With so many wonderful and unique daily celebrations it’s sometimes hard to keep track of them all, but today’s celebration happens to be one of our favorites because it’s Make Up Your Own Holiday Day. According to timeanddate.com, this unofficial holiday “honors all made-up holidays past, present, and future and encourages people to come up… Read More »
Calling all dog lovers… Is there anything sweeter and more exciting than the hugs, loving licks, (otherwise known as doggy kisses), and wagging tails of a puppy? Well get ready for cuteness overload because today we’re celebrating National Puppy Day! National Puppy Day was created in 2006 by America’s leading Pet Lifestyle Expert, Animal Behaviorist,… Read More »
You may have to take today’s holiday celebration with a grain of salt because it’s Potato Chip Day! Potato chips first showed up early in the 19th century, but the potato chip that we have grown to love today was actually created as a “joke.” The story goes that Tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt said his French… Read More »
Today we are celebrating National Earmuff Day, also known to some as Chester Greenwood Day. We celebrate this holiday every year to honor its inventor, fifteen year old Chester Greenwood, from Maine. In 1873, between walking 8 miles in the freezing weather to sell eggs, and his passion for skating at a nearby pond, Chester decided that… Read More »
Can you hear that? It’s the “Snap Crackle Pop” sound of today’s National Cereal Day holiday celebration! According to nationalcereal.com the invention of the now infamous breakfast cereal was actually due to the fact that “the American diet of the mid 1800’s was a poor one packed with protein, booze and caffeine. And that “cereal… Read More »
Today we are celebrating the “best-selling cookie in the United States”… It’s National Oreo Cookie Day! Oreo cookies have been a staple in our house for as long as I can remember, but there has always been an ongoing debate over the best way to eat an Oreo cookie. In our home we have a… Read More »
Today is National Chili Day, and we’re celebrating “all things chili” from Chili dogs, Chili burgers, Chili cheese fries, Chili stuffed baked potatoes and the list goes on and on. Chili is usually a spicy stew that may or may not include chili peppers, meat (chicken or beef), tomatoes and beans; seasonings may include… Read More »
Today we are celebrating National For Pete’s Sake Day, another one of the “official, unofficial holiday’s” (created by Tom and Ruth Roy of Wellcat Holidays) that many might consider falling into the “weird” but fun to say category! On this holiday we celebrate the “odd expression of amazement or frustration” when searching for that perfect… Read More »
Today’s holiday celebration is in the cards – It’s National Play More Cards Day! “One of the world’s most popular entertainments is a deck of cards, which contains thirteen each of four suits, highlighted by kings, queens and jacks, who are possibly the queen’s younger, more attractive boyfriends.” – Lemony Snicket Today’s holiday celebration is… Read More »
Happy National Bartenders Day and thank you Jeremiah “Jerry” P. Thomas (October 30, 1830 – December 15, 1885) the first American bartender and owner of his own saloons in New York City. Thomas was also known as “the father of American mixology,” and loved to show his creative side with his showmanship while preparing his… Read More »