Today is National Learn About Butterflies Day Observed annually, March 14th is National Learn About Butterflies Day. Spring and summer are just right around the corner, so it is a good time to take a few minutes and learn something…
Today is #NationalJewelDay National Jewel Day is observed annually on March 13, celebrating brilliant gems of all shapes, sizes, cuts, and colors. While the origins of this holiday are unknown, we can take a wild guess that a jeweler or…
Today is National Plant A Flower Day Spring is just around the corner, and March 12th is the day to participate in National Plant a Flower Day. Each year this day is dedicated to the planting of flowers and looking…
Today in History: Daytona Car Racing Started in 1936 Seeking to replace the lost attention, the City of Daytona Beach sponsored a stock-car race in 1936 - the first-ever car race in Daytona. It was considered an early start of…
Tomorrow (March 8) is Daylight Savings Time. As we start Daylight Savings Time at 2 am on March 8 here in the United States, many of us will miss that lost hour of sleep for the next several weeks. At…
Today in History: Piet #Mondrian born in 1872 Happy Birthday, Piet Mondrian. The Dutch painter was born 148 years ago today. Pieter Cornelis "Piet" Mondriaan (after 1906 Mondrian) was an important contributor to the De Stijl art movement and is…
Today in History: Aspirin hits the world market Aspirin is a medication used to treat pain, fever, or inflammation. A precursor to aspirin found in leaves from the willow tree has been used for its health effects for at least…
Today is National Dentist's Day Observed annually on March 6, it is time to say “Thank You” to your dentist. Most of us would rather be someplace else than sitting in a dental chair. However, when our checkup is done,…
Today is National #Absinthe Day. Absinthe is a very strong green aniseed-flavored liqueur (actually spirit, as it is unsweetened), originally made with the shrub wormwood. French doctor, Pierre Ordinaire, has been credited with the creation of absinthe in the early…
Today in History: World Premiere of #SwanLake in 1877 "Swan Lake" was Peter I. Tchaikovsky’s (1840-1893) first ballet composition. Apart from "Sleeping Beauty" (1890) and "The Nutcracker" (1892), it is considered today as perhaps the most important classical ballet. However,…