…Dear Liza a Hole
While the origins of this day are unclear, this is a classic children’s song that most assuredly deserves a day to celebrate it.
National Hamburger Day
The idea of taking minced meat and putting it between two pieces of bread can be traced back to the days of Ghengis Khan. There are stories of sandwiches like hamburgers from Russia, Germany and all over the United States. In fact, there are so many different “inventors” of the hamburger in the US that [...]
A Quiescently Frozen Confection
Today is National Grape Popsicle Day. In 1905, 11-year old Frank Epperson invented the popsicle quite by accident. He left a stir stick in a mixture of powdered grape soda and water outside. That night, temperatures reached a record low and when Frank woke up the next morning, he found the drink had frozen to [...]
Sally Ride Day
Sally Ride was the first American Woman in space, and at the time of her first flight, she was the youngest person ever in space.
Towel Day
Since 2001, fans of the author Douglas Adams have celebrated May 25th as Towel Day. On this day everyone is encouraged to carry a towel everywhere they go.
It’s Fleece Was White As Snow
Today is Mary Had a Little Lamb Day. Did you know that the song, first published on this day in 1830, was inspired by an actual incident?
See a Penny, Pick it Up…
The penny has a long history. The first penny was minted in 790 AD in Great Britain. There are pennies minted in the last hundred years that are worth thousands of dollars today. Pennies are often called a nuisance coin today. There is little one can actually buy for a penny. As for pennies and [...]
National Maritime Day
National Maritime Day was established by Congress in 1933 to honor the contributions of the merchant marine. Merchant marines are civilians who have defended our freedom since 1775. On May 22, 1819, the SS Savannah set sail from New Orleans. It was the first transatlantic voyage by a steamship, and the beginning of modern merchant [...]
American Red Cross Day
Clara Barton and a circle of acquaintances founded the American Red Cross in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 1881. Barton first heard of the Swiss-inspired International Red Cross Movement while visiting Europe following the Civil War. Returning home, she campaigned for an American Red Cross society and for ratification of the Geneva Convention protecting the [...]
Just You Wait…
Today is Eliza Dolittle Day. Eliza is the heroine of My Fair Lady,, the musical adaptation of George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalian. As the story goes, Henry Higgins is a dialect expert who bets a friend of his that he can transform a peasant girl into a princess. Eliza, a flower girl, agrees to come [...]
Share your thoughts..