National Cheesecake Day – The
flavor of the cheesecake is not specified so I think it would be
acceptable to have whatever flavor you wish.
International Day Of Friendship
– This day has been declared the official International Friendship
Day by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 2011, however
some countries choose to celebrate this day on the first Sunday in
August. This day was begun by the greeting card industry in the
1920's in the United States, but it didn't do well because people
thought it was a pretty obvious ploy to sell greeting cards. It
never really gained popularity but it never really went away either.
Then with the spread of the internet and mobile phone technology, it
has spread to other countries who have adopted the sentiment behind
the day wholeheartedly.
Paperback Book Day – On this
day, in 1935, Penguin Books published its first paperback book.
While there had been other paper covered books before, they were
considered poor quality books to say the least such as dime novels.
This one in 1935 was the first respectable book to be printed
inexpensively in this manner.
Health Care Now! Medicare's Birthday
– On this day, Medicare turns 48 years old. According to the
following website, it is the nation's most popular social program and
has been providing healthcare to millions of people who would not
otherwise be able to afford healthcare at all.
http://www.healthcare-now.org/campaigns/single-payer-rally
Father-In-Law Day – This is a
day to honor your father-in-law. Hopefully you have a good
relationship with yours so call him up today or go see him if you can
and wish him a very happy father-in-law day.
National Support Public Education
Day – There is a petition out there on change.org that is
attempting to gather support to ask the President of the United
States to declare this day National Support Public Education Day.
The petition was begun by the SOS Million Teacher March Organization
in an effort to convince the government that public education needs
the kind of support that a special day like this can give.
To celebrate today, call up your
extensive list of friends and your father-in-law and invite them over
for a Support Public Education Party. You can get all of them to
sign the petition while they are there at your house. Each person
should bring a paperback book to swap with someone else. Serve
cheesecake to your guests and make sure they all know that when they
are 65 or become disabled, they can sign up for Medicare.
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