You know him, you love him, you’ve read about his naughty deeds. Okay, maybe you don’t love him, but dare we celebrate his birthday? What the hell, let’s! It’s NATIONAL MARQUIS DE SADE DAY! Born to an aristocratic family in Paris, France on June 2, 1740, Donatien Alphonse François de Sade was a revolutionary, a …
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She’s still the World’s Goddess, the Gold Standard for desirable women, her image familiar and identifiable to billions, and we wish her a Happy Birthday on NATIONAL MARILYN MONROE DAY! Born Norma Jeane Mortenson on June 1, 1926 in Los Angeles, the future Marilyn Monroe had a troubled childhood, the daughter of a mentally unstable …
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Ever since May 31, 1790, the symbol © has signified authorship and/or ownership of intellectual property, making today NATIONAL COPYRIGHT ACT DAY! It was President George Washington who signed the Copyright Act of 1790 into law. A copyright protects authors, or the commissioners of written works; from poems, plays, novels, songs, films to just about …
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While this day falls regrettably past Kentucky Derby Day, when Epsom Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky serves 120,000 of them, it does serve as a joyful harbinger of Summer for more than a few bourbon enthusiasts, NATIONAL MINT JULEP DAY! A Southern delicacy of the strong spirits variety, the Mint Julep is a simple mix …
It was never their idea to start shooting at anyone, they never started a single war. They finished every one of them, though, and too many paid with their lives. It is those who gave everything that we remember on this MEMORIAL DAY Today is about remembering our fallen soldiers, mostly very young men killed in …
If you think you never heard of Aaron Thibeaux Walker, think again on NATIONAL T-BONE WALKER DAY! Born of Black and Cherokee descent on May 28, 1910 in Linden, Texas, T-Bone Walker would give us “Stormy Monday” and the electric guitar as we know it. He also played piano, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and violin, but …
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You have to love when people do things they are told cannot be done. And when they do them with high style and breathtaking beauty, we’re all richer for their efforts. That’s why today we celebrate NATIONAL GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE DAY! The Golden Gate is the strait that joins San Francisco Bay to the Pacific …
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We live in an age of technical wizardry, milliseconds away from investigating everything under the sun. None of this would be possible without the act we celebrate on NATIONAL PAPER AIRPLANE DAY! A million little minds making a million paper airplanes every single day is the first lesson in aerodynamics for every generation since Orville and …
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You’re not the only one who wishes you could tap dance. The United States Congress does too, and set this day aside in 1989 as NATIONAL TAP DANCING DAY! Who’s your favorite? Fred Astaire, the Nicholas Brothers, Ginger Rogers, Gregory Hines, Gene Kelly, the Rockettes or Mr. Bojangles himself, Bill Robinson? Not only do you …
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Your inner diva is wondering where is yours. Your what, you ask? What else could it be on NATIONAL TIARA DAY! Life getting to you? Things didn’t turn out as planned? You’re depressed, you say? Well, not today you’re not, not with a tiara on your head! It’s common knowledge that everything is better when …
