Victory
over Japan Day – On this day in 1945, Japan's surrender became
official with the signing of the surrender document. There was a
formal ceremony in Tokyo Bay, Japan aboard the USS Missouri.
National
Beheading Day – Okay, who came up with this one. If you can
find out, please let me know. All I could find out is that this is a
day to celebrate all the beheadings that have occurred throughout
history whether they happened to regular people or royalty. Kind of
gruesome, if you ask me.
Bison-Ten-Yell
Day – This is a day to celebrate the bicentennial of the
invention of the Bison-Ten-Yell. Yes, I know. That information
didn't make me any less confused either. Well, maybe it will help if
I tell you that it has something to do with a set of 10 battle yells
that were used as signals during battle. And this was incorporated
into football in order to help the players remember the plays.
Labor
Day – Celebrated on the first Monday in September, this is a
day to celebrate workers of all kinds. Most businesses have this day
off except for vital services such as hospitals, police and shopping
malls. The rest of us celebrate the contributions of workers on an
economic and social level.
To
celebrate today, take the day off from your labors and practice your
bison-ten-yelling instead. Then read about all the famous people in
history that have been beheaded and finally, stage a re-enactment of
the signing of the surrender document aboard a battleship. Any
battleship that you have access to will be fine, you can always paint
over the name to make it the USS Missouri.
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