NATIONAL HOLE IN MY BUCKET DAY Today’s “wacky holiday” is in honor of the fun children’s song “There’s a Hole in My Bucket”. May 30, of each year, celebrates National Hole in My Bucket Day. This song has a nice “catchy” tune and is based on a conversation, between Henry and Liza, about a leaky bucket. It describes a deadlock situation as follows: “Henry has got a leaky bucket, and Liza tells him to repair it. But to fix the leaky bucket, he needs straw. To cut the straw, he needs a knife. To sharpen the knife, he needs to wet the sharpening stone. To wet the stone, he needs water. However, when Henry asks how to get the water, Liza’s answer is “in a bucket”. It is implied that only one bucket is available — the leaky one, which, if it could carry water, would not need repairing in the first place.” (Wikipedia) The earliest known archetype of this song goes way back to the 1700′s in Germany and since then there have been many varying versions throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, both in Germany and in the United States. NATIONAL HOLE IN MY BUCKET DAY HISTORY We were unable to find the creator and origin of National Hole in My Bucket Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LOOMIS DAY Loomis Day is annually celebrated across the nation on May 30. Washington, DC dentist, Mahlon Loomis, received a US patent on wireless telegraphy in this day in 1872. Backed up by an experiment in the mountains of Virginia, the patent, titled “An Improvement in Telegraphing,” described how to do without wires. Born on July 21, 1826, Mahlon Loomis was a dentist, the inventor of artificial teeth and the earliest inventor of wireless communication. Loomis died on October 13, 1886. LOOMIS DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of Loomis Day, an “unofficial” national holiday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NATIONAL MINT JULEP DAY National Mint Julep Day is celebrated annually on May 30. Each year, on this day, people around the country join together for a glass of mint julep! This refreshing southern classic is a traditional drink of the Kentucky Derby. Traditionally a mint julep is made with mint leaf, bourbon, sugar and water. In the Southern states, where mint julep is more associated with the cuisine, spearmint is the mint of choice. Preparation of the drink may vary from one bartender to another. It is believed that the mint julep originated in the southern United States sometime during the 18th century. The term “julep” is generally defined as a sweet drink, particularly one used as a vehicle for medicine. During the 19th century Americans also enjoyed gin-based julep. Each year almost 120,000 mint julep is served at Churchill Downs over the two-day period of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby. May, 2008 – Churchill Downs unveiled the world’s largest mint julep glass. ( 6-foot tall) Enjoy a mint julep on this nice spring day! NATIONAL MINT JULEP DAY HISTORY Within our research, we were unable to find the creator or origin of National Mint Julep Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
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