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"Spring is the time of plans and projects." —Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina

June 8 in Pop Culture History

June 8 in Pop Culture History June 8th is… Best Friends Day Name Your Poison Day Upsy Daisy Day 632 – Muhammad, the Islamic prophet, died in Medina. 793 – The Viking Age began when Vikings destroyed the Abbey on Lindisfarne, an island off the northeastern coast of Northumberland, England on this day. 1637 –

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

"In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside 24 hours." —Mark Twain

May 8 in History

May 8 in Pop Culture History May 8 is… Free Trade Day Coconut Cream Pie Day Give Someone a Cupcake Day Have a Coke Day Iris Day No Socks Day Ovarian Cancer Day Student Nurses Day Time of Remembrance and Reconciliation for Those Who Lost Their Lives during the Second World War Victory in Europe ...
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May 7 in History

May 7 in Pop Culture History May 7 is… Barrier Awareness Day National Cosmopolitan Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day National Tourism Day Paste Up (Paste-Up) Day 1718 – La Nouvelle-Orleans (now New Orleans) was founded by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the ...
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May 6 in History

May 6 in Pop Culture History May 6 is… National Beverage Day Joseph Brackett Day National Crêpe Suzette Day National Nurses Day National Tourist Appreciation Day No Homework Day (also the last Friday in March) 1840 (Tornado) Natchez, Mississippi 1851 – Linus Yale, Jr. was granted a patent (#8,071) for the invention of his “Self-Detaching ...
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May 5 in History

May 5 in Pop Culture History Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that is celebrated annually on May 5th. It commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla on May 5th, 1862. The holiday is primarily celebrated in Mexico and the United States, with parades, music, and traditional food ...
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May 4 in History

May 4 in Pop Culture History May 4 is… Anti-Bullying Day Bird Day Candied Orange Peel Day International Firefighters’ Day (AKA Day of Fire Service, IFFD, and St. Florian’s Day) World Give Day K.I.N.D. Day (Also known as Kids in Need of Diapers Day) National Kids Fitness Day Orange Juice Day Petite and Proud Day ...
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May 3 in History

May 3 in Pop Culture History May 3 is… Chocolate Custard Day Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day Paranormal Day World Press Freedom Day Public Radio Day Raspberry Popover Day (Raspberry Tart Day) SAN Architect Day Specially-abled Pets Day (Also known as Disabled Pets Day) National Textiles Day Two Different Colored Shoes Day Sun Day ...
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May 2 in History

May 2 in Pop Culture History May 2 is… Baby Day Brothers and Sisters Day (Also known as Sibling Appreciation Day) National Fire Day National Life Insurance Day National Play Your Ukulele Day Scurvy Awareness Day Take a Baby to Lunch Day National Truffle Day World Tuna Day 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, ...
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May 1 in History

May 1 May 1st is… Couple Appreciation Day CSS Reboot Day Executive Coaching Day Frequent Flyer Day Global Love Day International Workers’ Day Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day Law Day Lei Day Loyalty Day May Day Mother Goose Day National Chocolate Parfait Day National Purebred Dog Day New Homeowners Day Phone in Sick Day ...
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April 30 in History

April 30 in Pop Culture History April 30th is… Adopt a Shelter Pet Day Animal Advocacy Day Bubble Tea Day Bugs Bunny Day Day of The Child Hairstyle Appreciation Day Honesty Day Jazz Day Military Brats Day Mr. Potato Head Day Oatmeal Cookie Day PrepareAthon! Day (Also September 30) Raisin Day National Sarcoidosis Day 1789 ...
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April 29 in History

April 29 in Pop Culture History April 29th is… International Dance Day Peace Rose Day Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare Shrimp Scampi Day Viral Video Day We Jump The World Day World Wish Day Zipper Day 1429 – 17-year-old Joan of Arc arrived to relieve the Siege of Orléans. 1864 – ...
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