National Day Calendar

This Controversy Really Heats Up On The East Coast. Welcome to February 25, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate healthy hearts and avoiding the heat in the kitchen. Valentine's Day has come and gone, but there’s still time to celebrate someone who deserves your attention: you!  February is National Heart Month and this is the perfect time to take a few small steps that can make a...

Just Say No To The Straw. Welcome to February 24, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate saying no to the straw and daredevil chips. One of the biggest man-made structures on the planet wasn’t created on purpose. Out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean is an object known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It covers an area twice the size of Texas and is comprised mostly of plastic b...

A Toast To Toast! Welcome to February 23, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a toast to toast and mixing up chili. A Toast to Toast On any given morning, a chill hangs in the air. You shuffle to the kitchen and give the fridge a stair. With one eye closed you grab a loaf of any random bread Fresh or stale, it matters not… there’s one thought in your head. It only takes two minut...

There's Gold In Them Thar Hills! Welcome to February 22nd, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate Gold Fever and wasting away the tropical way. California as we know it might not exist if it weren’t for James Wilson Marshall. In 1848, he was building a sawmill near Sacramento for his employer, John Sutter. Here he spotted something shiny in the river. It turned out to be gold. Altho...

Now That's One Big Bun! Welcome to February 21st, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate big buns and Fat Tuesday. In 2018, Wolferman’s Gourmet Baked Goods in Oregon wanted to find a way to celebrate their new 5 pound cinnamon bun. They decided that the best way to do that was to create an even bigger bun; over 1,100 pounds bigger. That’s about the size of a full grown cow! Wolferma...

This Dessert Is So Good That Topping It Can Be Illegal! Welcome to February 20th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate pet love languages and an illegal dessert. 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.  You may even think you’re good at s...

Some Things Just Naturally Go Together. Welcome to February 19th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate winning combinations and noble beasts. If anyone understands the allure of chocolate and mint, it’s the Girl Scouts.  The Thin Mint has been a hands down favorite since it first appeared in 1939.  Back then they were called Cookie Mints and they’ve gone through  no less than 7 na...

Raise A Glass To This Happy Accident! Welcome to February 18th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the ancient origins of batteries and wine. Have you ever noticed that smoke alarm batteries go dead in the middle of the night? This happens because batteries slow down when it’s cold, setting off that annoying sound.  As convenient as they are, batteries are far from perfect.  But...

It's A Pay It Forward Kind Of Day! Welcome to February 17th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate grabbing lunch and paying it forward with kindness. Remember Middle School?  Maybe it’s been a while, but surely the scene sounds familiar: you grab your lunch box or the cafeteria special of the day and turn to face a crowded lunchroom.  Maybe you dreaded this all morning because you...

This Character Was Inspired By A New York Taxi Driver. Welcome to February 16th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate shaking the tree and rescuing a grouch. 80% of the world’s almonds come from California. As of 2020, the state was harvesting 3.1 billion pounds of the nuts annually. Unlike other nuts, almonds aren’t picked. Instead, the trees are shaken so that the almond fruit f...

This Candy King Was A Smooth Operator! Welcome to February 15th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate getting serious about dairy and a smooth candy king. Wisconsin is one of the biggest dairy producers in the United States, each year generating over 30 billion pounds of milk-related foods. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the state takes butter very seriously. In fact, Wis...

Cuddle Up With This Classic Movie On Valentine's Day. Welcome to February 14th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a classic love story and reaching new heights. Two strangers meet, and immediately feel chemistry between them. Unfortunately, each of them is already in a relationship, so they can’t be together. But they make a pact that if they are single in six months, they’ll r...

Here's To A More Better Cheddar! Welcome to February 13th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate peaceful pastimes and better cheddar. Birdwatching can be fun, but you have to be very patient. Why not make the birds come to you, courtesy of a bird feeder? There are few things more relaxing than sitting at your kitchen window, coffee in hand, watching birds in your tree only a few f...

Let's Chew The Fat About Pork Rinds! Welcome to February 12th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a presidential favorite and the perfect Big Game crunch. Plum pudding hails from England, but Abraham Lincoln liked it so much that the recipe can still be found in White House Historical cookbooks. This steamed pudding does not call for plums, however, but is made instead from appl...

This Hall Of Fame Inventor Followed A Spark Of Curiosity. Welcome to February 11th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate amazing inventors and snappy patties. James West was born in 1931 in Prince Edward County, Virginia.  As a boy, he loved taking things apart and after an accident involving a radio, he discovered a curiosity for electricity.  This led West to obtaining a degree...

Shaddocks And Bumbershoots You Say? Welcome to February 10th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate shaddocks and bumbershoots. Have you ever eaten a shaddock fruit? Or had shaddock juice with breakfast? If you have no idea what we’re talking about, grapefruits used to be known as shaddock fruits. Hundreds of years ago, the British sea captain Philip Shaddock is said to have plante...

Open Your Heart To Giving And Pizza! Welcome to February 9th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate giving big and our big love for pizza. Big hearts give big on National Giving Hearts Day! The second Thursday in February is the longest running “giving day” in the United States, with more than $90 million donated since it began 16 years ago.  This day gives you the opportunity to g...

This Small Act Of Service Had Quite The Ripple Effect. Welcome to February 8th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the ripple effect and famous adventures in kite flying.  On a foggy day in London William Dickson Boyce, an American newspaperman became lost.  He was assisted by a Boy Scout who brought him safely to his destination.  When Mr. Boyce offered payment to the scout, th...

A Love Letter To The King Of Noodles Welcome to February 7th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate pasta love letters and strange elements.  In 1908, Alfredo Di Lelio’s wife was pregnant with their first child and was having trouble eating. He made her pasta with butter and fresh parmesan cheese, that she loved it so much he added it to the menu of their small restaurant. In 1927,...

Try The Best Way To Say No To The Fork! Welcome to February 6th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate liberating a lame duck and saying no to the fork.  If the faltering wattle of an aquatic fowl conjures images of outgoing politicians then you’ll appreciate National Lame Duck Day.  Celebrated on February 6th in honor of the ratification of the 20th Amendment to our United States...

This Popular Snack Debuted at The Chicago World's Fair. Welcome to February 5th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate an old school snack and predicting the unpredictable.  The 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago unveiled many amazing things to its visitors. Advancements in transportation, weaponry, and wonders from around the world. But one its most enduring legacies is the popularizing...

Some Jobs Are Harder Than They Look. Welcome to February 4th, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate being under pressure and exemplary service, even in fowl play.  Anna: Have you heard of a tardigrade, Marlo? Marlo: I have no idea. Anna: Also known as the water bear, they're super small animals can survive in the harshest conditions of heat and cold.  They are found near volcanoes...

Have Your Cake And Eat Your Vegetables Too?! Welcome to February 3rd, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate healthy cake and saying good-bye with American Pie.  Carrot cake is one of those foods that seems odd on paper. Why on earth make a dessert out of something otherwise seen as healthy? Well, for starters, carrots actually have a pretty high sugar content for a vegetable. In Me...

And Now, An Ode To Tater Tots. Welcome to February 2nd, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate tasty spud poetry and a spotlight stealing frog.  Oh tater tots, how do I love thee, let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height. My soul can reach your flavors out of sight. My ravishment acquires a life of it’s own To hold steadfast now alas, my stomach groans...

Have You Heard Of Bacon, Texas? That's Only The Beginning! Welcome to February 1st, 2023 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate the strange towns of the Lone Star State and symbols that slither.  Texas is a big state and leads the way in many things such as livestock production, cotton production and, some would say, friendliness. Another thing Texas is good at is odd place names. Like…B...