1. National Sibling Day—celebrating if not an only child your brothers and sisters.
2. ASPCA Day—celebrating the the formation of the ASPCA on this day in 1866; an an organization which for 149 years has been on the front lines to prevent cruetly to animals.
3. 1963 Number One Song—celebrating the number one song on this day in 1963, as part of a four week run, He’s So Fine, a song that any male teen thought was about him, by the Chiffons, a top all female group of the 60’s. Here is a music video of the Chiffon’s performance of He’s So Fine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rinz9Avvq6A
4. National Cinnamon Crescent Day—celebrating that perfect way to start a breakfast with a cresent roll accented in cinnamon.
5. Now This Is a Knife Day—commemorating not that immortal line by Paul Hogan in Crocodile Dundee but rather the birthday of Jim Bowie famous for the Bowie Knife and one of the defenders of the Alamo.
On this day in
a. 1710 to the joy of authors and artists the Statute of Anne, the first law regulating copyright, took effect in England.
b. 1872 the first Arbor
Day was celebrated in Nebraska
c. 1916 the Professional
Golfers Association was formed. d. 1953 Warner Brothers distributed its first 3D movie House of Wax.
e. 2014 Kathleen Sibelius finally resigned as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services following a botched and incredibly expensive roll out of Obamacare.
Reflections on the ASPCA: “l I love animals, always have, and it seemed natural to help the ASPCA. Animals have no voice of their own, so we have to be their voice.” Laurell Hamilton, noted American romance and fantasy author
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