January 28th, 2008
January 28 is National Blueberry Pancake Day. Blueberries are nutritious and have a number of health benefits, including (according to a USDA study) slowing the aging process.
Celebrate the day with this recipe for Blueberry Cinnamon Pancakes:
2 cups Sifted flour
3 teaspoons Baking powder
1/4 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup Shortening, melted
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January 26th, 2008
January 26 is Australia Day, the national holiday of the “Land Down Under.” The day, which commemorates the first European colony in Australia begun in 1788, is marked with fireworks, parades, ferry races, and family gatherings.
Australia Day is also when the Australian Prime Minister announces the annual “Australian of the Year” award. […]
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January 24th, 2008
January 24 is National Peanut Butter Day. In honor of this nutty occasion, here are some peanut butter facts:
Georgia is the #1 peanut producing state, but did you know that Texas is #2?
Peanut butter was first sold at the Universal Exposition of 1904 in St. Louis.
It takes 772 peanuts to make a 16.3 oz jar […]
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January 23rd, 2008
Gold was discovered in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Central California on January 24, 1848, an event that changed that state’s history. The strike happened at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, about 60 miles east of Sacramento. Over 300,000 fortune-seekers, from all over the world, journeyed to the area within six […]
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January 21st, 2008
Today, the third Monday in January, the United States honors the life of civil rights activist, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
King, who advocated non-violent change, is best know for his “I Have a Dream” speech. But that famous oration is far from the only thing Dr. King had to say. Below […]
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January 18th, 2008
January 18 is Winnie the Pooh Day. The day marks the anniversary of the birth of Pooh creator, A.A. Milne in 1882. Milne, a noted British novelist and playwright, penned a voluminous body of work, including 25 plays, 7 novels, and a number of non-fiction works. He is, however, best known for his […]
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