National Applesauce Cake Day –
This is a cake that has applesauce as a main ingredient. It is very
moist, and shouldn't need any oil. There was a time when I baked
with applesauce instead of oil all the time, until I discovered that
the fructose in apples was making my son sick. That's a pretty
unusual food allergy, in most cases, apples are much healthier than
oil to bake with.
D-Day – On this day in 1944,
Allied troops invaded Normandy, France. More than 5,000 ships and
13,000 aircraft were involved and at the end of the day, our troops
had a foothold in Normandy but the cost was great. They lost more
than 9,000 soldiers on that day.
National Yo-Yo Day – This is
believed to possibly be Donald Duncan Sr.'s birthday, maybe. Not
real sure about that and it appears that no one else is either. Why
is that important, you ask? Well, I'll tell you. Yo-yo's have been
around for well over two thousand years. In ancient Greece they were
made from wood, or clay. In more recent times (1928), Pedro Flores
began making yo-yo's to sell in California. Well, in 1929, Donald F.
Duncan, felt that this new fad was going to go places and bought the
Flores Yo-yo Corp. and registered the name Yo-yo as a trademark and
really took off with it.
Drive-in Movie Day – There was
a time when the Drive-in was THE place to go on a date. You could
find one in almost any town. Nowadays, you'd be hard pressed to find
one in every state. I happen to have one in my town, but that just
makes me lucky. On this day in 1933, Richard Hollingshead's drive-in
opened in New Jersey. His advertisement stated that “The whole
family is welcome, regardless of how noisy the children are.” The
first film they showed was called Wife Beware. The
drive-in idea just took off from there and before long, they were
everywhere.
To celebrate today,
make some applesauce cake to share with the family later today.
Then, read up on what happened on D-Day. Take your time because the
drive-in doesn't open until dark. When it gets dark, grab your yo-yo
and head to the drive-in to see whatever movie they have playing
tonight. You can get out of your car and walk around if you want and
play with your yo-yo while the movie is playing and you won't even
bother anyone.
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