Its National Pancake Day and several national chains are having specials on their menues today. No specials, but just great pancakes at many local diners. I like the Salmon Bay Cafe in Ballard and Union Bay Cafe and Voulas in the U District. Order the Chinese Pancake at Voulas. Its your chance to pleasantly surprise someone for National Love Note Day. Write something nice to someone you admire up close or from a distance. Johnny Appleseed Day is recognized in many states as a folk hero day. You can celebrate with a slice of apple pie from the 3.14 Bakery in Rat City. In the EU its a celebration of diversity for the Day of European Languages. Rosh Hashanna ends at sundown. Finally, its the Christian Feast Day of Saints Cosmas and Damian who are paradoxically the patron saints of both dentists and confectioners. On this day in history in 1580 Sir Francis Drake returned home, in 1655 the Dutch recaptured Delaware from the Swedish, in 1772 the first medical licensing laws were passed in America, in 1786 Shays Rebellion began, in 1872 the Shriners were established, in 1887 the gramophone was patented, in 1892 book matches were patented, in 1908 Ed Reulbach became the first and only pitcher to throw two shutouts in one day, in 1914 the FTC was established, in 1933 G-Men got their name, in 1934 RMS Queen Mary was launched, in 1946 the first Tintin adventure was published, in 1951 the first artificial heart was demonstrated, in 1957 West Side Story opened on Broadway, in 1960 the first televised US Presidential Debate was held, in 1962 Beverly Hillbillies premiered, in 1968 Hawaii Five-O premiered, in 1973 Concorde crossed the Atlantic for the first time, in 1983 an accidental nuclear war was narrowly avoided, and in 1989 the NC-17 movie rating was introduced. Birthdays today for Richard Herd, Donna Douglas, Jerry Weintraub, Martine Beswick, Kent McCord, Bryan Ferry, Togo Igawa, Lynn Anderson, Olivia Newton-John, Craig Chaquico, Carlene Carter, Linda Hamilton, Melissa Sue Anderson, Lawrence Leritz, Al Pitrelli, James Caviezel, Sheri Moon Zombie, Shawn Stockman, Kaylynn, Jane Darling, Serena Williams, Rebecca Lim, and Emma Rigby.
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 14:21:05 +0000
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