Its August, everyones on vacation, including the creators of holidays, so todays list is short. Its National Banana Split Day and Smores Day. My favorite Banana Split was Fleegle, which one was yours? You can make interesting Smores with Peeps and a microwave. Dont cook them too long or they explode. Its a puzzlement as to why we have Duran Duran Appreciation Day. Finally, its the Christian Feast Day of Geraint of Dumnonia, who didnt actually exist. On this day in history in 610 Muhammad began to receive the Quran, in 1519 Magellan set sail to circumnavigate the globe, in 1628 the Vasa sank only to became a tourist destination centuries later, in 1787 Mozart completed Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, in 1793 the Musee du Louvre opened, in 1821 Missouri became a state, in 1833 Chicago was incorporated, in 1846 the Smithsonian Institution was created, in 1866 the first transatlantic phone call was made, in 1869 moving pictures were patented, in 1889 the screw cap was patented, in 1897 the Royal Auto Club was established, in 1932 a meteorite hit Archie MI, in 1934 Babe Ruth announced his retirement, in 1948 the ABC Network went on the air and Candid Camera premiered, in 1949 the War Department was renamed, in 1961 Agent Orange was first used, in 1978 the first Ford Pinto exploded, in 1981 the Richard Nixon Museum closed, in 1985 Michael Jackson bought the Beatles, in 1990 Magellan landed on Venus, in 1994 the last British troops left Hong Kong, in 2003 the first marriage was performed in space, and in 2006 toiletries were banned from commercial flights. Birthdays today for Rhonda Fleming, Marie-Claire Alain, Kees van Kooten, Betsy Johnson, Ronnie Spector, Ian Anderson, Patti Austin, Remy Girard, Charlie Peacock, Peter Robbins, Rosanna Arquette, Mark Price, Antonio Banderas, Jon Farriss, Aaron Hall, Michael Bivins, Pete Docter, Justin Theroux, Angie Harmon, Natsumi Abe, Devon Aoki, Kylie Jenner, Bob Thoma, and Brenda Bryan.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 15:25:07 +0000
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