pardon of Nixon occurred on
September 8 1974.
[The Hankster says] I'm 50/50 on this one. Some things are just not pardonable, but don't let the small things mess you up for long.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Health
* 'World Physical Therapy Day'.
- From Wikipedia (World Physical Therapy Day):
'World Physical Therapy Day is observed to generate awareness about their
crucial contribution to the society for enabling the people to be mobile,
well and independent. This is observed on 8 September. This day was
designated in 1996 by the World Confederation for Physical Therapy'.
* 'National Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day'. By The Association
of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON).
* 'R U OK Day'. In Australia. A charity with a focus on suicide prevention.
'R U OK? Day is an annual day in September (the second Thursday) dedicated
to remind people to ask family, friends and colleagues the question, R U
OK?, in a meaningful way, because connecting regularly and meaningfully is
one thing everyone can do to make a difference to anyone who might be
struggling.
R U OK? is a not-for-profit suicide prevention organisation founded by
Australian ad man Gavin Larkin in 2009 as a result of his participation in
Landmark Worldwide's Self-Expression and Leadership Program, which requires
attendees to create a community project.
In a 12-month period, it is estimated that 65,000 Australians make a
suicide attempt, with an average of 2,320 people suiciding every year. In
fact, around 45 per cent of Australians will experience mental illness in
their lifetime, while 20 per cent are affected every year.
R U OK? works collaboratively with experts in suicide prevention and mental
illness, as well as government departments, corporate leaders, teachers,
universities, students and community groups. Its activities also align with
the Australian Government's LIFE Framework'.
o Animal and Pet:
* 'Iguana Awareness Day'. A focus on the care of the animal as a pet.
- From Wikipedia (Iguana):
'Iguana is a genus of omnivorous lizards native to tropical areas of
Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean. The genus was
first described in 1768 by Austrian naturalist Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti
in his book Specimen Medicum, Exhibens Synopsin Reptilium Emendatam cum
Experimentis circa Venena. Two species are included in the genus Iguana:
the green iguana, which is widespread throughout its range and a popular
pet, and the Lesser Antillean iguana, which is native to the Lesser
Antilles and endangered due to habitat destruction.
The word iguana is derived from the original Taino name for the species,
iwana.
In addition to the two species in the genus Iguana, several other related
genera in the same family have common names of the species including the
word iguana'.
o Other:
* 'International Literacy Day'. UN Observance.
- From Wikipedia (International Literacy Day):
'September 8 was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on
November 17, 1965. Its aim is to highlight the importance of literacy to
individuals, communities and societies. On International Literacy Day each
year, UNESCO reminds the international community of the status of literacy
and adult learning globally. Celebrations take place around the world.
Some 775 million adults lack minimum literacy skills one in five adults is
still not literate and two-thirds of them are women 60.7 million children
are out-of-school and many more attend irregularly or drop out.
According to UNESCO’s Global Monitoring Report on Education for All (2006),
South and West Asia has the lowest regional adult literacy rate (58.6%),
followed by sub-Saharan Africa (59.7%), and the Arab States (62.7%).
Countries with the lowest literacy rates in the world are Burkina Faso
(12.8%), Niger (14.4%) and Mali (19%). The report shows a clear connection
between illiteracy and countries in severe poverty, and between illiteracy
and prejudice against women.
Celebrations of International Literacy Day have included specific themes,
in line with Education For All goals and other United Nations programs such
as the United Nations Literacy Decade. The celebration's theme for 2007 and
2008 was “Literacy and Health”, with prizes awarded to organizations at the
forefront of health education. This was also the thematic emphasis of the
2007-2008 biennium of the United Nations Literacy Decade. In particular,
International Literacy Day 2008 had a strong emphasis on Literacy and
Epidemics with a focus on communicable diseases such as HIV, Tuberculosis
and Malaria, some of the world's forefront public health concerns. For
2009-2010 the emphasis was placed on “Literacy and Empowerment”, with
special consideration to Gender Equality and the empowerment of women. The
theme of the 2011-2012 celebrations is “Literacy and Peace”'.
<> Historical events on September 8
* 'In 1888, In Spain, the first travel of Isaac Peral's submarine, was the
first practical submarine ever made. It used electric batteries and had one
torpedo tube. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Peral was the first electric battery-powered submarine,
built by the Spanish engineer and sailor Isaac Peral for the Spanish Navy.
The first fully capable military submarine, she was launched 8 September
1888. She had one torpedo tube (and two torpedoes) and an air regeneration
system. Her hull shape, propeller, and cruciform external controls
anticipated later designs. Her underwater speed was 3 kn (5.6 km/h 3.5
mph). With fully charged batteries, she was the fastest submarine yet
built, with underwater performance levels (except for range) that matched
those of First World War U-boats for a very short period, before her
batteries began to drain. For example, the SM U-9, a pre-war German U-boat
built in 1908, had an underwater speed of 8.1kn, and an underwater range of
150 km (81 nmi) at 5.8kn, before having to resurface to recharge her
batteries. In June 1890, Peral's submarine launched a torpedo while
submerged. It was also the first submarine to incorporate a fully reliable
underwater navigation system. However, conservatives in the Spanish naval
hierarchy terminated the project despite two years of successful tests. Her
operational abilities have led some to call her the first U-boat'.
* 'In 1892, The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is first recited.
- From Wikipedia: '... originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and
formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942'. The original: 'I
pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one
nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all'.
- From Wikipedia: 'The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an
expression of allegiance to the Flag of the United States and the republic
of the United States of America, originally composed by Colonel George
Balch in 1887, later revised by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally
adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942. The official name of The Pledge
of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag
Day 1954 when the words under God were added'.
* 'In 1900, A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas, with winds of 145
mph and killing about 8,000 people. 'It was the deadliest hurricane in US
history, and the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history based on the
dollar's 2005 value (to compare costs with those of Hurricane Katrina and
others)'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Great Galveston Hurricane was a Category 4 storm,
with winds of up to 145 mph (233 km/h) per hour, which made landfall on
September 8, 1900, in Galveston, Texas, in the United States, leaving about
8,000 dead. It was the deadliest hurricane in US history.
The hurricane appears to have started as an atmospheric trough from West
Africa, causing unsettled weather in the Caribbean, and emerging into the
Florida Straits as a tropical storm on September 5. Owing to contradictory
forecasts, the people of Galveston felt no alarm until the official
hurricane warning of September 7. Next morning a storm surge of 15 ft (4.6
m) washed over the long, flat island-city which was only 8 ft (2.4 m) above
sea level, knocking buildings off their foundations and destroying over
3,600 homes.
The disaster ended the Golden Era of Galveston, as the hurricane alarmed
potential investors, who turned to Houston instead. The whole island of
Galveston was presently raised by 17 ft (5.2 m) and a 10 sq mi (26 km2)
seawall erected'.
* 'In 1930, 3M first markets Scotch tape. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Scotch Tape is a brand name used for pressure-sensitive
tapes manufactured by 3M as part of the company's Scotch brand. Their
magnetic recording tape products were also sold under the Scotch brand.
The precursor to the current tapes was developed in the 1930s in St. Paul,
Minnesota by Richard Drew to seal a then-new transparent material known as
cellophane. The name was soon applied to the entire line of 3M tapes.
Scotty McTape, a kilt-wearing cartoon boy, was the brand's mascot for two
decades, first appearing in 1944. The familiar tartan design, a take on the
well-known Wallace tartan, was introduced in 1945'.
* 'In 1930, 1st appearance of comic strip 'Blondie'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Blondie is an American comic strip created by cartoonist
Chic Young. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, the strip has been
published in newspapers since September 8, 1930. The success of the strip,
which features the eponymous blonde and her sandwich-loving husband, led to
the long-running Blondie film series (1938–1950) and the popular Blondie
radio program (1939–1950).
Chic Young drew Blondie until his death in 1973, when creative control
passed to his son Dean Young, who continues to write the strip. Young has
collaborated with a number of artists on Blondie, including Jim Raymond,
Mike Gersher, Stan Drake, Denis Lebrun, and John Marshall. Through these
changes, Blondie has remained popular, appearing in more than 2,000
newspapers in 47 countries and has been translated into 35 languages. Since
2006, Blondie has also been available via email through King Features'
DailyINK service'.
* 'In 1944, The first ballistic missile (V-2 rocket) hits London. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The V-2 (German: Vergeltungswaffe 2, Retribution Weapon
2), technical name Aggregat 4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided
ballistic missile. The missile with a liquid-propellant rocket engine was
developed during the Second World War in Germany as a vengeance weapon,
designed to attack Allied cities as retaliation for the Allied bombings
against German cities. The V-2 rocket also became the first artificial
object to cross the boundary of space with the vertical launch of MW 18014
on 20 June 1944.
Beginning in September 1944, over 3,000 V-2s were launched by the German
Wehrmacht against Allied targets during the war, first London and later
Antwerp and Liège. According to a 2011 BBC documentary, the attacks
resulted in the deaths of an estimated 9,000 civilians and military
personnel, while 12,000 forced laborers and concentration camp prisoners
died producing the weapons.
As Germany collapsed, teams from the Allied forces—the United States Of
America, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—raced to capture key
German manufacturing sites, guided missiles, rockets and jet powered
aircraft. Wernher von Braun and over 100 key V-2 personnel surrendered to
the Americans. Through a lengthy sequence of events, a significant portion
of the original V-2 team ended up working for the US Army at the Redstone
Arsenal. The US also captured enough V-2 hardware to build approximately 80
of the missiles. The Soviets gained possession of the V-2 manufacturing
facilities after the war and proceeded to re-establish V-2 production and
move it to the Soviet Union.
In October 1958 the Redstone team, led by von Braun, was transferred to
NASA's nearby Marshall Spaceflight Center (MSFC), to design launch vehicles
in the Saturn family'.
* 'In 1956, Harry Belafonte's album 'Calypso', goes to #1 (Billboard d200)
and stays #1 for 31 weeks. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Calypso is the third studio album by recording artist
Harry Belafonte, released by RCA Victor (LPM-1248) in 1956. The album
became his second consecutive number-one album on the Billboard Top Pop
Albums chart, where it stayed for 31 consecutive weeks.
The first track Day-O (Banana Boat Song) largely contributed to the success
of the album and it is still the song for which Harry Belafonte is best
known, reaching number five on Billboard's Pop chart.
It is a traditional Jamaican folk song, not a calypso, sung from the point
of view of dock workers working the night shift loading bananas onto ships.
Daylight has come, the shift is over, and they want their work to be
counted up so that they can go home (this is the meaning of the lyric Come,
Mr. Tally Man, tally me banana / Daylight come and me wan' go home.)
The third track, Jamaica Farewell, is a calypso folk song about the
beauties of the West Indian islands and a love left behind. This was the
first album on which it was published. It reached number 14 on Billboard's
Pop chart, becoming the second hit from the album'.
* 'In 1960, Nationwide release (US) of Alfred Hitchcock's 'Psycho' starring
Anthony Perkins and Janet Leigh. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Psycho is a 1960 American psychological horror thriller
directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, and written by Joseph Stefano,
starring Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, John Gavin, Vera Miles and Martin
Balsam, and was based on the 1959 novel of the same name by Robert Bloch.
The film centers on the encounter between a secretary, Marion Crane
(Leigh), who ends up at a secluded motel after stealing money from her
employer, and the motel's disturbed owner-manager, Norman Bates (Perkins),
and its aftermath.
When originally made, the film was seen as a departure from Hitchcock's
previous film North by Northwest, having been filmed on a low budget, with
a television crew and in black and white. Psycho initially received mixed
reviews, but outstanding box office returns prompted reconsideration which
led to overwhelming critical acclaim and four Academy Award nominations,
including Best Supporting Actress for Leigh and Best Director for
Hitchcock. Psycho is now considered one of Hitchcock's best films and
praised as a work of cinematic art by international film critics and film
scholars. Ranked among the greatest films of all time, it set a new level
of acceptability for violence, deviant behavior and sexuality in American
films, and is widely considered to be the earliest example of the slasher
film genre.
After Hitchcock's death in 1980, Universal Studios began producing
follow-ups: three sequels, a remake, a television film spin-off, and a TV
series. In 1992, the US Library of Congress deemed the film culturally,
historically, or aesthetically significant and selected it for preservation
in the National Film Registry'.
* 'In 1962, Last run of the famous Pines Express over the Somerset and
Dorset Railway line (UK) fittingly using the last steam locomotive built by
British Railways, 9F locomotive 92220 Evening Star. .
- From Wikipedia: The Pines Express was a named passenger train that ran
daily between Manchester and Bournemouth in England between 1910 and 1967.
It ran for the first time under the name Pines Express on 26 September 1927
and is believed to have been named after the pine trees growing in the
Chines in the Bournemouth area. When the service first ran, unnamed, on 1
October 1910, it was run jointly by the Midland Railway and LNWR and was
introduced in response to a LSWR/GWR service between Birkenhead and
Bournemouth.
InterCity (British Rail) revived the Pines Express name for several years
as part of the CrossCountry network.
'The last Pines Express to run over the S and DJR was on 8 September 1962,
hauled by 9F 92220 Evening Star. The train was then diverted over ex-GWR
metals via Oxford, Reading, Basingstoke and Southampton.
In 1964 a Pines Express was the last passenger service worked over the
Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway before the line closed to all
traffic between 1965 and 1967.
From 4 October 1965 it was extended to Poole, but the last train was run on
4 March 1967'.
* 'In 1966, The original 'Star Trek' premieres on NBC. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Star Trek is an American science-fiction television
series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the
starship USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) and its crew. It later acquired the
retronym of Star Trek: The Original Series (Star Trek: TOS or simply TOS)
to distinguish the show within the media franchise that it began.
The show is set in the Milky Way galaxy, roughly during the 2260s. The ship
and crew are led by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), first officer
and science officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy), and chief medical officer
Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley). Shatner's voice-over introduction during
each episode's opening credits stated the starship's purpose:
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship
Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek
out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone
before.
The series was produced from September 1966–December 1967 by Norway
Productions and Desilu Productions, and by Paramount Television from
January 1968–June 1969. Star Trek aired on NBC from September 8, 1966 to
June 3, 1969 and was actually seen first on September 6, 1966 on Canada's
CTV network. Star Trek's Nielsen ratings while on NBC were low, and the
network cancelled it after three seasons and 79 episodes. Several years
later, the series became a bona fide hit in broadcast syndication,
remaining so throughout the 1970s, achieving cult classic status and a
developing influence on popular culture. Star Trek eventually spawned a
franchise, consisting of five additional television series, thirteen
feature films, numerous books, games, toys, and is now widely considered
one of the most popular and influential television series of all time.
The series contains significant elements of Space Western, as described by
Gene Roddenberry and the general audience'.
* 'In 1986, Oprah Winfrey Show goes national. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Oprah Winfrey Show, often referred to simply as
Oprah, is an American syndicated tabloid talk show that aired nationally
for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986 to May 25, 2011 in Chicago, Illinois.
Produced and hosted by its namesake, Oprah Winfrey, it remains the
highest-rated talk show in American television history.
Oprah is one of the longest-running daytime television tabloid talk shows
in history. The show received 47 Daytime Emmy Awards before Winfrey chose
to stop submitting it for consideration in 2000.
In 2002, TV Guide ranked it at #49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of
All Time. In 2013, they ranked it as the 19th greatest TV show of all
time'.
No. 1 song
Top movie
Monthly holiday / awareness days in September
Food
All American Breakfast Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Histiocytosis Awareness Month
Hunger Action Month
National Honey Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Prime Beef Month
kNational Rice Month
National Shake Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month
Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
888222707Baby Safety Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Cholesterol Education Month
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
ITP Awareness Month
World Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month
Mold Awareness Month
National Campus Safety Awareness Month
National Chicken Month
National Child Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National DNA, Geonomics and Stem Cell Education Month
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Osteopathic Medicine Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Pediculosis Prevention Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pain Awareness Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Self Improvement Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Sports and Home Eye Health and Safety Month
Superior Relationships Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
World Alzheimer's Month
Animal / Pets
AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
Happy Cat Month
International/National Guide Dogs Month
National Pet Memorial Month
National Save A Tiger Month
National Service Dog Month
Save The Koala Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
Other
Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month
Childrens' Good Manners Month
College Savings Month
Fall Hat Month
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Speak Out Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
International Square Dancing Month
International Women's Friendship Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
National Coupon Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Passport Awareness Month
National Sewing Month
National Translators Month
National Piano Month
National Wilderness Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Update Your Resume Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
September is:
September origin (from Wikipedia): Originally September (Latin septem, "seven") was the seventh of ten months on the oldest known Roman calendar.
September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere.
After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.
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