Hey it is March 20th, which means it is officially the first day of spring. If it is still winter where you are then I would encourage you to complain to your local weather service. They really like that. If you aren't fully satisfied with complaining then take it up a notch and file a frivolous lawsuit. That should teach your local officials.
Now for a quick look at what has happened on March 20th historically.
1760 - The great fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings. The cause of the fire is unknown to this day, but it left over 1000 people homeless.
1792 - In Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine. (I think the guillotine lobby had paid off a bunch of the legislators)
1833 - The U.S. and Siam signed a commercial treaty. (I assume that this was to allow Superbowl commercials in Siam)
1868 - Jesse James Gang robbed a bank in Russelville, Kentucky, of $14,000.
1886 - The first AC power plant in the U.S. began commercial operation. After getting struck by lightning, or as it were thunderstruck, they became an AC/DC plant.
1947 - A blue whale weighing 180-metric tons was caught in the South Atlantic. After shedding 40-metric tons, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers both fought to have the animal be their new spokesperson. It was the first million krill (or krillion) laden contract in history.
1999 -
Legoland California opened in Carlsbad, California.
My personal favorite part of this blog is to learn about people from the past who were born on this day. Here are some that were born on March 20th.
Torbern Olaf Bergman was born on this day in 1735. He was a Swedish chemist most noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C... system of notation for chemical species. You can read about it here. Without him there might not be pop...or soda...or whatever you call it.
John Braham, English tenor singer and composer, was born in London in 1774. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find out if he ever wrote a lullaby.
Sir Edward Poynter, a British painter, was born in 1836.
In 1928 Fred Rogers, American children's TV host (Mr. Rogers Neighborhood), was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Your magical, exciting word of the day starts with the letter E. What is ecophobia? If you are reading this somewhere other than your own home it may be that you are suffering from this malady. Ecophobia is a fear of home.
Today is National Proposal Day. It is also National Ravioli Day. I think I will propose to my sweetheart that we have some ravioli.
Thank you so much for reading the Wannaskan Almanac. Feel free to email me a picture of you eating ravioli or proposing. The address is ffefreekshow@hotmail.com . A bonus would be a ravioli proposal picture. That would be quite newsworthy.
Now for a quick look at what has happened on March 20th historically.
1760 - The great fire of Boston destroyed 349 buildings. The cause of the fire is unknown to this day, but it left over 1000 people homeless.
1792 - In Paris, the Legislative Assembly approved the use of the guillotine. (I think the guillotine lobby had paid off a bunch of the legislators)
1833 - The U.S. and Siam signed a commercial treaty. (I assume that this was to allow Superbowl commercials in Siam)
1868 - Jesse James Gang robbed a bank in Russelville, Kentucky, of $14,000.
1886 - The first AC power plant in the U.S. began commercial operation. After getting struck by lightning, or as it were thunderstruck, they became an AC/DC plant.
1947 - A blue whale weighing 180-metric tons was caught in the South Atlantic. After shedding 40-metric tons, Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers both fought to have the animal be their new spokesperson. It was the first million krill (or krillion) laden contract in history.
1999 -
Legoland California opened in Carlsbad, California. My personal favorite part of this blog is to learn about people from the past who were born on this day. Here are some that were born on March 20th.
Torbern Olaf Bergman was born on this day in 1735. He was a Swedish chemist most noted for his 1775 Dissertation on Elective Attractions. Bergman was the first chemist to use the A, B, C... system of notation for chemical species. You can read about it here. Without him there might not be pop...or soda...or whatever you call it.
John Braham, English tenor singer and composer, was born in London in 1774. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find out if he ever wrote a lullaby.
Sir Edward Poynter, a British painter, was born in 1836.
In 1928 Fred Rogers, American children's TV host (Mr. Rogers Neighborhood), was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Your magical, exciting word of the day starts with the letter E. What is ecophobia? If you are reading this somewhere other than your own home it may be that you are suffering from this malady. Ecophobia is a fear of home.
Today is National Proposal Day. It is also National Ravioli Day. I think I will propose to my sweetheart that we have some ravioli.
Thank you so much for reading the Wannaskan Almanac. Feel free to email me a picture of you eating ravioli or proposing. The address is ffefreekshow@hotmail.com . A bonus would be a ravioli proposal picture. That would be quite newsworthy.
Today's our anniversary, so I'll propose, too; remaining ecophilic I'll stay home and have pizza.
ReplyDeleteMonday's Child, will you marry me?
Oh no...the one thing I should have given accolade to and I didn't. Congratulations!
DeleteArgh, I am behind times! Where does time go? Here, from the way you two act, I thought you were newlyweds!
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