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

May 19 in History

May 19 in Pop Culture History May 19th is… Devil’s Food Cake Day May Ray Day 1780 – That morning, a combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover caused complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States candles were needed by noon. It did not disburse

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THIS MONTH IN HISTORY

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

April 9 in History

April 9 in Pop Culture History April 9th is… Appomattox Day International ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) Day Cherish an Antique Day Chicken Little Awareness Day Chinese Almond Cookie Day Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day Gin & Tonic Day Jenkins’ Ear Day Name Yourself Day Unicorn Day Winston Churchill Day 1865 – At Appomattox, ...
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April 8 in History

April 8 in Pop Culture History April 8th is… All Is Ours Day Dog Fighting Awareness Day Draw A Picture of a Bird Day Feng Shui Awareness Day Empanada Day Romani Day Step Into The Spotlight Day Trading Cards For Grownups Day Zoo Lovers Day 1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York ...
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April 7 in History

April 7 in Pop Culture History April 7th is… Beaver Day Beer Day Coffee Cake Day Empowered Women Entrepreneurs Day Making The First Move Day Metric System Day Girl Me Too Day No Housework Day Pet Health Insurance Day Public Television Day Snail Papers Day Walk To Work Day World Health Day 1795 – France ...
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April 6 in History

April 6 in Pop Culture History April 6th is… 406 Day (in Montana) Army Day Caramel Popcorn Day Siamese Cat Day Drowsy Driver Awareness Day Fresh Tomato Day Jump Over Things Day New Beer’s Eve Sorry Charlie Day Student-Athlete Day Table Tennis Day Tartan Day National Teflon Day Twinkie Day 648 BC – Earliest solar ...
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April 5 in History

April 5 in Pop Culture History April 5th is… Bell Bottoms Day Caramel Day Dandelion Day Deep Dish Pizza Day First Contact Day Flash Drive Day Go for Broke Day Gold Star Spouses Day Raisin and Spice Bar Day Read a Road Map Day 1614 – In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas married English colonist John ...
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April 4 in History

April 4 in Pop Culture History April 4th is… 404 Day Carrot Day Chicken Cordon Bleu Day Hug a Newsperson Day Jeep 4×4 Day International Day For Mine Awareness Rat Day National School Librarian Day World Stray Animals Day Tell A Lie Day Vitamin C Day Walk Around Things Day 1561 – UFOs were reported ...
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April 3 in History

April 3 in Pop Culture History April 3rd is… American Circus Day Chocolate Mousse Day Film Score Day Find a Rainbow Day Fish Fingers and Custard Day Pony Express Day Sweet Potato Day Tweed Day World Party Day (P-Day) 33 – Researchers from Oxford published a paper that put the definitive date of Jesus’ crucifixion ...
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April 2 in History

April 2 in Pop Culture History April 2nd is… Children’s Book Day Fact-Checking Day Ferret Day Love Your Produce Manager Day Peanut Butter and Jelly Day National Reconciliation Day World Autism Awareness Day 1513 – Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon landed near what is now called St. Augustine, Florida, and declared the land for ...
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April 1 in History

April 1 in Pop Culture History April 1st is… 401 Day (in Rhode Island) April Fools’ Day Fossil Fools Day International Bull Terrier Day Jump In Muddy Puddles Day Love Our Children Day National One Cent Day Poetry & Creative Mind Day Reading is Funny Day Sorry Charlie Day Sourdough Bread Day Trombone Players Day ...
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March 31 in History

March 31 in Pop Culture History March 31st is… Bunsen Burner Day César Chávez Day Clams on the Half Shell Day Crayon Day Dance Marathon Day Farm Worker’s Day Prom Day Tater Day World Backup Day 1492 – Queen Isabella of Castille issued the Alhambra Decree, ordering her 150,000 Jewish and Muslim subjects to convert ...
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