<> Tomorrow's food holidays(s):
* ':National Parfait Day . Parfait from French means 'perfect'. It is a
kind of frozen dessert that dates to 1894. In France: It refers to a frozen
dessert made from a base of sugar syrup, egg, and cream. In the United
Kingdom: It refers to a very smooth meat paste (or pâté), usually made from
liver (chicken or duck) and flavoured with liqueurs. In the United States:
It refers to to either the traditional French-style dessert or to a popular
variant, the American parfait, made by layering parfait cream, ice cream,
and/or flavored gelatins in a tall, clear glass, and topping the creation
with whipped cream, fresh or canned fruit, and/or liqueurs.
[The Hankster says] I'll have a tall, very tall, ice cream Parfait please. And plenty of nuts with a mountain of whipped cream and a large cherry on top. And for dessert I'll have ...
* 'Sinkie Day'. . The Friday after Thanksgiving. Since 1991 by 'The
International Association of People Who Dine Over the Kitchen Sink'
(IAOPWDOTKS).
[The Hankster says] My kind of people. We don't need no stinking tables. If your Parfait drips, just wipe it up.
<> Other holidays / celebrations
* 'Shopping Reminder Day'.
A reminder that the holiday shopping season is upon us.
[The Hankster says] Get those gift lists mail to Santa and those online wish lists, updated..
* 'Black Friday'.
The day after Thanksgiving in the U.S.A. which starts the holiday shopping
season.
- From Wikipedia (Black Friday (shopping)):
'Black Friday is the day following Thanksgiving Day in the United States
(the fourth Thursday of November). Since 1932, it has been regarded as the
beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the U.S., and most major
retailers open very early (and more recently during overnight hours) and
offer promotional sales. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but
California and some other states observe The Day After Thanksgiving as a
holiday for state government employees, sometimes in lieu of another
federal holiday such as Columbus Day. Many non-retail employees and schools
have both Thanksgiving and the following Friday off, which, along with the
following regular weekend, makes it a four-day weekend, thereby increasing
the number of potential shoppers. It has routinely been the busiest
shopping day of the year since 2005, although news reports, which at that
time were inaccurate, have described it as the busiest shopping day of the
year for a much longer period of time. Similar stories resurface year upon
year at this time, portraying hysteria and shortage of stock, creating a
state of positive feedback.
In 2014, spending volume on Black Friday fell for the first time since the
2008 recession. $50.9 billion was spent during the 4-day Black Friday
weekend, down 11% from the previous year. However, the U.S. economy was not
in a recession. Christmas creep has been cited as a factor in the
diminishing importance of Black Friday, as many retailers now spread out
their promotions over the entire months of November and December rather
than concentrate them on a single shopping day or weekend.
The earliest evidence of the phrase Black Friday applied to the day after
Thanksgiving in a shopping context suggests that the term originated in
Philadelphia, where it was used to describe the heavy and disruptive
pedestrian and vehicle traffic that would occur on the day after
Thanksgiving. This usage dates to at least 1961. More than twenty years
later, as the phrase became more widespread, a popular explanation became
that this day represented the point in the year when retailers begin to
turn a profit, thus going from being in the red to being in the black
For many years, it was common for retailers to open at 6:00 a.m., but in
the late 2000s many had crept to 5:00 or 4:00. This was taken to a new
extreme in 2011, when several retailers (including Target, Kohl's, Macy's,
Best Buy, and Bealls) opened at midnight for the first time. In 2012,
Walmart and several other retailers announced that they would open most of
their stores at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, prompting calls for a
walkout among some workers. In 2014, stores such as JCPenney, Best Buy, and
Radio Shack opened at 5:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day while stores such as
Target, Walmart, Belk, and Sears opened at 6:00 PM on Thanksgiving Day.
Three states, Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts, prohibit large
supermarkets, big box stores, and department stores from opening on
Thanksgiving, due to blue laws.
There have been reports of violence occurring between shoppers on Black
Friday. Since 2006, there have been 7 reported deaths and 98 injuries
throughout the United States. It is common for prospective shoppers to camp
out over the Thanksgiving holiday in an effort to secure a place in front
of the line and thus a better chance at getting desired items. This poses a
significant safety risk (such as the use of propane and generators in the
most elaborate cases, and in general, the blocking of emergency access and
fire lanes, causing at least one city to ban the practice.)'
[The Hankster says] I guess you could save a lot on this day, if you wouldn't buy more than you intended.
* 'Buy Nothing Day'.
International event on the Friday after thanksgiving (one week later in
other countries). Started in Canada in 1992.
- From Wikipedia (Buy Nothing Day):
'Buy Nothing Day (BND) is an international day of protest against
consumerism. In North America, Great Britain and Sweden, Buy Nothing Day is
held on the Friday after U.S. Thanksgiving, concurrent to Black Friday (on
Friday) elsewhere, it is held the following day, which is the last Saturday
in November. Buy Nothing Day was founded in Vancouver by artist Ted Dave
and subsequently promoted by Adbusters magazine, based in Canada.
The first Buy Nothing Day was organized in Canada in September 1992 as a
day for society to examine the issue of over-consumption. In 1997, it was
moved to the Friday after American Thanksgiving, also called Black Friday,
which is one of the ten busiest shopping days in the United States. In
2000, some advertisements by Adbusters promoting Buy Nothing Day were
denied advertising time by almost all major television networks except for
CNN. Soon, campaigns started appearing in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Israel, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, Japan, the Netherlands,
France, Norway and Sweden. Participation now includes more than 65
nations'.
[The Hankster says] I understand the idea. Might be good for the adults, but for the kids, maybe not. Perhaps 'buy a little day' or 'don't get carried away day'?
* 'National Day of Listening'.
Since 2008 by StoryCorps. The focus is to 'provide Americans of all beliefs
and backgrounds to record, preserve, and share the stories of their lives'.
- From Wikipedia (National Day of Listening):
'The National Day of Listening is an unofficial day of observance where
Americans are encouraged to set aside time to record the stories of their
families, friends, and local communities. It was first launched by the
national oral history project StoryCorps in 2008 and now recurs on the
Friday after Thanksgiving Day, when families are more likely to spend time
together. It was proposed as an alternative to Black Friday, a day many
businesses see as a high volume pre-Christmas sale day.
Tens of thousands of Americans interviewed one another as part of the
National Day of Listening in 2008 , including President George W. Bush and
his wife Laura, who were interviewed by President Bush's sister Dorothy
Bush Koch. National Public Radio personalities including Scott Simon, Liane
Hansen, Steve Inskeep, Renée Montagne, Frank Deford, Susan Stamberg, and
Noah Adams also conducted National Day of Listening interviews and
broadcast them on the air.
There are no restrictions on who may conduct an interview as part of the
National Day of Listening or what type of interview format may be used.
StoryCorps provides Do-It-Yourself Resources and equipment recommendations
to guide people through the interview process. guides are available to help
teachers and librarians to incorporate The National Day of Listening into
the classroom and library.
StoryCorps is a national nonprofit organization modeled after the Federal
Writers' Project of the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s. In
addition to collecting and archiving interviews at the American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress, StoryCorps helps Americans engage with
oral histories at the grassroots level.
StoryCorps' first book, Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of
American Life from the StoryCorps Project, was released in 2007'.
[The Hankster says] As you get older, you will regret not having family storeis to tell. Great time to hear and document them, when the extended family might be present for the holidays.
* 'Flossing Day'.
Day after Thanksgiving. Since 2000 by the National Flossing Council.
[The Hankster says] During the holidays, I call it 'The Penalty of Pie'.
<> Awareness / Observances:
o Animal and Pet:
* 'Fur Free Friday:'. Shoppers are asked not to buy products made from fur.
o Other:
* 'International Day For the Elimination of Violence Against Women Day'.
Commemorates the death of three Mirabal sisters in the Dominican Republic
in 1960.
- From Wikipedia (International Day for the Elimination of Violence against
Women):
'The United Nations General Assembly has designated November 25 as the
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (Resolution
54/134). The premise of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that
women around the world are subject to rape, domestic violence and other
forms of violence furthermore, one of the aims of the day is to highlight
that the scale and true nature of the issue is often hidden. For 2014, the
official Theme framed by the UN Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End
Violence against Women, is Orange your Neighbourhood. In 1981, activists
marked November 25 as a day to combat and raise awareness of violence
against women more broadly on December 17, 1999, the date received its
official United Nations (UN) resolution'.
<> Historical events on November 25
* 'In 1867, Alfred Nobel patents dynamite. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Dynamite is an explosive made of nitroglycerin, sorbents
(such as powdered shells or clay) and stabilizers. It was invented by the
Swedish chemist and engineer Alfred Nobel in Geesthacht, and patented in
1867. It rapidly gained wide-scale use as a safer alternative to gun powder
and nitroglycerin.
Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel and was the first safely manageable
explosive stronger than black powder. Nobel obtained patents for his
invention in England on 7 May 1867, in Sweden on 19 October 1867. After its
introduction, dynamite rapidly gained wide-scale use as a safe alternative
to black powder and nitroglycerin. Nobel tightly controlled the patents,
and unlicensed duplicating companies were quickly shut down. However, a few
American businessmen got around the patent by using a slightly different
formula.
Nobel originally sold dynamite as Nobel's Blasting Powder but decided to
change the name to dynamite, from the Ancient Greek word dýnamis, meaning
'power'.
An industrialist, engineer, and inventor, Alfred Nobel's father, Immanuel
Nobel, built bridges and buildings in Stockholm. His construction work
inspired him to research new methods of blasting rock. Immanuel's work with
explosives later on inspired Alfred to make explosives safer and more
effective. Today dynamite is mainly used in the mining, quarrying,
construction, and demolition industries. Dynamite is still the product of
choice for trenching applications, and as a cost-effective alternative to
cast boosters. Dynamite is occasionally used as an initiator or booster for
AN and ANFO explosive charges'.
* 'In 1884, John B Meyenberg patents evaporated milk, which allowed milk to
be condensed to preserved it, without the sugar use in Sweetened Condensed
Milk.
- From Wikipedia: 'John Baptist Me˙enberg (1847-1914) was an operator at
the Anglo-Swiss milk condensery at Cham, Switzerland. Anglo-Swiss made
sweetened condensed milk. From 1866 through 1883, Me˙enberg experimented
with preservation of milk without the use of sugar. He discovered that
condensed milk would last longer if heated to 120°C (248°F) in a sealed
container, and hence could be preserved without adding sugar. When
Anglo-Swiss declined to implement Me˙enberg's work, he resigned from the
company and emigrated to the United States. John Me˙enberg first moved to
St. Louis, but soon transferred to Highland, Illinois, due to its large
Swiss population. On 25 November 1884, U.S. Patents 308,421 (Apparatus for
Preserving Milk) and 308,422 (Process for Preserving Milk) were issued to
Me˙enberg. Me˙enberg associated with various local merchants, including
John Wildi, Louis Latzer, Dr. Knoebel, George Roth and Fred Kaeser and, on
February 14, 1885, organized the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company.
The company commenced operations in a closed wool factory. Helvetia started
processing 300 gallons of raw milk a day. On 8 July 1885, the steam-powered
sterilizer exploded and Helvetia Milk Condensing Company closed operations
for repairs. Milk canned in early 1886 spoiled. Although John Me˙enberg
believed that cans were inadequately sealed, others claimed that
Me˙enberg's sterilization process was the cause. Due to this criticism,
Me˙enberg left in August 1886.
In 1899, Me˙enberg assisted Elbridge Amos Stuart in producing Carnation
Evaporated Milk'.
* 'In 1919, WTAW of College Station, Tx, broadcast the 1st football
play-by-play. .
- From Wikipedia: 'WTAW is credited with being one of the first stations in
the nation to cover a live football game in real time. Prior to the current
News-Talk radio format, WTAW, then 1150 AM, was a Country and Western radio
station, which was housed in Bryan, Texas close to the Triangle Bowling
alley in the Old College area of the city. The station was assigned the
call letters KAZW on January 9, 1998. On March 1, 2000, the station changed
its call sign to KZNE, on May 3, 2000 to the current WTAW, On December 4,
2003 the station was sold to Bryan Broadcasting.
Shortly after the hostilities of World War I ended, amateur radio
activities began anew and the students who had radio operating licenses
were permitted to operate school stations. It was only natural that these
operators would get together on more or less regular schedules and it was
during one of these exchanges between W. A. Tolson (now deceased), Chief
Operator at Texas A and M Experimental Station 5XB, and operators at
University of Texas Experimental Station 5XU, that a decision was reached
to undertake the transmission of the play-by-play activities of the
forthcoming Thanksgiving football game from College Station.
At the time of the broadcast, the state of radio communications had not yet
reached the point where vacuum tubes would be used in universal voice
transmission and instead, intelligence was commonly conveyed by dots and
dashes using the International Morse radiotelegraph code. Transmissions by
code are inherently much slower than by voice and its normal rate of speed
is in the vicinity of 20 words or 100 characters per minute. This is too
slow to keep up with gridiron activities and therefore, a system of
abbreviations had to be devised. It so happened that Harry Saunders (now
deceased) had previously worked as an operator with Western Union and was
familiar with methods used by commercial telegraph companies in furnishing
the play-by-play accounts of football and baseball games to newspapers,
private sporting clubs, etc. When it was mentioned on the air to the
operators at the University of Texas that such a list of abbreviations was
being prepared, numerous requests for a copy of the list were received by
radio and by mail from some of the 275 then licensed amateur radio
operators in the state. Thus, what had started out to be a point-to-point
broadcast, turned out to be one with many listeners.
For transmission, wires were run from the press box at Kyle Field to the
station in the Electrical Engineering building a half-mile or so away. For
reception, other wires were run to the home of a radio amateur who lived
near the playing field. This arrangement enabled the operator to hear his
own transmissions as well as those from amateur stations should their
operators wish to interrupt for clarification or other information. The
only radio equipment at the press box was a key for transmitting and a pair
of headphones from receiving.
Although the reporting of play-by-play action in 1921 was simpler than that
of today due to the absence of the two-platoon system and the lesser
frequency of substitutions, it still required the help of spotters from
each team to make it possible. The activity on the gridiron had to be put
into abbreviations and then into radio signals. Actually, there was little
delay in conveying the information to others and it is estimated that this
delay rarely amounted to more than one play behind. Only one incident
threatened the success of this broadcast. Near the end of the first half of
the game a fuse blew out on the equipment, but this was hurriedly replaced
by Tolson who went to the Electrical Engineering building after having been
excused temporarily from his duty in the Aggie band. It is doubtful that
Saunders, the sole operator in the press box, ever envisioned the magnitude
of the chore that he had agreed to accept.
The situation at the University of Texas was relatively simple and with the
exception of more persons in the room and the addition of an audio
amplifier and horn speaker, it could well have been the location of another
radio amateur listener. The Gray brothers (now deceased), Clark and Endress
manned the transmitter and receiver positions, copying the abbreviations
sent from Kyle Field and on occasion, communicating with Saunders. Slips of
paper with received abbreviations were passed over a long table to Matejka,
who relayed the decoding over a horn speaker through an open window to the
many interested University students who had gathered outside to keep up
with the progress of the game'.
* 'In 1834, Delmonico's, one of NY's finest restaurants, provides a meal of
soup, steak, coffee and half a pie for 12 cents. As of 2015, that is about
$3.33 U.S. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Delmonico's is the name of various New York City
restaurants of varying duration, quality, and fame.
The original and most famous was operated by the Delmonico family at 2
South William Street in Lower Manhattan, during the 19th and early 20th
centuries, when it gained a reputation as one of the nation's top fine
dining establishments. The birthplace of the widely imitated Delmonico
steak, the restaurant is credited with being the first American restaurant
to allow patrons to order from a menu ŕ la carte, as opposed to table
d'hôte. It is also claimed to be the first to employ a separate wine list.
The family also opened other restaurants under the name, operating up to
four at a time and ultimately totaling 10 establishments by the time it
departed the business in 1923.
In 1927, restaurateur Oscar Tucci purchased the entire 70,000 square foot
building at 56 Beaver Street. First opening a speakeasy, in 1933, after the
repeal of Prohibition, he opened Oscar's Delmonico. Other Delmonicos have
operated in the space from 1981 to 1992 and since 1998.
The original Delmonico's opened in 1827 in a rented pastry shop at 23
William Street, and appeared in a list of restaurants in 1830. It was
opened by the brothers John and Peter Delmonico, from Ticino, Switzerland.
In 1831, they were joined by their nephew, Lorenzo Delmonico, who
eventually became responsible for the restaurant's wine list and menu.
The brothers moved their restaurant several times before settling at 2
South William Street. When the building was opened on a grand scale in
August 1837 after the Great Fire of New York, New Yorkers were told that
the columns by the entrance had been imported from the ruins of Pompeii. It
eventually became one of the most famous restaurants in New York, with its
reputation eventually growing to national prominence'.
* 'In 1940, Cartoon character Woody Woodpecker first appears in 'Knock
Knock'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'Woody Woodpecker is an anthropomorphic animated
woodpecker, inspired by the acorn woodpecker and also resembling the
pileated woodpecker, who appeared in theatrical short films produced by the
Walter Lantz animation studio and distributed by Universal Pictures. Though
not the first of the screwball characters that became popular in the 1940s,
Woody is one of the most indicative of the type.
Woody was created in 1940 by Lantz and storyboard artist Ben Bugs Hardaway,
who had previously laid the groundwork for two other screwball characters,
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, at the Warner Bros. cartoon studio in the late
1930s. Woody's character and design would evolve over the years, from an
insane bird with an unusually garish design to a more refined looking and
acting character in the vein of the later Chuck Jones version of Bugs
Bunny. Woody was originally voiced by prolific voice actor Mel Blanc, who
was succeeded by Ben Hardaway and later by Grace Stafford, wife of Walter
Lantz.
Lantz produced theatrical cartoons longer than most of his contemporaries,
and Woody Woodpecker remained a staple of Universal's release schedule
until 1972, when Lantz finally closed down his studio. The character has
been revived since then only for special productions and occasions, save
for one new Saturday morning cartoon television series, The New Woody
Woodpecker Show, for the Fox Network in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
Woody Woodpecker first appeared in the short Knock Knock on November 25,
1940. The cartoon ostensibly stars Andy Panda and his father, Papa Panda,
but it is Woody who steals the show. The woodpecker constantly pesters the
two pandas, apparently just for the fun of it. Andy, meanwhile, tries to
sprinkle salt on Woody's tail in the belief that this will somehow capture
the bird. To Woody's surprise, Andy's attempts prevail, and Woody is taken
away to the funny farm — but not before his captors prove to be crazier
than he is'.
* 'In 1940, During World War II, The first flight of the de Havilland
Mosquito is made.
- From Wikipedia: 'The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British multi-role
combat aircraft with a two-man crew that served during and after the Second
World War'. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito is a British multi-role
combat aircraft with a two-man crew which served during and after the
Second World War. It was one of few operational front-line aircraft of the
era constructed almost entirely of wood and was nicknamed The Wooden Wonder
The Mosquito was also known affectionately as the Mossie to its crews.
Originally conceived as an unarmed fast bomber, the Mosquito was adapted to
roles including low to medium-altitude daytime tactical bomber,
high-altitude night bomber, pathfinder, day or night fighter,
fighter-bomber, intruder, maritime strike aircraft, and fast
photo-reconnaissance aircraft. It was also used by the British Overseas
Airways Corporation (BOAC) as a fast transport to carry small high-value
cargoes to, and from, neutral countries, through enemy-controlled airspace.
A single passenger could be carried in the aircraft's bomb bay, which would
be adapted for the purpose.
When production of the Mosquito began in 1941, it was one of the fastest
operational aircraft in the world. Entering widespread service in 1942, the
Mosquito was a high-speed, high-altitude photo-reconnaissance aircraft,
continuing in this role throughout the war. From mid-1942 to mid-1943,
Mosquito bombers flew high-speed, medium or low-altitude missions against
factories, railways and other pinpoint targets in Germany and
German-occupied Europe. From late 1943, Mosquito bombers were formed into
the Light Night Strike Force and used as pathfinders for RAF Bomber
Command's heavy-bomber raids. They were also used as nuisance bombers,
often dropping Blockbuster bombs – 4,000 lb (1,812 kg) cookies – in
high-altitude, high-speed raids that German night fighters were almost
powerless to intercept.
As a night fighter from mid-1942, the Mosquito intercepted Luftwaffe raids
on the United Kingdom, notably those of Operation Steinbock in 1944.
Starting in July 1942, Mosquito night-fighter units raided Luftwaffe
airfields. As part of 100 Group, it was a night fighter and intruder
supporting RAF Bomber Command's heavy bombers that reduced bomber losses
during 1944 and 1945. As a fighter-bomber in the Second Tactical Air Force,
the Mosquito took part in special raids, such as the attack on Amiens
Prison in early 1944, and in precision attacks against Gestapo or German
intelligence and security forces. Second Tactical Air Force Mosquito
supported the British Army during the 1944 Normandy Campaign. From 1943,
Mosquitos with RAF Coastal Command strike squadrons attacked Kriegsmarine
U-boats (particularly in 1943 in the Bay of Biscay, where significant
numbers were sunk or damaged) and intercepting transport ship
concentrations.
The Mosquito flew with the Royal Air Force (RAF) and other air forces in
the European, Mediterranean and Italian theatres. The Mosquito was also
operated by the RAF in the South East Asian theatre, and by the Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) based in the Halmaheras and Borneo during the
Pacific War. During the 1950s, the RAF replaced the Mosquito with the
jet-powered English Electric Canberra'.
* 'In 1940, During World War II, The first flight of the Martin B-26
Marauder is made
- From Wikipedia: 'The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engined
medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company from 1941 to 1945. First
used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the
Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe.
After entering service with the US Army, the aircraft received the
reputation of a Widowmaker due to the early models' high accident rate
during takeoffs and landings. The Marauder had to be flown at exact
airspeeds, particularly on final runway approach and when one engine was
out. The 150 mph (241 km/h) speed on short final runway approach was
intimidating to pilots who were used to much slower speeds, and whenever
they slowed down to speeds below what the manual stated, the aircraft would
stall and crash.
The B-26 became a safer aircraft once crews were re-trained, and after
aerodynamics modifications (an increase of wingspan and wing
angle-of-incidence to give better takeoff performance, and a larger
vertical stabilizer and rudder). After aerodynamic and design changes, the
aircraft distinguished itself as the chief bombardment weapon on the
Western Front according to a United States Army Air Forces dispatch from
1946. The Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any
USAAF bomber.
A total of 5,288 were produced between February 1941 and March 1945 522 of
these were flown by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. By
the time the United States Air Force was created as an independent service
separate from the Army in 1947, all Martin B-26s had been retired from US
service. The Douglas A-26 Invader then assumed the B-26 designation —
before officially returning to the earlier A for Attack designation in May
1966'.
* 'In 1947, During what has been termed the 'Red Scare', The 'Hollywood
Ten' are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
- From Wikipedia concerning the Hollywood Black Lists: 'Artists were barred
from work on the basis of their alleged membership in or sympathy with the
Communist Party USA and refusal to assist investigations into the party's
activities'.
* 'In 1952, Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opens at
the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It will become the longest
continuously-running play in history. It had it's 25,000th performance
taking place on 18 November 2012. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Mousetrap is a murder mystery play by Agatha
Christie. The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952, and has been
running continuously since then. The longest running West End show, it has
by far the longest initial run of any play in history, with its 25,000th
performance taking place on 18 November 2012. The play is known for its
twist ending, which the audience are traditionally asked not to reveal
after leaving the theatre.
The play began life as a short radio play broadcast on 30 May 1947 called
Three Blind Mice in honour of Queen Mary, the consort of King George V. The
play had its origins in the real-life case of the death of a boy, Dennis
O'Neill, who died while in the foster care of a Shropshire farmer and his
wife in 1945.
The play is based on a short story, itself based on the radio play, but
Christie asked that the story not be published as long as it ran as a play
in the West End of London. The short story has still not been published
within the United Kingdom but it has appeared in the United States in the
1950 collection Three Blind Mice and Other Stories.
When she wrote the play, Christie gave the rights to her grandson Matthew
Prichard as a birthday present. In the United Kingdom, only one production
of the play in addition to the West End production can be performed
annually, and under the contract terms of the play, no film adaptation can
be produced until the West End production has been closed for at least six
months.
The play had to be renamed at the insistence of Emile Littler who had
produced a play called Three Blind Mice in the West End before the Second
World War. The suggestion to call it The Mousetrap came from Christie's
son-in-law, Anthony Hicks. In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, The Mousetrap is
Hamlet's answer to Claudius's inquiry about the name of the play whose
prologue and first scene the court has just observed (III, ii). The play is
actually The Murder of Gonzago, but Hamlet answers metaphorically, since
the play's the thing in which he intends to catch the conscience of the
king.
The play's longevity has ensured its popularity with tourists from around
the world. In 1997, at the initiative of producer Stephen Waley-Cohen, the
theatrical education charity Mousetrap Theatre Projects was launched,
helping young people experience London's theatre.
Tom Stoppard's 1968 play The Real Inspector Hound parodies many elements of
The Mousetrap, including the surprise ending'.
* 'In 1976, The Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory
of relativity.
- From Wikipedia: 'Gravitational time dilation is a phenomenon predicted by
the theory of General Relativity whereby time passes differently in regions
of different gravitational potential. Scientists used the lander to test
this hypothesis, by sending radio signals to the lander on Mars, and
instructing the lander to send back signals. Scientists then found that the
observed signals matched the predictions of the theory of General
Relativity ( Shapiro delay).'. .
* 'In 1984, The group, Band-Aid, recorded 'Do They Know It's Christmas'/
The proceeds of the record went to Ethiopian famine relief. It was released
December 3. .
- From Wikipedia: 'The Martin B-26 Marauder was a World War II twin-engined
medium bomber built by the Glenn L. Martin Company from 1941 to 1945. First
used in the Pacific Theater in early 1942, it was also used in the
Mediterranean Theater and in Western Europe.
After entering service with the US Army, the aircraft received the
reputation of a Widowmaker due to the early models' high accident rate
during takeoffs and landings. The Marauder had to be flown at exact
airspeeds, particularly on final runway approach and when one engine was
out. The 150 mph (241 km/h) speed on short final runway approach was
intimidating to pilots who were used to much slower speeds, and whenever
they slowed down to speeds below what the manual stated, the aircraft would
stall and crash.
The B-26 became a safer aircraft once crews were re-trained, and after
aerodynamics modifications (an increase of wingspan and wing
angle-of-incidence to give better takeoff performance, and a larger
vertical stabilizer and rudder). After aerodynamic and design changes, the
aircraft distinguished itself as the chief bombardment weapon on the
Western Front according to a United States Army Air Forces dispatch from
1946. The Marauder ended World War II with the lowest loss rate of any
USAAF bomber.
A total of 5,288 were produced between February 1941 and March 1945 522 of
these were flown by the Royal Air Force and the South African Air Force. By
the time the United States Air Force was created as an independent service
separate from the Army in 1947, all Martin B-26s had been retired from US
service. The Douglas A-26 Invader then assumed the B-26 designation —
before officially returning to the earlier A for Attack designation in May
1966'.
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Banana Pudding Lovers Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
Health
American and National Diabetes Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care and Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
NET Cancer Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Vegan Month
Animal and Pet
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Other
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month
Family Stories Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
November is:
November origin (from Wikipedia): 'November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian
Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was
the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name
(from the Latin novem meaning 'nine') when January and February were added
to the Roman calendar.
'
'November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in
the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere
is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice
versa.'
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