Battery Day – Alessandro Volta was
born on this day in 1745. He was a professor of physics and he
created the first battery in the year 1800.
Cow Milked While Flying In An Airplane
Day – On this day in 1930, Elm Farm Ollie became the first cow to
travel by airplane. In the midst of that flight, she was milked by
Elsworth W. Bunce so that scientists could observe the effects of air
travel on animals. And also so that they could say she was the first
cow (and possibly the only cow) to be milked midair. Her milk was
sealed in paper cartons and parachuted down to spectators.
Pluto Day – On this day, also in 1930
(busy day), the planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh. Of
course, in 2006, it was downgraded to Dwarf Planet, but to most of us
who were born before 2000, it will always be a planet.
President's Day – A day to celebrate
our past Presidents. We've had some good ones and some not so good
ones and a bunch in between.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3uxNZgw0aM
National Drink Wine Day – Today is a
day to celebrate all kinds of wine. While I would not recommend
celebrating all day long or attempting to drink every kind of wine
there is because tomorrow is a work day, you can certainly celebrate
by trying a glass or two. Please be safe and do not drink and drive.
To celebrate these holidays, have a
glass of milk in honor of Elm Farm Ollie and hope that the cow it
came from is grateful it is on firm ground. Then you can use
something that requires batteries and wonder what Professor Volta
would think if he saw how small they are these days. Then you can
finish up this evening by drinking a glass of wine while you admire
the night sky and see if you can find Pluto. It's pretty small so
you might not be able to, so when you give up on that, try to see if
you can find all of the President's faces in the stars. Start with
Washington and don't cheat.
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