December 15, 2021 - Cat Herders Day | Bill Of Rights Day

Welcome to December 15, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate impossible jobs and inalienable rights. 
Have you heard the expression; “It’s like herding cats?” This refers to a job that’s so tedious it requires the patience of a saint: Kindergarten teacher, wildlife photographer, sound engineer. Marlo, did you let a cat in the studio? Because John can totally add that in later. If you find that nothing stays where you put it or your team is off in left field when you’re in the right, you’re not alone. If this sounds a lot like your job, feel free to celebrate Cat Herders Day, by taking the day off.
The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are more commonly known as the Bill of Rights. Congress created 14 official copies of the original document, one for the federal government and one for each of the original 13 states. It turns out the copies were a good precaution, as somehow four of them went missing. North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights was stolen by a Union soldier during the Civil War and was missing for almost 140 years before the FBI tracked it down. Two other copies have been found over the years. One is housed in the Library of Congress, and the other is kept at the New York Public Library. Thankfully these rights are inalienable and while the paper version may go missing, on Bill of Rights Day we celebrate the permanence of this most important document.  
I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.
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Welcome to December 15, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate impossible jobs and inalienable rights. 

Have you heard the expression; “It’s like herding cats?” This refers to a job that’s so tedious it requires the patience of a saint: Kindergarten teacher, wildlife photographer, sound engineer. Marlo, did you let a cat in the studio? Because John can totally add that in later. If you find that nothing stays where you put it or your team is off in left field when you’re in the right, you’re not alone. If this sounds a lot like your job, feel free to celebrate Cat Herders Day, by taking the day off.

The first 10 amendments to the US Constitution are more commonly known as the Bill of Rights. Congress created 14 official copies of the original document, one for the federal government and one for each of the original 13 states. It turns out the copies were a good precaution, as somehow four of them went missing. North Carolina’s copy of the Bill of Rights was stolen by a Union soldier during the Civil War and was missing for almost 140 years before the FBI tracked it down. Two other copies have been found over the years. One is housed in the Library of Congress, and the other is kept at the New York Public Library. Thankfully these rights are inalienable and while the paper version may go missing, on Bill of Rights Day we celebrate the permanence of this most important document.  

I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day.

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