National Day Calendar
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September 8, 2022 - National Honey Month | National School Picture Day
September 08, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 8th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate liquid gold and awkward moments. Bees work very hard to make honey. In fact, a hive can produce up to 100 pounds of the sweet stuff each year. To put that in perspective, it takes approximately 768 bees who fly over 55,000 miles to visit 2 million flowers just to make a single pound of honey. And thank goodness that they do because not only does honey power the hive, it has tremendous health benefits for humans a...
September 7, 2022 - National Salami Day | National Beer Lover's Day
September 07, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 7th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate learning how the sausage is made and a top down love for beer. The Latin word “salumen” means a mixture of salted meats. Salami is a generic term used to describe any encased meat product, but in Italy this typically means pork. In the same way that cheeses are named for the place in which they’re made, salami is more specifically identified by its native region. This could be Salame di Felino from Parma or Soppre...
September 6, 2022 - National Coffee Ice Cream Day | National Read A Book Day
September 06, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 6th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a sweet breakfast buzz and taking a virtual trip. You’ve heard the phrase “when in Rome…” but if you can’t hop a plane to Italy just now, why not mix things up with a sweet twist on breakfast? Apparently it’s perfectly acceptable in Sicily to start the day with coffee flavored gelato tucked inside fresh brioche bread. Uh, yum! Italians also make a dessert called Affogato which means “drowned” and you guessed it, a...
September 5, 2022 - National Cheese Pizza Day | Labor Day
September 05, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 5th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate perfectly simple pies and taking a break. Whoever said, “Love is all you need” forgot about cheese, and if we are talking about pizza then cheese is definitely all you need. Dating back to ancient Greece, the simple flatbread known as pita was topped with olive oil, herbs and cheese, and it’s here that our love affair with pizza was born. Fast forward to Naples, Italy, in 1889 when a pizza with the colors of the I...
September 4, 2022 - National Newspaper Carrier Day | National Wildlife Day
September 04, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 4th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a famous paperboy and the call of the wild. When a young boy answered an ad in the New York Sun, looking for “steady men” to sell newspapers, little did he know that he would change history. On this day in 1933, 10 year old Barney Flaherty answered the call. His attitude was so sincere that the publisher hired him on the spot. From then on, the infamous shout of: “Get your papers here!” was heard on street corner...
September 3, 2022 - National Welsh Rarebit Day | National Tailgating Day
September 03, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 3rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate poor man’s rabbit and a party on the go. We all know that nicknames have a way of sticking with us. Take the name “Welsh Rarebit” for example. This basic dish of toasted wheat bread with cheddar cheese sauce contains no actual rabbit and was originally called caws pobi in 16th Century Wales. The English dubbed the meal Welsh Rarebit towards the end of the 18th century as a nod to “poor man’s rabbit.” Apparently th...
September 2, 2022 - Fall Hat Month | National College Colors Day
September 02, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 2nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate topping things off and showing our true colors. The image of the bowler derby immediately calls to mind British gentlemen walking around the streets of London. But this chapeau was conceived for the countryside. Edward Cook, a British politician, wanted a hat that was well suited for hunting. The traditional hats at the time were tall and would be knocked off when walking or riding through trees. Cook wanted somet...
September 1, 2022 - National Chicken Boy Day | National Burnt Ends Day
September 01, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to September 1st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate new beginnings and burnt ends. During its heyday, Route 66 offered beautiful scenery and lots of fun places to stop along the way. Chicken Boy was one of the most famous of these roadside attractions. The fried chicken restaurant boasted a giant statue of a man with a chicken’s head that welcomed visitors to the city of Los Angeles. But when a new highway system made Route 66 obsolete, many of the stops went out o...
August 31, 2022 - National Matchmaker Day | National Trail Mix Day
August 31, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 31st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cupid’s little helpers and snacks that go the distance. Before online dating sites, the art of matchmaking was devised by a few brave souls who were willing to fire cupid’s arrows. When Kat McClain got fed up with cupid’s algorithms, she turned to a professional matchmaking service to try things the old fashioned way. They matched her with Kevin Biely and the two agreed to record their first date. The difference was...
August 30, 2022 - National Beach Day | National Toasted Marshmallow Day
August 30, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 30th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate finding our happy place and dessert on a stick. Someone once said, “Happiness is a day at the beach.” That pretty much sums it up! The beach can be the very best place to get away from it all, with the smell of the salty air, the sand crunching between your toes and the sound of waves crashing into the shore. Just thinking about it makes you want to hop in the car and drive to the ocean. And if you want to avoid the...
August 29, 2022 - National Chop Suey Day | National Lemon Juice Day
August 29, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 29th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate odds and ends and counting the ways we love lemon. It is believed that the name chop suey means “assorted pieces” and this name fits the hodgepodge of myths surrounding its creation. Though the Chinese don’t claim the dish, they are usually at the heart of its stories, which go back as far as the 1860s. A Chinese chef in San Francisco was reportedly called upon to serve something to drunken miners after hours. He ha...
August 28, 2022 - National Power Rangers Day | National Red Wine Day
August 28, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 28th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cheesy shows and seeing red. If you’re a fan of Zordon or Rita Repulsa, then you know exactly what we’re celebrating today. Although this kid’s show was pieced together with old footage from a Japanese TV show, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers was a huge hit in 1993. Five teenagers transformed into...well Power Rangers, who then merged into a giant robot that fought monsters. Yeah, it sounds crazy, but if you grew up i...
August 27, 2022 - National Just Because Day | National Pots De Crème Day
August 27, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 27th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate doing things “just because” and getting to the good stuff. When was the last time you did something “just because?” Have you ever stopped to think about what saying “yes” instead of “no” might do for your life? For Shonda Rhimes it all started at a family Thanksgiving dinner when her sister pointed out that she always said no to everything! When the self proclaimed introvert challenged herself to a year of saying ye...
August 26, 2022 - National Women's Equality Day | National Dog Day
August 26, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 26th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate women’s rights and man’s best friend. On this day in 1920 the United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women full and equal voting rights. While it may sound preposterous today, this amendment was 80 years in the making, if you take into account that the seeds of unrest were sown in the early 1800s. That’s when Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with Martha Wright, M...
August 25, 2022 - National Park Service Founders Day | National Banana Split Day
August 25, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 25th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the great outdoors and one clever apprentice. After serving in the Union Army during the Civil War, Ferdinand Hayden did geographical surveys of the Grand Canyon and what would become the Western United States. One particular region of Northwestern Wyoming caught his attention and he petitioned the government to explore and document this area. Along with photographer William Henry Jackson and painter Thomas Moran, h...
August 24, 2022 - National Peach Pie Day | National Waffle Day
August 24, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 24th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Summertime’s freshest pie and a tasty debate. Summertime means the freshest crops and the most delicious fruit. In Georgia that means peaches. Sure, California grows more of them than any other state, but in Georgia they have a reputation for being the best. Maybe that’s because to this day there are no major processing operations there. The good news for bakers is that Georgia peaches are always picked fresh and ar...
August 23, 2022 - National Sponge Cake Day | National Ride The Wind Day
August 23, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 23rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate challenging new heights in the kitchen and on the runway. One of the most difficult cakes for bakers to master is the sponge cake. And if you are intrigued by this challenge, here are a few tips to ensure your success. Start with sifting the cake flour which makes for a lighter batter. Cake flour is more finely milled and produces a finer crumb. For egg whites that whip to the highest heights use only the freshest e...
August 22, 2022 - National Bao Day | National Tooth Fairy Day
August 22, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 22nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate food that takes a bow and magical dentistry. During the Three Kingdoms era of China, a general and his troops found their way home was blocked by a raging river. The river god told the general that passage would only be granted if he cut off 50 of his soldiers’ heads and threw them into the river. Instead, the general ordered his cooks to create buns that looked like heads and threw them in the river instead. And, a...
August 21, 2022 - National Spumoni Day | National Senior Citizen Day
August 21, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 21st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate stylish ice cream and late bloomers. No one does style quite like the Italians and as the popularity of gelato spread across Europe, ice cream makers had to find a way to ship it more efficiently. Chefs in Italy created Neapolitan ice cream, which was one big block with multiple flavors. And in the 1800s when Italian immigrants in New York began shipping it over from Europe they called this treat spumoni, after thei...
August 20, 2022 - National Radio Day | National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day
August 20, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 20th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate amazing mashups in the kitchen and in the lab. Few things are as sweet as the Southern favorite pecan pie, but when someone decided to add chocolate, this candy-like dessert went over the top. Pecan trees are native to the American South, and this classic pie sprung up in the region around the late 1800s. Though sugar pies with a mixture of eggs, sugar and flavorings existed throughout Europe before then, the additi...
August 19, 2022 - National Potato Day | National Aviation Day
August 19, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 19th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate playing with our food and more than a century in the wild blue yonder. For as long as anyone can remember, parents have told their children to not play with their food. But Mr. Potato Head changed that. In the late 1940s, Mr. Potato Head—or at least parts of him—were included in cereal boxes. Kids would collect the body parts and piece them together with actual potatoes to make the character. It wasn’t until the 196...
August 18, 2022 - National Pinot Noir Day | National Fajita Day
August 18, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 18th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate fussy grapes and a satisfying sizzle. Pinot noir grapes are notoriously hard to grow. Too much weather variation can ruin a crop very quickly. Plus, the grapes grow in tight, cone-like clusters, which can be a problem because the fruit is extremely thin-skinned. This growth pattern is what gives the grape—and the wine—its name. The clusters look a bit like pine cones, and the skin is dark. Pinot noir. Oenophiles kno...
August 17, 2022 - Black Cat Appreciation Day | National Nonprofit Day
August 17, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 17th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cool cats and doing something good. Perspective is everything. Take, for example, the black cat. In Ancient Egypt, cats were considered a sign of good luck. This is because felines helped to keep rats and mice away from food in storage. But in Europe, the same animal was seen as unlucky. As you’ve no doubt heard, a black cat crossing your path is bad luck. Mythology of Greek and Norse gods of the underworld were con...
August 16, 2022 - National Rum Day | National Roller Coaster Day
August 16, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 16th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the need for speed and the spirit of the islands. Roller coasters attract adrenaline junkies to amusement parks around the world. These rides are thrilling and sometimes scary. But oddly enough, they were invented to keep people away from drinking and gambling. LaMarcus Adna Thompson built the first roller coaster in Coney Island, New York and it became very popular. The cars were powered only by gravity and sometim...
August 15, 2022 - National Relaxation Day | National Lemon Meringue Pie Day
August 15, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 15th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate kicking up our feet and a cheerful pastry. The world seems to go a million miles an hour and we all need time to ourselves to decompress. For some, it’s meditation. For others, it’s getting a massage. And for a select few, it’s putting your feet in water and letting small fish chew away at dead skin. No really. That’s a thing. Fish pedicures are perfectly safe but it’s not for the squeamish. The point is that anythi...
August 14, 2022 - National Creamsicle Day | National Code Talkers Day
August 14, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 14th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a frozen success and a code that changed the game. You may have heard that the Popsicle was invented by a kid. That kid was 11 year old Frank Epperson, who kept right on dreaming after the huge success of his first frozen treat. At an age when most of us are trying out a paper route, young Frank experimented with vanilla ice cream covered in a shell of orange sherbert that he eventually called the Epsicle. Ok, so na...
August 13, 2022 - National Filet Mignon Day | National Bowling Day
August 13, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 13th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cute steaks and a game with a checkered past. If you’ve ever wondered, “Where’s the beef?” after being served a filet mignon, then it’s probably not the steak for you. Mignon means “cute” in French and while filet refers to the most quality cut of the tenderloin, beauty is definitely in the eye of the beholder. The French use the term filet mignon to describe pork not steak and you would have to ask for filet de boe...
August 12, 2022 - National Middle Child Day | National Vinyl Record Day
August 12, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 12th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate rocking the world and rocking around the clock. What do Abraham Lincoln, Walt Disney, and Thor have in common? Go ahead. Take a second to think about it. Give up? They’re all middle children. Well, not the actual Thor. It’s Chris Hemsworth—the actor who plays him. And oddly enough, so is Tom Hiddleston, who plays Loki right beside him. Middle children are often ignored while their parents lavish attention on their o...
August 11, 2022 - National Raspberry Bombe Day | National Presidential Joke Day
August 11, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 11th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate desserts and one liners that are da bomb. When something is really great, we say it’s “the bomb.” But back in the day we called a bombe dessert. This molded confection that’s layered with ice cream, fruit and nuts gets its name from its resemblance to a cannonball. These beauties showed up in the French cookbooks of the 1880s, when Europeans went over the top making food look festive. Though it’s unclear if the dome...
August 10, 2022 - National Golf Month | National S'mores Day
August 10, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 10th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a trying sport and a tried and true dessert. Few pastimes have inspired so much anger and frustration as golf. For something so popular, it sure makes people angry. Take, for example, Winston Churchill, who called the sport “…a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an even smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.” Even pro golfers aren’t immune. PGA champion Gardner Dickinson lam...
August 9, 2022 - National Veep Day | National Book Lovers Day
August 09, 2022 02:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 9th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate leaders who made a contribution for better or worse. When you vote for a President, the Vice President is part of the package, but originally things were quite different. In our country’s early years, the office went to whomever finished with the second most electoral votes. That was until the election of 1800, when Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied for second place. The messy outcome led to the passage of the 12t...
August 8, 2022 - National Dollar Day | National Sneak Some Zucchini Into Your Neighbor's Porch Day
August 08, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 8th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a well traveled bill and an overzealous fruit. Here in the United States, it’s estimated that one dollar bills exchange hands at least 110 times a year. And because they’re passed around so frequently, they have a shorter lifespan than our larger currency. A one dollar bill lasts only about 6 years, whereas a one hundred dollar bill can last up to 15 years. Most paper would tear or fade from all that use, but here in...
August 7, 2022 - National Sandwich Month | Purple Heart Day
August 07, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 7th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a moveable feast and the oldest military honor. John Montagu was obsessed with gambling. So much so that he played cards for hours on end, even forgetting at times to eat. Then one day, he devised a meal that could be eaten with one hand. He requested that a servant bring him some meat between two pieces of bread, and thus the Earl of Sandwich created the, well, the sandwich. Since then, this portable meal has become...
August 6, 2022 - National Mustard Day | National Root Beer Float Day
August 06, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 6th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate an age old condiment and the quest for perfect flavor. On this day we celebrate one of the oldest condiments in the history of the world. No, it’s not that long-forgotten bottle of ketchup in the back of your fridge. It’s mustard. The ancient Romans ground mustard seeds into a powder which they combined with vinegar to make a paste. As the Roman Empire spread across Europe, so did the love of this condiment. Househol...
August 5, 2022 - International Beer Day | National Work Like A Dog Day
August 05, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 5th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate beers and dogs that go the distance. When German immigrants arrived in the United States, they introduced America to lager beers, a traditional German style. So it’s ironic that lagers became popular during World War II at a time when our country hated everything German. American soldiers serving in Europe discovered the brew and loved it. Lagers had lower alcohol content than ales and came in cans, for easy transpor...
August 4, 2022 - National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day | National IPA Day
August 04, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 4th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate one smart cookie and a bitter beer. Ruth Wakefield ran the Toll House Inn with her husband in Whitman, Massachusetts. Ruth was a renowned baker, but she is best known for adding semisweet chocolate to her butterscotch cookie dough. This recipe became a regional favorite, and during World War II it caused a cookie craze. Soldiers from Massachusetts that were stationed overseas began to receive chocolate chip cookies ...
August 3, 2022 - National Grab Some Nuts Day | National Watermelon Day
August 03, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 3rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate protein on the go and Summertime’s juiciest fruit. Nuts have been a healthy snack for thousands of years. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon featured pistachio trees. And the Ancient Greeks believed that hazelnuts could cure baldness. But here in America, the most popular nut is actually a legume. Thanks to the cartoon character known as Mr. Peanut, this snack has enjoyed one of the best ad campaigns of all time. In 191...
August 2, 2022 - National Coloring Book Day | National Ice Cream Sandwich Day
August 02, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 2nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate two old school ways to treat the kid in all of us. Any kid who’s spent a rainy afternoon cooped up in the house with a coloring book owes a debt of gratitude to Kate Greenaway. The Victorian-era artist became famous for her work with popular children’s authors of the day. In the late 1800s, she teamed up with the McLaughlin Brothers to put together a book of black and white drawings that would later be known as color...
August 1, 2022 - National Girlfriends Day | Happiness Happens Month
August 01, 2022 07:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to August 1st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate our gal pals and the other things that make us happy too. While these two redheads were both comedians, their age gap of 22 years made them an unlikely pair. But when Lucille Ball first saw Carol Burnett in an off-Broadway production of Once Upon A Mattress, she had to go backstage and pay her respects to this funny gal. On their very first meeting Lucy told Carol, “Kid, if you need me for anything, give me a call.” ...
July 31, 2022 - National Mutt Day | National Avocado Day
July 31, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 31st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the extraordinary deeds of an ordinary breed and a mighty fruit. No one is really sure how the scruffy little dog named Owney came to be at a post office in Albany, NY. He just showed up one day and became a part of the team. People speculate that Owney was attracted to the smell of the leather mail bags, which he even followed onto trucks and trains! Soon he was escorting mail carriers all around the state and the c...
July 30, 2022 - National Cheesecake Day | National Peach Month
July 30, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 30th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate healthy cheesecake and a juicy Summer fruit. Family recipes often get passed down through several generations before anyone thinks to write them down. According to historical records, the Ancient Greeks invented cheesecake over 4,000 years ago. It was considered a healthy food that was a good source of energy. So much so that Olympic athletes would eat it before competitions. Cheesecake was even served as a wedding c...
July 29, 2022 - National Lipstick Day | National Chicken Wing Day
July 29, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 29th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a perfect pucker and a bar food favorite. Lipstick has sparked some controversy throughout the ages, and it may surprise you to learn who was on each side of the argument. George Washington himself wore lip rouge. Winston Churchill believed that lip color boosted morale in an excellent way. On the other hand Queen Victoria thought it was impolite to color your lips and in the 1770s, British Parliament banned lipstick...
July 28, 2022 - National Milk Chocolate Day | National Waterpark Day
July 28, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 28th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate savoring the sweet life and a Summer oasis. We can all thank the Mayans and Aztecs for bringing us drinking chocolate, but today we celebrate the sweet candy bars that most of us crave. It was a Dutch chemist who invented the process of separating cocoa butter from cacao in the early 1800s. But in 1875 when Daniel Peter added powdered milk to chocolate liquor, the milk chocolate lovers rejoiced. Here in North America ...
July 27, 2022 - National Crème Brûlée Day | National Scotch Day
July 27, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 27th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the “essence of smooth” with a sweet dessert and a dram of class. If someone offered you a dish called “burnt cream” you’d most likely say no thanks. But say it in French and you get the much more appealing “crème brûlée.” It starts off with cream that is steeped with vanilla, sugar and egg yolks that all end up in a warm bath that is baked to perfection in the oven. With a crisp, burnt sugar shell, this creamy custa...
July 26, 2022 - National Bagelfest Day | National All Or Nothing Day
July 26, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 26th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a courtly carb and risking it all. In the 17th Century an Austrian baker presented the King of Poland with a new creation. Based on the king’s love of horses, the baker made a circular, doughy bread shaped like a stirrup, or “boogel.” Rumor has it that bagels have been a favorite in Poland ever since. And when Polish immigrants set up bakeries in New York’s Lower East Side, people in the United States started celebra...
July 25, 2022 - National Wine And Cheese Day | National Merry-Go-Round Day
July 25, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 25th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a dynamic duo and the ride that proves what comes around goes around. According to Greek Mythology, Aristaeus was the god of olive-growing, bee-keeping, and…most importantly…cheese-making. To add to his repertoire, he asked his uncle to teach him how to make beer and wine. And as far as teachers go, Aristaeus couldn’t ask for a better one. Because his uncle, Dionysus was also the god of wine. We can’t be sure, but th...
July 24, 2022 - National Tequila Day | National Amelia Earhart Day
July 24, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 24th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate legends of the still and the sky. Tequila dates back to the 16th century when Cortez and his Spanish conquistadors arrived in North America. While they didn’t think much of the fermented mezcal wine, the Spanish introduced the copper still and a legendary improvement was forged. Today the production of tequila is protected by law in Mexico and must be produced in the town for which it is named in the State of Jalisco...
July 23, 2022 - National Day Of The Cowboy | National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 23, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 23rd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the spirit that won the old West and an ice cream that stands out from the crowd. Many of us have wondered what it would be like to completely reinvent ourselves. In the late 1800s, all it took was to move to the American West. Take for example John Henry Holliday. He came from a respectable family in Georgia and studied dentistry in Philadelphia. After a few years, he moved his practice to Dallas, Texas. But then Jo...
July 22, 2022 - National Rat Catcher's Day | National Hammock Day
July 22, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 22nd, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate paying your dues and taking it easy. The small town of Hamelin, Germany found itself overrun by rats. One day a man arrived in Hamelin wearing brightly colored clothes and playing a flute. He told the townspeople that he could get rid of the vermin that plagued their homes. His flute music not only hypnotized the rats, they followed him out of town. But when the man returned to collect his payment, the people refused...
July 21, 2022 - National Be Someone Day | National Junk Food Day
July 21, 2022 03:00 - 3 minutesWelcome to July 21st, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate making a difference and the good things that come in small packages. Project Harmony founded National Be Someone Day to help end child abuse and bring communities together through education and awareness. They remind us that it only takes a few seconds to make a difference in a child’s life and by taking the pledge to report what we see, the results can last a lifetime. Today there are so many worthwhile organization...