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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Aries, The Ram
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Be Kind to Animals Week
Harmony Week
International Whistler’s Week
Library Week
National Environmental Week
National Garden Week
National Guitar Week
National Home Safety Week
National Karaoke Week
National Library Week
Private Property Week
Reading is Fun Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Day of the Mushroom http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/565/1/Day-of-the-Mushroom.html
National Eggs Benedict Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/566/1/National-Eggs-Benedict-Day.html
National Librarian Day http://www.helium.com/items/1417708-libraries-librarians-school-library-day-national-library-week-natl-librarians-day
National Stress Awareness Day http://www.stresscure.com/hrn/april.html
National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day http://www.nationalwearyourpajamastoworkday.com/

On This Date
April 16, 1746:
The Duke of Cumberland defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie (and his Jacobites) at the battle of Culloden. <bet you didn’t know that was today, did you?>

April 16, 1900:
The first book of postage stamps was issued. The two-cent stamps were available in books of 12, 24 and 48 stamps. <they only made one?>

April 16, 1905:
An endowment of a college teachers’ pension fund was established by Andrew Carnegie. He donated $10,000,000 of personal money to set up the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. <bah, rich people>

April 16, 1940:
The first no-hit, no-run game to be thrown on an opening day of the major league baseball season was earned by Bob Feller. <he was from my home state of iowa!>

April 16, 1943:
Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann discovered the psychedelic effects of the semisynthetic drug LSD. <groovy man, groovy>

April 16, 1947:
The Zoomar lens, invented by Dr. Frank Back, was demonstrated in New York City. It was the first lens to exhibit zooming effects. <wonder if they ever used it with lsd?>

April 16, 1968:
The Pentagon announced that troops would begin coming home from Vietnam. <and it only took them 7 years to accomplish it all>

April 16, 1972:
Two giants pandas arrived in the U.S. from China. <they escaped from their cages, went on a rampage and climbed the washington monument thinking it was made of bamboo…>

April 16, 1992:
The House ethics committee listed 303 current and former lawmakers who had overdrawn their House bank accounts. <ethics, it’s a b*tch, ain’t it?>

April 16, 1996:
KISS announced a reunion tour with makeup. <and i didn’t even know they broke up>

Birthdays
Pope Benedict XVI - 83
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 63
Gerry Rafferty - 63
Billy West - 60
Ellen Barkin - 55
Jimmy Osmond - 47
Jon Cryer - 45
Martin Lawrence - 45
Lukas Haas - 34
Liliana Mumy - 16

Quote of the Day
Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use.
–Wendell Johnson

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Aries, The Ram
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Be Kind to Animals Week
Harmony Week
International Whistler’s Week
Library Week
National Garden Week
National Guitar Week
National Home Safety Week
National Park Week
Private Property Week
Reading is Fun Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Go Fly a Kite Day
International Jugglers Day http://www.mooncostumes.com/blog/2010/04/april-18th-is-international-jugglers.html
National Animal Crackers Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/568/1/National-Animal-Crackers-Day.html
National Columnists Day http://www.columnists.com/?p=1676
Paul Revere Day http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/revwar-75.htm
Pet Owner’s Day http://familycrafts.about.com/library/spdays/blapr18th.htm
World Amateur Radio Day http://www.iaru.org/rel030418.html
Yankee Stadium Birthday (1923) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Stadium

On This Date
April 18, 1775:
American revolutionaries Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode though the towns of Massachusetts giving the warning that “the Regulars are coming out.” Later, the phrase “the British are coming” was attributed to Revere. <and now we learn that revere didn’t really ride all that far, less than five miles, it was the other two that made much longer treks and were the true heroes>

April 18, 1861:
Colonel Robert E. Lee turned down an offer to command the Union armies during the U.S. Civil War. <i wonder if he’d known the outcome, if he’d changed his mind>

April 18, 1877:
Charles Cros wrote a paper that described the process of recording and reproducing sound. In France, Cros is regarded as the inventor of the phonograph. In the U.S., Thomas Edison gets the credit.

April 18, 1924:
Simon and Schuster, Inc. published the first Crossword Puzzle Book. <thank goodness, because what would i do late at night?>

April 18, 1939:
Gene Autry recorded “Back in the Saddle Again.”

April 18, 1943:
Traveling in a bomber, Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, was shot down by American P-38 fighters.

April 18, 1945:
American war correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed by Japanese gunfire on the Pacific island of Ie Shima, off Okinawa. He was 44 years old.

April 18, 1956:
Actress Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier of Monaco were married. The religious ceremony took place April 19.

April 18, 2002:
The city legislature of Berlin decided to make Marlene Dietrich an honorary citizen. Dietrich had gone to the United States in 1930. She refused to return to Germany after Adolf Hitler came to power. <right, ten years after she died>

Birthdays
Hayley Mills - 64
James Woods - 63
Rick Moranis - 57
Eric Roberts - 54
Jane Leeves - 49
Eric McCormack - 47
Conan O’Brien - 47
Maria Bello - 43
Melissa Joan Hart - 34
America Ferrera - 26

Quote of the Day
Yesterday in Egypt, archaeologists discovered the burial site for the 50 children of Ramses II…Fifty children! What I want to know is, who decided to name a condom after this guy?
–Conan O’Brien

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Slowhand wrote:

[quote]
On This Date
April 18, 1775:
American revolutionaries Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode though the towns of Massachusetts giving the warning that “the Regulars are coming out.” Later, the phrase “the British are coming” was attributed to Revere. <and now we learn that revere didn’t really ride all that far, less than five miles, it was the other two that made much longer treks and were the true heroes>[/quote]

That may be true, but neither “Dawes” nor “Prescott” rhymes with “hear”… :blink:

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Aries, The Ram
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Bike Safety Week
Cleaning for a Reason Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Coin Week
National Park Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Sky Awareness Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Amaretto Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/569/1/National-Amaretto-Day.html
Boston Marathon http://www.bostonmarathon.org/
National Garlic Day http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/National%20Garlic%20Day.htm
National Hanging Out Day http://www.laundrylist.org/education/70-national-hanging-out-day
Patriots Day http://www.nps.gov/mima/patriots-day-2010.htm

On This Date
April 19, 1775:
The American Revolutionary War began with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the British colony of Massachusetts, it was the 'shot heard 'round the world.

April 19, 1892:
The Duryea gasoline buggy was introduced in the U.S. by Charles and Frank Duryea.

April 19, 1897:
The first annual Boston Marathon was held. It was the first of its type in the U.S. <do you really name something the first annual something?>

April 19, 1951:
General Douglas MacArthur gave his “Old Soldiers” speech before the U.S. Congress. In the address General MacArthur said that “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” <maybe they shouldn’t use so much bleach>

April 19, 1993:
The Branch-Davidian’s compound in Waco, TX, burned to the ground. It was the end of a 51-day standoff between the cult and U.S. federal agents. 86 people were killed including 17 children. Nine of the Branch Davidians escaped the fire.

April 19, 1995:
The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK, was destroyed by a bomb. It was the worst bombing on U.S. territory. 168 people were killed including 19 children, and 500 were injured. Timothy McVeigh was found guilty of the bombing on June 2, 1997.

Birthdays
Tim Curry - 64
Ashley Judd - 42
Kate Hudson - 31
Hayden Christensen - 29

Quote of the Day
Men are creatures with two legs and eight hands.
–Jayne Mansfield

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And now they’re showing a documentary on McVeigh. Can’t believe they’re wasting the airtime.

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Astronomy Week
Bike Safety Week
Cleaning for a Reason Week
Fish Fry Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Coin Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week
Sky Awareness Week
Trivia Days
Turnoff Week

Today is:
Lima Bean Respect Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/570/1/Lima-Bean-Respect-Day.html
Look Alike Day http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/lookalikeday.htm
National Pot Smokers Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/420_(cannabis_culture)
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/571/1/National-Pineapple-Upside-Down-Cake-Day.html
Volunteer Recognition Day http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/volunteerrecognitionday.htm

On This Date
April 20, 1653:
Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament of the Commonwealth of England by force, eventually replacing it with the Barebone’s Parliament. <you’ve got to love the titles of these things>

April 20, 1841:
In Philadelphia, PA, Edgar Allen Poe’s first detective story, “The Murders in the Rue Morgue”, was published in Graham’s Magazine.

April 20, 1916:
Chicago’s Wrigley Field held its first Cubs game with the first National League game at the ballpark. The Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings.

April 20, 1940:
The first electron microscope was demonstrated by RCA. <just look at all those little electrons!>

April 20, 1988:
The U.S. Air Forces’ Stealth (B-2 bomber) was officially unveiled. <how do they know? did they see it?>

April 20, 1989:
Scientist announced the successful testing of high-definition TV. <wow! how neat!>

April 20, 1999:
Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold embarked on a massacre, killing
13 people and wounding over 20 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado, US.

April 20, 2008:
Fernando Lugo became the first non-Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years. <now why the heck does it matter if he’s from colorado or not?>

Birthdays
George Takei - 73
Ryan O’Neal - 69
Jessica Lange - 61
Clint Howard - 51
Carmen Electra - 38
Joey Lawrence - 34
Psychopuppet - TAN Forum Moderator :silly:

Quote of the Day
I have reiterated over again what I have said before.
–Robert F. Wagner, Jr.

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Sad day for CO but a GREAT day for tv! Hi-def is awesome!

[size=5]Pup lives in the pages of history! Happy birthday![/size]

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

April 21: First Quarter Moon: 2:20pm EDT

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Astronomy Week
Bike Safety Week
Cleaning for a Reason Week
Fish Fry Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Coin Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week
Sky Awareness Week
Trivia Days
Turnoff Week

Today is:
Big Word Day
Chocolate-Covered Cashew Truffle Day http://riccineer.com/observations/every-day-marketing/food-holidays/april-21-chocolate-covered-cashew-truffle-day/
Kindergarten Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Fröbel
Red Baron Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_von_Richthofen

On This Date
April 21, 1836:
General Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto. This battle decided the independence of Texas. <yee-haw!>

April 21, 1918:
The German fighter pilot known as “The Red Baron”, the most successful flying ace of World War I with 80 confirmed air combat victories, was shot down and killed near Vaux-sur-Somme in France. <did snoopy do this?>

April 21, 1984:
In France, it was announced that doctors had found virus believed to cause AIDS.

April 21, 1986:
Geraldo Rivera opened a vault that belonged to Al Capone at the Lexington Hotel in Chicago. Nothing of interest was found inside. <yeah, boy, that was a fun show to watch… live>

April 21, 2009:
The Anime Network forums rise again! After being down for several weeks, the forums return on this day in grand style to the relief of her many members.

Birthdays
Queen Elizabeth - 84
Iggy Pop - 63
Patti LuPone - 61
Tony Danza - 59
Andie MacDowell - 52

Quote of the Day
Onstage I’ve been hit by a grapefruit, beercans, eggs, spit, money, cigarette butts, Mandies, Quaaludes, joints, bras, panties, and a fist.
–Iggy Pop

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Ha! TAN is invincible!

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Astronomy Week
Bike Safety Week
Cleaning for a Reason Week
Fish Fry Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Coin Week
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week
Sky Awareness Week
Trivia Days
Turnoff Week

Today is:
April Showers Day http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/april_showers_day.html
Chemists Celebrate the Earth Day http://portal.acs.org/portal/acs/corg/content?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=PP_TRANSITIONMAIN&node_id=1034&use_sec=false&sec_url_var=region1&__uuid=67f38b8d-4b33-4f50-aceb-246dbe057192
Earth Day http://www.earthday.org/earthday2010
Girl Scout Leader Day http://www.girlscoutsgcnwi.org/just-for-volunteers/girl-scout-leader’s-day/
National Jelly Bean Day http://www.squidoo.com/jellybeans
Take Our Daughters & Sons To Work Day http://www.daughtersandsonstowork.org/wmspage.cfm?parm1=936

On This Date
April 22, 1864:
The U.S. Congress mandated that all coins minted as U.S. currency bear the inscription “In God We Trust”.

April 22, 1889:
Over 50,000 people rushed to claim a piece of the available two million acres (8,000 km2) in the Unassigned Lands, the present-day U.S. state of Oklahoma. Within hours, both Oklahoma City and Guthrie had established cities of around 10,000 people. <holy cow, that’s a buncha people!>

April 22, 1969:
John Lennon legally changed his middle name from Winston to Ono. <i dunno, but winston sounds so much more… powerful>

April 22, 1970:
The first “Earth Day” was observed by millions of Americans.

April 22, 1978:
John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd made their first appearance as The Blues Brothers on NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”

April 22, 1981:
Eric Clapton was hospitalized after he suffered bruised ribs and a lacerated chin in a car accident in Seattle, WA. <don’t dink and dive>

April 22, 1993:
The first version of Mosaic , created by computer programmers Marc Andreessen and Eric Bina at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, was released, becoming the first popular World Wide Web browser and Gopher client. <isn’t mosaic the name of the task force on flashforward?>

Birthdays
Glen Campbell - 74
Jack Nicholson - 73
John Waters - 64
Peter Frampton - 60
Ryan Stiles - 51
Sheryl Lee - 43

Quote of the Day
The desire of the man is for the woman, but the desire of the woman is for the desire of the man.
–Germaine de Stael

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Astronomy Week
Bike Safety Week
Cleaning for a Reason Week
Fish Fry Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Coin Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National & Global Youth Service Days
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Park Week
National Pie Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Police Officers Who Gave Their Lives in the Line of Duty Week
Sky Awareness Week
Trivia Days
Turnoff Week

Today is:
Fire Drill Day
Home Run Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Aaron
International Nose Picking Day http://www.gone-ta-pott.com/international_nose_picking_day.html
Lovers Day http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/loversday.htm
National Zucchini Bread Day http://breadbaking.about.com/b/2010/04/18/national-zucchini-bread-day.htm
Picnic Day
Take a Chance Day http://www.rosecityjournal.com/2007/04/national-take-chance-day.html
Talk Like Shakespeare Day http://www.talklikeshakespeare.org/
World Book & Copyright Day http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/un/world-book-day
World Laboratory Day http://www.dailynationalday.com/2009/04/23/world-laboratory-day/

On This Date
April 23, 1900:
The word “hillbilly” was first used in print in an article in the “New York Journal.” It was spelled “Hill-Billie”. <that, my friends, is your trivia for the day>

April 23, 1985:
The Coca-Cola Company introduced “New Coke” to replace its flagship soft drink Coca-Cola, eventually generating so much negative response that the company put the original formula back on the market less than three months later. <and this proving, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!>

April 23, 2003:
U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run for only two years before returning to the previous design.

Birthdays
Shirley Temple - 82
Lee Majors - 70
Blair Brown - 62
Joyce DeWitt - 61
Michael Moore - 56
Valerie Bertinelli - 50
George Lopez - 49
Melina Kanakaredes - 43
Barry Watson - 36

Quote of the Day
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.
–Shirley Temple

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!!! Santa Clause asking for an autograph, that’s hilarious!

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Astronomy Week
Bike Safety Week
National Adult Films Week
National Bubblegum Week
National Dance Week
National Dream Hotline
National & Global Youth Service Days
National Paperboard Packaging Week
National Pie Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Scoop the Poop Week
National Secretary Week
Organize Your Files Week
Trivia Days
Turnoff Week

Today is:
East Meets West Day http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/eastmeetswestday.htm
License Plates Day <See 1901 below>
Malaria Awareness Day http://www.unicefusa.org/work/health/?gclid=CP_f9oeLoaECFdFW2god0iyUxA
Mother, Father Deaf Day http://deafness.about.com/cs/events/a/momdaddeafday.htm
National Pet Parents Day http://www.petparentsday.com/
Red Hat Society Day http://www.redhatsociety.com/events/conventions/RHSDay2010/index.html
World Penguin Day http://www.petsugar.com/Happy-World-Penguin-Day-1577010

On This Date
April 25, 1719:
Robinson Crusoe, a novel by English author Daniel Defoe about a castaway who spends 28 years on a remote tropical island near Venezuela, was first published. <wow, people could read back then?>

April 25, 1792:
The guillotine was first used to execute highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier. <off with his head! literally>

April 25, 1860:
The first Japanese diplomats to visit a foreign power reached Washington, DC. They remained in the U.S. capital for several weeks while discussing expansion of trade with the United States. <is this when they brought over the cherry blossoms?>

April 25, 1898:
The U.S. declared war on Spain. Spain had declared war on the U.S. the day before.

April 25, 1901:
New York became the first state to require license plates for cars. The fee was $1. <so why don’t they have millions of dollars?>

April 25, 1925:
General Paul von Hindenburg took office as president of Germany. <oh! the humanity! no, wait… that was something different>

April 25, 1928:
A seeing eye dog was used for the first time.

April 25, 1968:
The Beatles refused to perform for the Queen of England at a British Olympic Appeal Fund show because “Our decision would be the same no matter what the cause. We don’t do benefits.”

April 25, 1983:
Soviet leader Yuri V. Andropov invited Samantha Smith to visit his country after receiving a letter in which the U.S. schoolgirl expressed fears about nuclear war.

Birthdays
Al Pacino - 70
Talia Shire - 64
Hank Azaria - 46
Renee Zellweger - 41
Jason Lee - 40

Quote of the Day
When I was a young kid, and you were going into acting, you weren’t supposed to have a vowel at the end of your name.
–Al Pacino

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Slowhand wrote:

Didn’t Disney make a TV movie about this? I have vague recollections of this from when I was a kid. I think we had to watch it in school. All I can remember clearly is that at the end, some text popped up on the screen telling you what happened after the movie. The guy had the dog for many years, but sadly, it died on a Christmas morning. It made me very sad as a kid. :frowning:

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Forest Week
Intergenerational Week
Keep America Beautiful Week
Mattress Turnover Week
National Dance Week
National Lingerie Week
National Pie Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Scoop the Poop Week
National TV Turn-Off Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Safe Kids Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Hug an Australian Day http://festivals.ygoy.com/hug-an-australian-day-2/
Hug a Friend Day http://www.beneathmagentaskies.com/2010/04/april-26th-hug-friend-day.html
National Pretzel Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/578/1/National-Pretzel-Day.html
Richter Scale Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Richter

On This Date
April 26, 1819:
The first Odd Fellows lodge in the U.S. was established in Baltimore, MD.

April 26, 1865:
American Army soldiers cornered and fatally shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, in rural northern Virginia, ending a twelve-day manhunt. <so there, don’t do it again>

April 26, 1975:
B.J. Thomas had the longest title of a number one song at the top of the “Billboard” popular music chart. The song was “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song.”

April 26, 1986:
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR, suffered a steam explosion, resulting in a fire, a nuclear meltdown, and the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people around Europe. <where exactly do you evacuate over 336,000 people to?>

Birthdays
Carol Burnett - 77
Gary Wright - 67
Michael Damian - 48
Jet Li - 47
Tom Welling - 33

Quote of the Day
If you don’t like my ocean don’t fish in my sea; Stay out of my valley and let my mountain be.
–Ma Rainey

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'86… nuclear energy is dangerous stuff.

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Slowhand wrote:

[quote]April 26, 1986:
The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Chernobyl, Ukrainian SSR, suffered a steam explosion, resulting in a fire, a nuclear meltdown, and the evacuation and resettlement of over 336,000 people around Europe. <where exactly do you evacuate over 336,000 people to?>[/quote]

Just a guess, but I’d say anywhere BUT Chernobyl?

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Forest Week
Intergenerational Week
Keep America Beautiful Week
Mattress Turnover Week
National Dance Week
National Lingerie Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
National Scoop the Poop Week
National TV Turn-Off Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Safe Kids Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Babe Ruth Day http://www.life.com/image/50697954/in-gallery/23195
Mantanzas Mule Day http://noviomagus.tripod.com/chat/index.blog?entry_id=1079055
Morse Code Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morse
National Prime Rib Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/579/1/National-Prime-Rib-Day.html
National Teach Your Children to Save Day http://www.aba.com/abaef/teachchildrentosave.htm
Tell a Story Day http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/April/tellastoryday.htm
Woody Woodpecker Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lantz

On This Date
April 27, 1521:
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.

April 27, 1861:
U.S. President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus. <strange names, strange names>

April 27, 1880:
Francis Clarke and M.G. Foster patented the electrical hearing aid.

April 27, 1946:
The SS African Star was placed in service. It was the first commercial ship to be equipped with radar.

April 27, 1960:
The submarine Tullibee was launched from Groton, CT. It was the first sub to be equipped with closed-circuit television. <wow, now you can see what they’re doing in the room next to you>

April 27, 1965:
Pampers were patented by R.C. Duncan.

April 27, 1986:
Captain Midnight (John R. MacDougall) interrupted HBO.

April 27, 2006:
In New York, NY, construction began on the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower on the site of former World Trade Center.

April 27, 2006:
In Fiji, Keith Richards (Rolling Stones was admitted to a hospital after he reportedly suffered a head injury when he fell out of a palm tree. <yep, a great day in music history>

Birthdays
Casey Kasem - 78
Judy Carne - 71
Kate Pierson - 62
Ace Frehley - 59
Sheena Easton - 51

Quote of the Day
I don’t want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it.
–Rogers Hornsby

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

April 29: Full Moon: 8:18am EDT
Full Moon on the 29th is called ‘Pink Moon’ by Native Americans of New England and the Great Lakes because this time of the year wildflowers (esp pink ground phlox) herald the newly arrived spring.

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Forest Week
Golden Week http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)
Intergenerational Week
Keep America Beautiful Week
Mattress Turnover Week
National Dance Week
National Lingerie Week
National Playground Safety Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
National Scoop the Poop Week
National TV Turn-Off Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Safe Kids Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
International Dance Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Dance_Day
National Shrimp Scampi Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/581/1/National-Shrimp-Scampi-Day.html
Poem in Your Pocket Day http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/406

On This Date
April 29, 1813:
Rubber was patented by J.F. Hummel.

April 29, 1941:
The Boston Bees agreed to change their name to the Braves. <thank goodness, because the atlanta bees sounds horrible>

April 29, 1952:
IBM President Thomas J. Watson, Jr., informed his company’s stockholders that IBM was building “the most advanced, most flexible high-speed computer in the world.” The computer was unveiled April 7, 1953, as the IBM 701 Electronic Data Processing Machine. <and it’s only the size of 3 huge rooms!>

April 29, 1968:
The controversial musical “Hair”, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opened at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

April 29, 1988:
Eric Clapton filed for a divorce from Patti Boyd.

April 29, 1990:
The destruction of the Berlin Wall began.

Birthdays
Jerry Seinfeld - 56
Kate Mulgrew - 55
Daniel Day-Lewis - 52
Michelle Pfeiffer - 52
Eve Plumb - 52
Carnie Wilson - 42
Uma Thurman - 40

Quote of the Day
Tall, sandy blonde, with sort of blue eyes, skinny in places, fat in others. An average gal.
–Uma Thurman, describing herself

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[size=4]2010 is[/size]:
International Year of Biodiversity
International Year for the Rapprochement of Children
Year of the Tiger (Chinese Calendar)

April Flowers of the Month: Daisy & Sweet Pea
Zodiac Sign: Taurus, the Bull
The name for the Moon in March: Egg Moon, Grass Moon, Hare Moon
April Birthstone: Diamond, White Sapphire - Meaning: Innocence

This is:
African American Women’s Fitness Month
Alcohol Awareness Month
Amateur Radio Month
Atlanta Food & Wine Month
Cancer Control Month
Car Care Month
Celebrate Diversity Month
Confederate History Month
Couple Appreciation Month
Daisy Flower Month
Emotional Overeating Awareness Month
Fair Housing Month
Fresh Florida Tomato Month
Frog Month
Grange Month
Holy Humor Month
Home Improvement Time
Informed Women Month
International Customer Loyalty Month
International Guitar Month
International School Spirit Season
International Twit Award Month
Jazz Appreciation Month
Keep America Beautiful Month
Lawn & Garden Month
Math Education Month
Month of the Military Child
Month of the Young Child
National BLT Sandwich Month
National Decorating Month
National Donate Life Month
National Financial Literacy Month
National Food Month
National Frog Month
National Humor Month
National Kite Month
National Knuckles Down Month
National Pecan Month
National Smile Month
National Soft Pretzel Month
National Soyfoods Month
National Welding Month
Pets Are Wonderful Month
Poetry Month
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month
Records & Information Management Month
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Spring
Straw Hat Month
Stress Awareness Month
Tackle Your Clutter Month
Woodworking Month
World Habitat Awareness Month
Zam! Zoo & Aquarium Month

This Week is:
Forest Week
Golden Week http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Week_(Japan)
Intergenerational Week
Keep America Beautiful Week
Mattress Turnover Week
National Dance Week
National Lingerie Week
National Pro-Life T-Shirt Week
National TV Turn-Off Week
Reading Is Fun Week
Safe Kids Week
Trivia Days

Today is:
Beltane http://www.beltane.org/
Hairstyle Appreciation Day http://ezinearticles.com/?Did-You-Know-Of-Hairstyle-Appreciation-Day&id=176956
Mr. Potato Head Day http://www.mrpotatohead.net/1950/1950.htm
National Arbor Day http://www.arborday.org/arborday/
National Hairball Awareness Day http://www.romeothecat.com/about/national-hairball-awareness-day/
National Honesty Day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honesty_Day
National Oatmeal Cookie Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/582/1/National-Oatmeal-Cookie-Day.html
National Raisin Day http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/583/1/National-Raisin-Day.html
Spank Out Day http://www.stophitting.com/index.php?page=spankout
Walpurgis Night http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walpurgis_Night

On This Date
April 30, 1789:
George Washington took the oath of office as the first President of the United States at Federal Hall in New York City.

April 30, 1900:
Casey Jones was killed while trying to save the runaway train “Cannonball Express.”

April 30, 1945:
As Allied forces were closing in on Berlin, Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide in the Fuhrerbunker after being married for one day. <i’d probably commit suicide too>

April 30, 1947:
The name of Boulder Dam, in Nevada, was changed back to Hoover Dam.

April 30, 1997:
ABC aired the “coming out” episode of the sitcom “Ellen.” The title character, played by Ellen DeGeneres, admitted she was a lesbian. <omg!>

Birthdays
Cloris Leachman - 84
Willie Nelson - 77
Jill Clayburgh - 66
Perry King - 62
Merrill Osmond - 57
Adrian Pasdar - 45
Johnny Galecki - 35
Kirsten Dunst - 28
Hentai - TAN Forum Moderator :slight_smile:

Quote of the Day
When I read it, I was 15 and I don’t think I was mature enough to understand the script’s material. I didn’t want to be kissing Kevin Spacey. Come on! Lying there naked with rose petals?
–Kirsten Dunst, on turning down American Beauty