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WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT TODAY?

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March 24, 2019
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Today is March 24th and it is:

World Tuberculosis Day

World Tuberculosis Day is a worldwide event that aims to raise public awareness about tuberculosis and the efforts made to prevent and treat this disease. This event is held on March 24 each year and is promoted by organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO).

March 24th marks the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch detected the cause of tuberculosis--the TB bacillus. This was a first step towards diagnosing and curing tuberculosis. World Tuberculosis Day can be traced back to 1982, when the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease launched World TB Day on March 24 that year, to coincide with the 100th anniversary of Dr. Koch’s discovery.

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I plan on posting interesting tidbits about each day/date of the calendar. I hope others will add to it as well. It can be related to any subject as long as it happened on or is correlated in some way with that particular date.

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nahchoo

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It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

LydiaN586309Author

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Simple

nahchoo

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Today is special because

it's the last

of the year.

Then again, a lot of the days,

this year, 2020,

have felt like Friday the 13th!

Don't be scared to have a happy day!

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

nahchoo

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Happy Veteran's Day!

Here's a link to some Veteran's Day deals!

Thank you for your service!

All gave some, some gave all.

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

nahchoo

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Today is special because it's ...

Veteran's Day Eve!

Have a great holiday Vets!

Three cheers for the Red, White and Blue!

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

nahchoo

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Today is special, just because it's today.

Just think, ever since whatever it was that began whatever this is, billions, or thousands of years ago, again, your beliefs may differ from mine, this day, this very moment, has been waiting since that moment to appear right now, as today!

And it won't last for very long.

Why, in only 24 hours (less if you just look at today as the calendar date) it will forever be consigned to an ever growing list of yesterdays.

That's not a bad thing, really. I'm thankful for every single one of those yesterdays that I have to remind me that each of them began as a special "today" that once gone, were even more special still. Special in the fact that I let so many of them slip through my hands before I realized that while tomorrows never came, yesterdays will always last forever, even if today will not.

If I'm going to accomplish something worth remembering, to join all those other gallant memories of my yesterdays, then I only have today, just this one, to do so and that's what makes today special for me.

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

nahchoo

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May the rest of your life be the best of your life!

It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice.

DaveMcK

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National Black Cat Day

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LydiaN586309Author

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TODAY IS...

UNITED NATIONS DAY

OCTOBER 24, 2020

On October 24, 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the security council ratified the charter that had been drawn up earlier that year. These members were: France, the Republic of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Since 1948, the event's anniversary has been known as United Nations Day. It is an occasion to highlight, celebrate and reflect on the work of the United Nations and its family of specialized agencies.

DaveMcK

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This AARP system is in honor of October 24th National BOLOGNA Day

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NATIONAL PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE DAY Each year on October 21st, National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day ushers in the flavors of fall. Cheesecake is one of America’s favorite desserts and by adding pumpkin, we celebrate the essential flavoring of the season.

This sweet dessert mixes fresh soft cheese, cream cheese or cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar to create a base. The crust is made from crushed graham crackers, crushed cookies, pastry or sponge cake. Pumpkin may be added to cheesecake recipes in various ways. For example, it may be swirled throughout, mixed thoroughly with all ingredients or layered. Bakers prepare cheesecakes both baked or unbaked. Some bakers flavor cheesecakes and top them with fruit, fruit sauce, chocolate or whipped cream.

When is National Cheesecake Day?

An ancient form of cheesecake may have been a popular dish in ancient Greece. The earliest attested mention of cheesecake is by the Greek physician, Aegimus. He wrote a book on the art of making cheesecakes.

James Kraft developed a form of pasteurized cream cheese in 1912. In 1928, Kraft acquired the Philadelphia trademark and marketed pasteurized Philadelphia Cream Cheese. In fact, bakers us Philadelphia cream cheese more than any other to make cheesecake than any other.

North America has several different styles of cheesecakes: