Sally Ride Day – On this day
in 1951, Sally Ride was born. Sally, of course, became an astronaut
when women just didn't do that, and in 1983, at 32 years old, became
the first American woman to enter space and orbit the earth. She had
another space flight in 1984 and between the two flights, spent more
than 343 hours in space. She was the only person to serve on the
investigation board for both the Challenger and the Columbia
disasters and she formed her own company, Sally Ride Science that
creates entertaining science programs for students, with an emphasis
on girls. She died of pancreatic cancer in 2012
National Blueberry Cheesecake Day
– Any kind of cheesecake is delicious but if you're a fan of
blueberries, which I am, then delicious becomes heavenly.
Trinity Sunday – This day is
celebrated on the Sunday after Pentecost for Christians and is about
celebrating the Holy Trinity, which is the belief, that I confess I
don't completely understand even though I am Christian, that God and
his son Jesus and the Holy Spirit are all God and therefore all equal
and cannot be divided.
To celebrate today, head to your church
for Trinity Sunday services, then stop at the library on the way home
to pick up a book for your kids that is all about Sally Ride which
they can read while they are eating a delicious dessert of blueberry
cheesecake.
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