National Barbecue Month / International Firefighters Day
National Barbecue Month
Month of May
Today acclaims one of the most celebrated culinary customs in most U.S. backyards… barbecuing. Around one million years ago Homo erectus, the hominid just before Neanderthal man, first tasted cooked meat, so the...
World Laughter Day / National Lemonade Day
World Laughter Day
May 3
World Laughter Day was created in 1998 by Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide Laughter Yoga movement. Dr. Kataria, a family doctor in India, was inspired to start the Laughter Yoga movement in...
World Tuna Day / National Doodle Dog Day
World Tuna Day
May 2
There are 8 species of tuna: Albacore tuna, Atlantic bluefin tuna, Bigeye tuna, Blackfin tuna, Longtail tuna, Pacific bluefin tuna, Longtail tuna and Yellowfin tuna. The lifespan of tunas varies by species, but ranges...
May Day / School Principals’ Day
May Day
May 1
According to History.com, May Day is a celebration with a long and varied history, dating back millennia. Throughout the years, there have been many different events and festivities worldwide, most with the express purpose of...
National Mahjong Day / National Raisin Day
National Mahjong Day
April 30
The origins of mahjong are quite disputed, and it is possible that the Chinese teacher Confucius designed the game around 500 BC. A total of up to 144 tiles are typically used in a...
National Zipper Day / Guide Dog Day
National Zipper Day
April 29
The YKK company has the industry all zipped up: The company accounts for 46 percent of the global zipper market. Every year, it produces enough zippers to wrap around the world 50 times. That’s...
Pay It Forward Day / National Blueberry Pie Day
Pay It Forward Day
April 28
The Pay It Forward Day website proclaims they now have over 80 countries participating in Pay it Forward Day with over 100 state and city proclamations. Pay It Forward Day is a global initiative that exists to...
National Prime Rib Day / Morse Code Day
National Prime Rib Day
April 27
According to the Business Insider website prime rib is technically a roast, not a steak. That is, unless you slice the ribs into steaks before cooking, in which case it becomes a rib...
National Karaoke Week / Audubon Day
National Karaoke Week
April 26
Karaoke was born in a Japanese town called Kobe when a band failed to show up for a gig in a bar. The innovative owner played some music and asked his customers to come...
National Picnic Day / English Muffin Day
National Picnic Day
April 23
The word picnic seems to come from the French words pique-nique. It appeared in the Origines de la Langue Francaise in 1692 and was used to describe a group of people dining (in a...
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