National Day Calendar

Some Call Them Pancakes. Others Call Them Flapjacks. But If You Order Them In The UK, You Might Be Surprised At What You Get. Welcome to March 7, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the many names for breakfast.  Americans speak the same language as folks over in England, but there are a lot of differences. Especially when it comes to what we call things. Here, you take an elevat...

What's Your Favorite Snack Food? Welcome to February 22nd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate healthy snacks and a frozen twist. If I say snack, you say?  It’s National Snack Food Month and before you go hog wild on all the stuff you gave up for New Year’s consider this: healthy snacking is a good way to lose weight.  Smaller servings of nutrient rich food can keep your metaboli...

Do You Speak Your Pet's Language? If Not, Find Out What You're Missing! Welcome to February 20th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate talking with the animals and a slice of history. These days you probably don’t need a reminder to love your pet.  The furry, feathery or scaly creatures that chew up our furniture and make messes on the floor hold a special place in our hearts.  Yo...

What's Your Favorite Ice Cream For Breakfast? It's Okay, We Know You've Tried It. Welcome to February 6th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a kid’s dream come true and saying no to the fork. Anna: Did you ever have ice cream for breakfast? Marlo: Mmmmm maybe. Anna: It’s okay to admit it Marlo. Today is Ice Cream For Breakfast Day and I will confess I have tried this before and...

Would You Be Willing To Do Your Job In The Face Of A Hurricane? Welcome to February 5th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate respect for impossible jobs and illustrious contributions. Meteorologists don’t get much respect. Most of the time when people watch the weather report, they want to know if they’re going to need an umbrella or a warm coat. And then they’ll spend the rest o...

Are You A Glass Half Full Person? This Is Your Lucky Day! Welcome to February 4th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate unbeatable optimism and a job well done. When it comes to looking on the bright side, some people seem plum crazy. Take Joe Namath, the young hotshot Quarterback for the New York Jets. In 1969, his team was about to play the heavily favored Baltimore Colts for th...

If Someone Tells You That You Play Like A Girl, Take It As A Compliment! Welcome to February 3rd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate playing like a girl and bid good-bye to Miss American Pie. When Sarah Fuller wears the slogan “Play Like A Girl” on her football helmet she goes the distance to prove what it means.  Fuller made history last December when she became the first woman...

How Do You Like To Serve Up Tots? Welcome to February 2nd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate tasty tots and a prophetic rodent. The story of the golden, crispy nuggets of potatoes made from the cast off bits of French fries begins with two brothers in 1934.  Nephi and Golden Grigg were farmers barely scraping by during the Great Depression. They made a bold decision to mortgage...

Some Purchases Seem Like A Bargain. Others Cause Great Debates. And When They Are Really Crazy, They Inspire A Dessert! Welcome to February 1st, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cold blooded creatures and desserts born in a hotbed of controversy. President Theodore Roosevelt was a lover of the natural world. When he visited Arizona in 1913, he made it a point to visit the Hopi...

Have You Ever Had Dessert For Breakfast? That's Just The Beginning Of Celebrating This Day! Welcome to January 31st, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate our heart’s desire and backwards thinking. Anna: If you are a person that leads with your heart, today is your day to fill it with art.  Marlo: Hey that sounds like poetry! Anna: That’s right!  Everything that touches our senses...

Did You Know That Tea Is The Number One Drink In The World After Water? Welcome to January 30th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate elevated bread and a happy accident. You probably think croissants were invented by a Frenchman, but surprisingly the baker who came up with these light, buttery rolls was an Austrian in Paris.  In the early 1800s August Zang took an existing bread...

Are Chips A Go To Ingredient In Your Recipes? Welcome to January 29th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Big Wigs and getting our snack on. Anna: Hey, Marlo, why are you wearing that ridiculous wig? Marlo: What are you talking about?  This is my natural hair, I’m just styling it differently. Anna: And is purple your natural color? Marlo: It’s National Big Wig Day, Anna.  In hon...

How Do You Have Fun At Work? Welcome to January 28th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate fun at work and humming along. Anna: You know what job sounds amazing to me?  Food critic.  Can you imagine taking a tour of the very best restaurants and eating to your heart’s content? Marlo: Are you thinking about a career change? Anna: No, no.  I’m just realizing that it’s National Have...

Who Makes The Best Chocolate Cake? Welcome to January 27th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate photogenic book shelves and a chocolate cake for everyone. Lovers of chocolate like to go over the top and chocolate cake is no exception.  There is a chocolate cake recipe from a chef in Dubai that calls for cocoa beans from Italy, organic flour from the UK, vanilla from Uganda and 23...

What Is Your Secret To A Successful Marriage? Welcome to January 26th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate going the distance and the drinking of the green. Ralph and Dorothy Kohler got married in their teens and people told them it would never last. But the couple proved them wrong. Really wrong. In 2020, they celebrated their 85th wedding anniversary, making them the record hol...

Welcome to January 25th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate annoying opposites and that satisfying snap! Marlo: Good morning. I’m Anna Devere. Anna: And I’m Marlo Anderson. John: And I’m confused. What are you two talking about? Marlo: It’s Opposite Day, so we’re switching everything around. John: Okay. Got it. Can we take that from the top, Marlo? Anna: Sure. Let’s do it. John:...

What's Your Favorite Peanut Butter: Chunky Or Smooth? Or How About Diamond Studded? Welcome to January 24th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate inventions that are cracking and diamonds in the roughs. While beer drinkers enjoy both draft and bottled varieties, Beer Can Appreciation Day recognizes the innovation that brought beer in cans to market in 1935.  The Krueger Brewing Co...

What Is Your Favorite Kind Of Pie? Welcome to January 23rd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate handy work and hometown flavor. Before the invention of the printing press, the only way to get a copy of a book was to duplicate it by hand. During the Middle Ages, monks worked for hours at a time to reproduce the Bible, history books, and countless other volumes that might have been...

There's No Time Like The Present To Have Fun With Your Kids! Welcome to January 22nd, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate natural blondes and having fun with our kids. If you believe that brownies have all the fun, then make room on your plate for the “blondie.”  It turns out that the first brownies didn’t have cocoa at all but got their color from molasses.  When chocolate becam...

Have You Heard Of Squirrel Girl? Don't Underestimate the Power Of The Squirrel. Welcome to January 21st, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the small and mighty that help us win the day. Because of all the Marvel movies and TV shows, you probably think that you know your superheroes pretty well. But here’s one I bet you haven’t heard of: Squirrel Girl. Seriously…she’s a real cha...

Who Is Your Favorite DJ? Welcome to January 20th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate iconic radio voices and lovers of cheese. On July 4th, 1970, a syndicated radio show made its debut with little fanfare. Appearing on only 7 stations, the show spotlighted the best-selling songs of each week. It wasn’t expected to do well, however, because radio was focusing on rock albums at th...

Can You Imagine The Movies Without Popcorn? Believe It Or Not One Guy Took A Big Chance To Put Popcorn Machines In His Theatres. Welcome to January 19th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate food that cooks itself and a snack with celebrity status. In 1800s Lithuania, Jewish families would put food in pots each Friday before sundown, then take them to the bakeries in town. Because...

Did You Know That This Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shared His Prize Money With Other Organizations? Welcome to January 18th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate having a way with words and a dream that lives on today. You may not immediately recognize the name Peter Mark Roget, but chances are you’ve read his book. Or at least parts of it. In 1852, he published his Thesaurus of Engl...

Do You Know Where The Phrase "Real McCoy" Comes From? Hint: It Has To Do With Bootlegging. Welcome to January 17th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a better batter and unmasking the real McCoy. Hot buttered rum has been around since long before the American Revolution but with rum being one fifth of the colony’s economy at the time, this was the drink of choice.  It is said t...

Welcome to January 16th, 2021 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate philosophy and a food that helps us slow down. According to some philosophers, there is no such thing as nothing. With the very idea of thinking of the concept of nothingness, you’re proving that it doesn’t exist. That may sound like a big concept, but I think we can all relate. In the midst of our hectic lives, there’s...