National Day Calendar

If You're Celebrating A Food Day, Bring Enough For Your Friends! Welcome to March 22nd, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the 35th state and dessert for breakfast. West Virginia; the last of the states to be created from one of the original thirteen colonies, formed by staunch Union supporters when Virginia voted to secede from the Union at the beginning of the Civil War. West...

This Famous Voice Counted Down The Apollo 11 Launch. Welcome to March 21st, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate colorful history and the voice that launched our greatest missions.  It's likely that somewhere along the way you've noticed two spellings for the word "color", one ending in "or" (the American version) and one ending in "our" (the UK version). Both are correct so why a...

Time To Play Name That Food! Welcome to March 20th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the signs of Spring and a foodie quiz. In Greek mythology, Demeter was the goddess of farming, and she loved her daughter Persephone very much. So when Hades, god of the underworld, abducted Persephone, the goddess was furious and demanded that her daughter be returned. Hades agreed, but there...

Look Out For The Dad Jokes Today. Welcome to March 19th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate folks who walk the walk and having the last laugh. Nurses are a very dedicated type of person.  If you think you would like to walk a mile in their shoes, consider this. In a twelve hour shift they walk just over 3 miles as they dart in between their patients.  Multi tasking is part of th...

Ernest Hemingway Had A Hand In Naming This Sandwich. Welcome to March 18th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate awkward slips and sloppy sandwiches. In 2011, Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey, Spain’s national pro soccer competition. For Spanish teams, this is on par with the Big Game or World Series. So of course fans in Madrid came out in massive numbers to celebrate. As the vic...

Pull Up A Green Beer While We Debunk A Myth Or Two. Welcome to March 17th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate spoiling St Patrick’s Day for all of us. Ah, St. Patrick’s Day, parades, the wearing of the green and Erin go bragh! Except…Saint Patrick wasn’t Irish and he wore blue. It’s true! Historian’s are in agreement that Saint Patrick was born in Roman England and they think he...

This Artichoke King Caused A Load Of Trouble. Welcome to March 16th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate cool kids and criminal hearts. Today we recognize the incredible kids in your life. Take a moment to write down all the things about your kid that amaze you, tell them how much you appreciate them and encourage them to change the world. What is most amazing about your kid, are...

Time To Find Out Just How Much You Don't Know. Welcome to March 15th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the Sunflower State and being wrong. It’s National Kansas Day today and we’re celebrating with fun facts about the 34th state. Kansas was admitted to the union in 1861 but the region became part of the US in 1803 with the finalizing of the Louisiana Purchase. Kansas is the ho...

Butterflies Have Captured Our Imagination For A Very Long Time. Welcome to March 14th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate beautiful butterflies and being in the chips. Today we’re talking Rhopalocera or butterfly as we regular folk know it. While butterflies are beautiful to look at, you may not know that they have a long and interesting connection to our art, culture, mythology...

This Gemstone Has A History Of Bad Luck! Welcome to March 13th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a gem with a curse and a kid with big ears and big dreams. The one-of-a-kind blue gem known as the Hope Diamond was discovered by Jean-Baptiste Tavernier in the 1600s. Well, not so much “discovered” as “stolen from a Hindu temple.” And the price of this theft was a curse. Tavernier...

Before You Lose Your Head Over Losing Sleep, Check This Out... Welcome to March 12th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate sunshine protection and Girl Scouts with gumption. Daylight Saving Time. Changing our clocks, losing sleep…ugh. But actually, Daylight Saving Time is a good thing. Hold on a minute… Daylight Saving Time is making our lives better. We spend more time awake in t...

This Hero Left A Legacy Of Kindness Along With A Favorite Fruit. Welcome to March 11th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate heroes under the sink and in the orchards. Anna: Marlo…what’s going on? Marlo: Well, I had a drippy faucet so I thought I’d fix it. Anna: Um…fix it? Marlo: Yeah. That didn’t work out so well so…I called a plumber. Anna: I see that. Marlo: Yeah, sometimes you...

This Little Plumber Deserves To Be Celebrated! Welcome to March 10th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Scottish pipes and a brave little plumber. Anna: Hey Marlo, word association…I say bagpipes, you say? Marlo: Scotland Anna: Yup, bagpipes are considered to be from Scotland but the origins may go as far back as the Hittites in 1000 BCE! Bagpipes appeared in Europe in the earl...

A Meatball By Any Other Name Is Still Delicious! Welcome to March 9th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a meatball by any other name and a doll who’s done it all. Kofta. Albondigas. Polpette. Lion’s Head. Bakso, it’s a meatball world and we’re just living in it. Across the world, meatballs exist in some form in almost every culture. Beef, pork, fish, lamb; baked, fried, grille...

Today We Celebrate Women Who Made History! Welcome to March 8th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate our 33rd State and great women in history. Today is National Oregon Day, so let’s celebrate the 33rd state by sharing fun facts about this beautiful place. Marlo, did you know that Oregon residents own one quarter of the entire country’s Llama population? Or how about this? Spring...

This Cereal Travelled Aboard Apollo 11. Welcome to March 7th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate breakfast food for the kid in all of us. Marlo: Hey Anna, whatcha cooking? Anna: Flapjacks Marlo; it’s National Flapjack Day and I thought it would be fun to try out some recipes and toppings I found on the internet! Marlo: Okaaaaay, what’s with this green one?? Anna: Ooo, that’s an...

This Cookie Upstart Came Out On Top! Welcome to March 6th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate teeth specialists and a cookie imposter. There was a time that if you needed a haircut and had a toothache, you would go to the same place. A barbershop. Barbers weren’t proper dentists—they didn’t provide any preventive services or teeth cleaning. But they did perform tooth extractions...

Some Get A Glimpse Of The Green Fairy When They Try This Drink. Welcome to March 5th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate tipsy medicine and playing with our food. Absinthe is one of the strongest liqueurs you can buy, sometimes going as high as 160 proof.  Over the years it has gained a bad reputation because of one of its ingredients: wormwood.  This herb with the gross soundin...

This Founding Father Carved A Path For His Son. Welcome to March 4th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate playing outside and a chip off the old block. Marlo: Hey Anna, it’s National Play Outside Day, let’s get out of here, what do you want to do today? Anna: Oh! I’d like to go for a hike, let’s go! Marlo: This is great! Fresh air, sunshine, not a care in the world! Anna: Yup, ta...

This Fancy Bologna Has A Serious Side. Welcome to March 3rd, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate protecting our ears and a better bologna. Marlo: Anna, what’s going on? Anna: What? Marlo: What’s going on? Anna: It’s World Hearing Day, we’re bringing attention to hearing loss. Marlo: Wanna dance? Anna: What? Marlo: Wanna…dance?  Anna: The World Health Organization states that 5% o...

If You Remember Watching This Game Show You Might Be Old! Welcome to March 2, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate golden oldies and loveable authors. Anna: Hey Marlo did you ever watch the game show $100K Pyramid? Marlo: Hosted by Dick Clark? Of Course I did! Anna: You wanna play? Marlo: Sure! Anna:  All the clues will be things that are old.  Ready?            These items come i...

Dadgum Good Is A Matter Of Taste. Welcome to March 1st, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate transformational music and food that’s dadgum good. Music is a universal language.  Some would say it’s a tool for transformation.  Bill Protzmann of San Diego, California has an impressive musical background. In high school he mastered the piano by performing ragtime, classical and big ba...

This Day Is All About Magic! Welcome to February 28, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate kitchen magic and tales about teeth. Soufflé is a French word meaning “to puff or blow up” and when paired with chocolate the results are intoxicating. But don’t let the fancy word fool you, for if you are brave enough to conjure some stiffly beaten egg whites, you’re halfway to creating this...

This Beautiful Predator Was Built For Hunting. Welcome to February 27, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate crazy origin stories and loveable predators. The world knows about the Mexican liqueur Kahlua mainly because of a Canadian bartender. In 1977, Peter Fich created a shot called the B-52. This mixture of Kahlua, Bailey’s, and triple sec became so popular that the demand for th...

This Nut Has A Practical Side. Welcome to February 26, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a practical nut and time honored tales. When it comes to nuts, some are just plain addictive.  Take pistachios for instance. The global consumption for just one year can reach over one and half billion pounds.  Because they are easily cracked from their shells, most people eat pistachios by...