Today is…
Cinco de Mayo. In 1862, The Battle of Puebla occurred. Upon its conclusion the Mexican army had defeated the French. Even though it is not Mexico’s celebration of independence (Sept 16th), it did seem to boost their ego and help steer them to it.
National Hoagie Day. Hoagie, Hoggie, Sub or Hero. No matter what you call it, enjoy one! I am told the best are found in Pennsylvania. I have had great ones in Massachusetts and New York as well. The key to a great hero is THE BREAD. If you can’t get to a famous Hoagie store, I guess you can substitue with a Subway.
Oyster Day. Oysters produce a multitude of products including stews, stuffings, pearls and driveways. If you can’t (or won’t) eat an oyster, find someone who will and shuck a few to look for a pearl and let your friend eat the oysters. When you both are done, shuck them onto a pathway or your dirt driveway and get a pretty covering. If you don’t want to shuck to find a pearl…Visit HandMeDownHaven.com and to get some affordable pearl beads.
Birthdays are also a reason to celebrate…
1818-Karl Marx, political theorist, Communist Manifesto; 1867- Nellie Bly, Journalist; 1908- Rex Harrison, Actor, My Fair Lady; 1913- Tyrone Power, Actor, Blood and Sand ; 1915-Alice Faye, Actress, State Fair; 1918- Agnes Irene Hewitt Brown Rinehard, Vehicle Driver (name it she drove it), Mom, Grandma. 1926-Ann B. Davis, Actress-The Brady Bunch; 1927- Pat Carroll, Actress, Make Room for Daddy; 1934-John J Sweeney, Labor Leader; 1938-Michael Murphy, Actor-Manhattan; 1942-Tammy Wynette, Singer-Stand by Your Man; 1943-Michael Palin, Actor-Monty Python; 1959- Brian Williams, Journalist; 1973- Tina Yothers, Actress, Family Ties; 1981-Danielle Fishel, Actress-Boy Meets World.
Although we don’t ‘celebrate’ history, we should remember it…
1809 – Mary Kies became the first woman to receive a US Patent (it was for weaving straw). 1814- British forces attack Fort Ontario in Oswego, NY. 1816 – London magazine, The Examiner, published O Solitude by 20-year old John Keats thanks to his new friend Leigh Hunt, the editor. 1821- While a prisoner on the island of Saint Helen, Napoleon died, presumably of stomach cancer. 1877 – Sitting Bull led his followers into the Grandmother’s Country,Canada, looking for refuge from the US Army. He remained for nearly 5 years, before returning to a reservaion in South Dakota. 1904 – Cy Young, pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, threw a perfect game. In his 22 seasons, Young threw 749 complete games. 1945- The first and only known American civilians to be killed in the continental US during WWII happened today. Elsie Mitchell and 5 children (Edward Engen, Sherman Shoemaker, Jay Gifford, Richard Patzke and Ethel Patzke) were killed while trying to drag an armed (unknown to them) Japanese balloon from the woods in their neighborhood. 1961- Alan Bartlett Shepard, Jr became the first man to travel in space aboard the Freedom 7.
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