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February 15 February 16

On this day in 1979, Paul Shirley (21) of The first newspaper convention
February 14 Australia, sucked a lifesaver for 4 hours
40 minutes. In honor of Paul's
was held on this day in Rochester,
Today is accomplishment, today we’ll celebrate NY. For
Valentine's Day, LifeSaver® Day Newspaper Day
so kiss somebody you love! by taking the same amount of time as it we’ll spend at least 15 minutes
takes us to suck (not chew) one lifesaver doing the puzzles from the
to just talk about things besides our newspaper today.
everyday life.

February 17 February 18 February 19


Today in 1936, the temperature Iceland: National Bun Day Beatles Fever
reached -58ºF in McIntosh, South Today, Iceland overflows with delicately made cream puffs or
"buns". These buns come in all different shapes and sizes, filled continued with the release of “Penny
Dakota, setting a state record. In with cream, jam, and sometimes drizzled in chocolate. Children Lane” and “Strawberry Fields” in 1967.
memory of frozen South Dakotans, love Bun Day because they wake up early and try to catch their
parents still in bed. If they do, they "beat" them out of bed with
Three years earlier, the UK flew a half-ton
we’ll celebrate their individually made Bolluvondur or "Bun Wands," which are of Beatles wigs to the US and changed
colorfully decorated with strips of paper and gleaming ribbon. The American hair forever.
Frostbite Education Day parents are then obligated to give their children one cream puff for
every "blow" received. Celebrate by listening to the best of the
by making hot chocolate and Today, we’ll eat gooey cinnamon rolls. Beatles.
sipping it sitting together outside

February 20 February 22
In honor of the oldest human, aged 77, to February 21 In 1989, the Fins Ministry of
orbit the Earth, today we celebrate In1958, the design for the famous
Public Health declared a sex
John Glenn Day peace symbol was completed. In honor
vacation to thwart stress. We’ll
on the anniversary of the first of its legacy, today is
call this
American manned orbital mission, The Day of World Peace F.Y.E.O. Day
also by John Glenn at age 41. We’ll
so we’ll take our neighbors a treat.
honor him by star- and satellite- and celebrate in our own way…
gazing tonight.

February 23 February 25
On this day in the 1940's, Gloria Castleton February 24 Today is
was born to John Nicholson Castleton and At Thanksgiving (on this day in
Floris June Potts, prompting all to Kuwait's National Day
1630), the natives introduced so raise your glass to this country, the
celebrate vigorously (and write many nice
notes to this wonderful woman we call pilgrims to Popcorn fourth richest in the world and home to
Mom). We’ll reminisce over a nice bowl of the fifth largest oil reserves. In honor
Happy Birthday, popcorn (air-popped, of course). of arbitrary gas prices, we’ll take a
nice walk around the block.
Mom Waddoups!
February 27 February 28
February 26 Today in 1860,
Today the tiny European country of
Luxembourg, just larger than Washington,
In 1916, Charlie Chaplin signed his D.C., celebrates
first film contract. To honor Abraham Lincoln
made an important speech, which led Burgsonndeg
Silent Film Day to his eventual election. In honor,
in which they celebrate the end of winter by
we’ll watch a classic Charlie building a bonfire so large it can be seen from all
we’ll count up and cash in our bordering countries. Luxembourg's largest exports
Chaplin. are postage stamps and pyromaniacs, so today
pennies.
you’ll (hopefully) receive a mysterious, burning love
letter in the mail.

March 1 March 2
Whuppity Scoorie Day Today, we celebrate National Reading Day and
the birth of the true great American author:
Today in Lanark, Lanarkshire Scotland, all the children gather
around St. Nicholas Church at 6:00 and when the “wee bell” is
rung the children begin to race around the church (counter-
Dr. Seuss
clockwise) three times, making noise and swinging a ball of paper (aka Theodor Giesel). Enjoy it by reading my
tied to a string above their heads as they go. At the end of their
three laps, coins are tossed by adults and the children scramble to favorite Dr. Seuss book, “Oh the Places You’ll
gather as many as possible. There is also a Whuppity Scoorie Go” and knowing that I do believe that you are
Storytelling Festival, held after the children are sent to bed.
off to great places. (And I’m glad to be along
We’ll celebrate by walking around the with you all the way.)
block.

March 3 March 5
In 1863, the Idaho territory was March 4 Back in 1994, the
formed, Today in 1984, Frank Aquilera set a World's Largest Milkshake
National Potato Day world Frisbee distance record of 168
meters. For
(chocolate, of course) hit the blender
was established, and the nation has at 1,955 gallons in Nelspruit, South
never been the same. Tonight for Record Challenge Day Africa. In memory, we’ll treat
dinner we’ll have Idaho potatoes: we’ll try to beat that record. ourselves to milkshakes (of a much
mashed, fried, and baked. smaller variety).

March 7 March 8
In 1909, the State of California declared Today is
March 6 today
International Women's Day
Today is Bird and Arbor Day celebrated only in China (our Communist
friend), Cuba (long live Fidel!),
World Day of Prayer. to commemorate the birth of the great
botanist Luther Burbank, whose plant Mauritania (our unknown African
Today we attend the temple together. prodigies include the Shasta Daisy, the neighbor), Mongolia (the land of the
spineless cactus, the Russet potato, and chosen frozen), and the USSR (which is
the white blackberry: the berry that no longer a recognized country). Go
crossed racial lines. In honor of his skills, women! Since you are a man, today we’ll
March 9 March 10 March 11
Baron Bliss Day On this day in 1963, Pete Rose debuted Because we love death, today we
celebrate
is a national holiday celebrated across Belize on or about with hits in his first two at bats in spring
this day every year. (The actual day of celebration moves
around to create the nearest convenient long weekend
training. In honor of Rose and his legacy, Johnny Appleseed Day
and is set by the Government – shouldn't we all be a little today has been set aside as on the anniversary of his death in 1845.
more Belizean?) The holiday is held in honour of one
Baron Bliss, the great benefactor who passed away on this National Bookie Day. For Schoolchildren across the nation rejoice
day in 1926, and whose $1.8 million Belizean gift our own celebration, we’ll play blackjack. by wearing pots on their heads and
continues to thrive. To pay it forward, we’ll donate $5 (or
Loser scrubs the toilet. spitting apple seeds, so we’ll have a seed-
more) to a good cause today.
spitting contest while wearing pots.

March 12 March 13 March 14


Today in Lesotho (a land-locked country Today in 1989, a geomagnetic storm caused On this day in 1950, the FBI's
entirely surrounded by the Republic of the Hydro-Quebec power grid to collapse,
South Africa) is
leaving 6 million people
10 Most Wanted Fugitives
Moshoeshoe's Day In The Dark
program began. Since then, 462 of the
491 have been located. In gratitude for
Although he had lost territory, King
Moshoeshoe never suffered a major military without power for 9 hours. Tonight, we’ll turn a safer community, today we’ll
defeat and retained most of his kingdom and out all the lights, light a candle, and talk introduce ourselves to a neighbor we
all of his culture. In remembrance, tonight we politics. don’t know.
play Risk.

March 16 March 17
March 15 Curlew Day in Umatilla OR Show your Irish Pride on
On this day 33 years ago, a child was Each year, the Long-billed Curlew arrives St. Patrick's Day
born to Kenneth Atwood Dunn and Itha at the Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge to just like the Irish Lesbians & Gays did in
LoRene Kesler. Today we honor her: partake in courtship rituals, mating, 1991 during their first-ever march in the St
Happy Birthday, nesting, and raising young. Three years
and a few weeks after this time, Mr. & Mrs.
Patrick's Day parade. (Since then, the phrase
“Kiss Me, I'm Irish” has taken new meaning.)
Mom Nance! Curlew go out on a date, and we shall Don’t forget to wear your green, and tonight
we’ll have a green dinner, complete with lime
follow suit.
jello.

March 18 March 19 March 20


Mason's De Molay Day Canberra (Australia) Day In 1947, a
Jacques De Molay served as the 23rd and officially last Grand
Master of the Knights Templar. He is probably the best known
is held on the second Monday in March each year, 180-metric ton blue whale
the culmination of a 10-day “Celebrate Canberra”
Templar besides the order's founder and first grand master,
festival where Canberrans are able to celebrate the
was caught in South Atlantic.
everyone's favorite, Hugues de Payens. De Molay promised to
reform the order and adjust it to the situation in the Holy Land; physical beauty, and cultural diversity and vibrancy At SeaWorld, Shamu could not be
however, he was unable to lead the Templars through the of their city. The Day commemorates and consoled at the loss of his cousin. In
inquisitions made against them and was burned at the stake in celebrates the official founding of Canberra on 12
Paris on March 18, 1314. In honor of De Molay and the other March 1913. The Canberra Citizen of the Year is
honor of his loss, tonight I sacrifice
Knights, tonight we’ll hold a special screening of National
Treasure.
named at this time. Today, I dub thee Nance Citizen and cook you seafood for dinner.
of the Year.
March 21 March 22 March 23
On this day in 1924, the first In 1994, the Dutch Each year on this day, the 188 members of the
World Meteorological Organization (including the
foreign language course was Ambassador to the US US) and the worldwide meteorological community
broadcast on WJZ radio in NYC. In celebrate
christens a new tulip:
commemoration fo World Meteorological Day
Foreign Language Day the Hillary Clinton. in recognition of the scientific and socio-economic
In honor of the prestigious flora, benefits derived from the expanded, wide-ranging
we’ll take time tonight for you to start and authoritative observations made in the context
we’ll take a walk, in a park or garden
teaching me the Russian alphabet. if we can. of WMO’s mandated activities in weather, climate
and water. Today, we eat cake.

March 24 March 25 March 26


This day in 1989 marks the Pecan Day (US) Tichborne Dole (Hampshire, England )
Exxon-Valdez -- Worst US Oil Spill Today we celebrate this tree and its
On her deathbed, Lady Mabella Tichborne asked her husband,
Sir Roger, to donate food to the needy regularly every year.
which spilled 11.3 million gallons off nut, native to south-central North Stingy Sir Roger agreed to give the corn from all the land which
his dying wife could crawl around whilst holding a blazing torch
Alaska. America and the state tree of Texas. in her hand. Lady Mabella covered 23 acres. Aware of her
Survivors of the exploratory oil well Ixtoc 1 husband's stingy character, Mabella added a curse - that should
blowout in the Gulf of Mexico nearly 10 years Typically found in pies and other the dole ever be stopped, seven sons would be born to the
earlier, which spilled an estimated 140 million dessets, today the pecan nut makes house, followed immediately by seven daughters, after which
the Tichborne name would die out and the ancient house fall
gallons of crude oil into the open sea, are on record its way into another Texan dish: tacos. into ruin. In memory of Lady Mabella, today we’ll make a
as saying, “So what?” (The Ixtoc blowout had a very donation to the food pantry.

March 28 March 29
In honor of John Comenius, today Czechoslovakia This day in 1959 marked the
March 27 celebrates
premiere of
In 1836, Teachers' Day
1st LDS Temple Dedicated John was a great spiritual leader and a pioneer in modern
educational methods, such as illustrated textbooks.
Some Like it Hot
in Kirtland, Ohio. Hetaught that education began in the earliest days of starring Marilyn Monroe & Jack
childhood and continued throughout life. He advocated Lemmon. The movie is one of
ATTEND THE TEMPLE TODAY! the formal education of women, an idea which was
unheard of in his day. He believed that learning, Time Magazine's 100 All-Time Best
spirituality and emotional growth were interconnected and Movies. We’ll watch it today,
should be pursued together. So, if you've ever learned
because “Nobody's perfect,”

March 30 March 31 April 1


On this day in 1858, Hymen Lipman was
granted a patent for a combined pencil In 1923 at the first recorded April Fool's Day!
Past hoaxes: (1957) BBC ran a special showing the Swiss
and eraser. Unfortunately for Mr. Lipman,
the Supreme Court later ruled that “a
Dance Marathon, harvesting spaghetti from trees and declaring that the
spaghetti weevil had been eradicated; hundreds of
pencil with an eraser is just a pencil with Alma Cummings set a record of 27 viewers contacted the network wondering how to grow
an eraser and not a new invention.” hours. Tonight, we host a little their own spaghetti trees. (1965) BBC (again!) announced
that they were running a trial run of “Smell-o-Vision”
Regardless of this, we’ll celebrate dance party of our own. which would allow odors to be transmitted over the
Pencil Day airwaves. Many viewers contacted the station reporting
the trial's success. In 2007, BBC ran a similar trial over the
by playing the connect-the-dots box internet.
April 2 April 3 April 4
Today is On this day in 1994, the first Back in 1974, Hank Aaron tied Babe
International Children’s Book Day roster for the Silver Bullets all- Ruth’s home run record with his 714th.
and female professional baseball team As a memoriam of true greatness and
Hans Christian Andersen’s Birthday, was announced. A special a marker of

*
so we’ll head to the library and screening of the classic movie
Day,
check out some new kids books. A League of Their Own I’ve created you this t-shirt.
is in order this evening.

April 5 April 7
Today in the year 2063, April 6 World Health Day
Earth's first contact with Happy Birthday, Jesus!
marks the founding of the World Health
Organization and is an opportunity to draw
extra-terrestrials: Vulcans Happy Anniversary, Church! worldwide attention to a subject of major
(according to Star Trek). importance to global health each year. World
Today, we attend the temple. Health Day 2010 focuses on urbanization and
Live long and prosper by watching health. Instead of driving anywhere today,
Star Trek. we’ll walk, ride a bike, or catch the bus.

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Today members of one of the world's Today, we honor a great world leader:
In 1990, Curtly Ambrose takes 8-
largest religions celebrate Churchill Day. 45 in cricket vs England at
Kambutsue - Buddha's Birthday As this legendary man once said, “I am Bridgetown. I wish I knew what
by washing the image of Buddha with fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats that meant, but instead, we’ll just
amache, a sweet tea, and by bringing look down on us. Pigs treat us as embrace the culture and watch
flowers to the temples. Today, we’ll equals.” And so it is. Ham in on the
bring flowers to a grave in need. menu for dinner tonight.
Lagaan.

April 11
In 1906, Einstein introduced his April 12 April 13
Today in 1979, the longest doubles
Theory of Relativity Today is
and future generations of students National Licorice Day Ping-Pong Match
groaned and decided to become English ended after 101 hours. We’ll have a
so we’ll bust open a bag of significantly shorter game when we play this
majors. In honor of physics and the laws
of motion, today we’ll go play at a Twizzlers and make mouths happy. evening.
playground.
April 14 April 16
Today is the day of the
April 15 Today, all of Puerto Rico fiestas for
On this day in 1452,
Burmese Water Festival. José De Diego's Birthday.
Anciently, this day was celebrated by pouring Leonardo da Vinci, Diego was not only a great poet but also a
water over each other in order to wash away Italian painter, sculptor, scientist, and jurist, journalist, essayist, orator, and
misdeeds. Today, however, the young people visionary, whose “code” was the politician. Known as the father of Puerto Rico's
in Burma celebrate by going out driving in unwilling subject of Dan Brown's best- modern independence movement, he is know
Jeeps, which normally only carry 6 people, more well-known for his politics than his
packed with as many as 25 people all singing
selling novel, was born.
poetry.
songs.

April 17 April 19
Today, thanks to the dedication of the Italian
April 18 Today Americans celebrate
Historical Society of America to give credit where On this day in 1994, John Parker Day
credit is due, New York, New Jersey, South
Carolina, Rhode Island, and Maine celebrate
Roseanne Barr Arnold filed in celebration of all of the minutemen
of the American Revolution. Parker was
Verrazano Day for divorce from Tom Arnold. the American farmer who commanded
in honor of their Florentine Mr. Arnold would later recall this day the Lexington militia on this day in
discoverer, Giovanni da Verrazano. fondly as “the happiest day of my life.” 1775 at the historic Battle of
Lexington: the first military

April 20 April 21 April 22


Sadly, on this day in 1999, the Today, both Belize and It was on this day in 1870
deadliest school shooting in US history Hong Kong celebrate their that a great leader was born,
occurred at Columbine High Queen's Birthday, causing his nation to
School creating perhaps the only similarity celebrate
in Littleton CO: 13 killed, 23 wounded. between these two diverse places. Lenin's Birthday!

April 23 April 25
Today the citizens of Bermuda April 24 On this day in 1976,
celebrate In 1989, Massachusetts declares Cub centerfielder Rick
Peppercorn Day, today "New Kids on the Monday rescues US flag
the day of the Peppercorn ceremony, when officials
collect one peppercorn (the dried fruit of the black Block Day" from 2 fans trying to set
pepper plant) as rent of the Old State House in Saint and shouldn't everyone be a little
George. Perhaps in relation to this holiday, in legal
bit more like Massachusetts? it on fire.
terms, a peppercorn is a very small payment used to
satisfy the the requirements for the creation of a legal “And I'm proud to be
an American...”
April 28
April 26 April 27 On this day in 2989,
In 1755, On this day in 1947, Iran protested the sale of
the first Russian university Babe Ruth Day "Satanic Verses" by Salman
was celebrated at Yankee Stadium Rushdie. Coincidentally, the country of
opened in Moscow. and through the United States. Argentina, where “Satanic Verses” topped
Yay higher education! Celebrate the Sultan of Swat today. the charts, ran out of money as well on
the same day.

April 29 May 1
April 30 Today, 66 nations of the world
In 1991, Today, in certain cantons of Switzerland,
a cyclone struck May Day Eve or Maitag Vorabend celebrate Labor Day
brings the planting of the Maitannli or May but since the US is not one of those
Bangladesh, pine tree. Bachelors find these in the forest nations, we Americans refer to today
killing 139,000 and leaving and plant them in front of their sweethearts' as
10 million homeless. houses to show their affection.
The Day That Proves That
Tragic, but cyclones are pretty awesome. Where's my tree, honey?
America Is Better.

May 2
Today, Antigua, Montserrat, May 3
St. Christopher and the USSR This day in 1919 marked
celebrate America's 1st passenger May 4
Labor Day flight,
but since the US, again, is not among
traveling from New York to Atlantic
the group, today is known as
City.
Just Another Day That Proves
That America Is Better.

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Dad's Birthday

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December 17
Because you were born
December 18
Because you were born
on this day, today is
December 16 on this day, today is
The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you!
The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you!

December 19 December 20 December 21


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!
December 22 December 23 December 24
Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

December 25 December 26 December 27


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

December 28 December 29 December 30


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

December 31 January 1 January 2


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!
January 3 January 4 January 5
Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 6 January 7 January 8


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 9 January 10 January 11


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 12 January 13 January 14


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!
January 15 January 16 January 17
Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 18 January 19 January 20


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 21 January 22 January 23


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 24 January 25 January 26


Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!
January 27 January 28 January 29
Because you were born Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is on this day, today is
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

January 30 January 31
Because you were born Because you were born
on this day, today is on this day, today is
February 1
The Day of Mark! The Day of Mark!
Festivities all around. I love you! Festivities all around. I love you!

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