National Go Barefoot Day / World Milk Day

National Go Barefoot Day June 1 There are certain times when nothing feels better than talking off one’s shoes and going barefoot. Like after a long day at work and your feet feel like they are in a shoe...

Save Your Hearing Day / National Smile Day

Save Your Hearing Day May 31 Sound is a vital and joyous part of the world we inhabit, and we should never take our ability to enjoy sound and music for granted. Sadly, studies show that we are not...

Memorial Day / National Artichoke Day

Memorial Day May 30 Memorial Day was formerly known as Decoration Day and was originally intended to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who had fallen in the American Civil War. Memorial Day was originally observed on May 30...

Pink Flamingo Day / National Paperclip Day

Pink Flamingo Day May 29 Pink Flamingo Day was declared in 2007 by Dean Mazzaralla, the mayor of Leominster, MA to honor the creator of the plastic lawn flamingo, Don Featherstone, a native of the city. His first pink...

National Hamburger Day / Whooping Crane Day

National Hamburger Day May 28 Hamburgers got their name from Hamburg, Germany where a cut of beef called the "Hamburg Steak" is from. This evolved into what we now know as the hamburger. In 1921, Walter A. Anderson (a...

Sierra Club Day / National Brisket Day

Sierra Club Day May 27 The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by a group of Californians who wished to sponsor wilderness outings in “the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast.” The naturalist John Muir was its first president...

National Paper Airplane Day / Blueberry Cheesecake Day

National Paper Airplane Day May 26 According to paperplanedepot.com (which is a great resource on how to make paper planes), the longest time flying a paper aircraft is currently 29.2 sec and was achieved by Takuo Toda, in Fukuyama...

Tap Dance Day / National Wine Day

Tap Dance Day May 25 Tap dance is thought to have begun in the mid-1800s during the rise of minstrel shows. Known as Master Juba, William Henry Lane became one of the few black performers to join an otherwise...

National Waiters And Waitresses Day / Chardonnay Day

National Waiters and Waitresses Day May 21 The next time you dine out, beside leaving a gratuity, say a few nice words of appreciation to you waiter or waitress. It’s a really tough job. But, every once in...

National Tennis Month / Stars & Stripes Forever Day

National Tennis Month Month of May Tennis is believed to have originated in the monastic cloisters in northern France in the 12th century. Interestingly, the ball was then struck with the palm of the hand. At that time it...

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