TODAY IS NATIONAL DOG DAY, WOMENS EQUALTITY DAY AND CHERRY POPSICLE DAY. National Dog Day.“A dog is man’s best friend”. Annually celebrated on August 26, it is National Dog Day. This day encourages dog ownership of all breeds, mixed and pure, and embraces the opportunity for all dogs to live a happy, safe and “abuse-free life”. Dogs give us companionship, they keep us safe and they aid those in need. It is a goal, for many on National Dog Day, to find homes for all dogs in need of a loving family. The goal of the National Dog Day foundation is to rescue 10,000 dogs each year. NATIONAL WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY On August 26, 1920, women in the United States were granted the right to vote when the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution was certified. (The amendment had actually been introduced many years earlier in 1878). August 26, 2014 is National Cherry Popsicle Day. It’s National Cherry Popsicle Day! According to legend, an eleven-year-old boy named Frank Epperson accidentally invented the popsicle in 1905. He was stirring up a soft drink when he got distracted and left the cup and the stirring stick out on his front porch overnight. The next morning he discovered a delicious frozen treat with a convenient stick handle!
Posted on: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:46:35 +0000