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Across the United States students, parents, family, fans and alumni observe National College Colors Day.  This day is celebrated annually by wearing your college team’s colors and college or university apparel. HOW TO OBSERVE Wear your college colors.  Use #CollegeColorsDay to post on social media and spread the word. HISTORY National College Colors Day was founded […]

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The United States Congress passed the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women full and equal voting rights on this day in 1920. Every year on August 26, we commemorate this right with National Women’s Equality Day. Seeds were planted for the women’s rights movement 80 years before when Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Staton, […]

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Each year on the first Friday in June, people participate in National Doughnut or Donut Day.  This day celebrates the doughnut and honors the Salvation Army Lassies, the women that served doughnuts to soldiers during WWI. In 1917, the original “Salvation Army Doughnut” was first served by the ladies of the Salvation Army.  It was during […]

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The National Education Association describes National Teacher Day  “as a day for honoring teachers and recognizing the lasting contributions they make to our lives”.   Teachers play a critical role in educating and shaping our children: the future leaders of our country.  They are kind, patient, hard-working, dedicated and understanding professionals that mold our children’s lives […]

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National Animal Crackers Day is observed on April 18. This day brings us back to our childhood memories and the many boxes of Animal Crackers we shared with our friends.  Animal Crackers refer to a type of small cookie baked in the shape of circus or zoo animals, such as a lion, tiger, bear or […]

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The fourth Thursday in February celebrates one of America’s favorite winter dishes–chili, which is also known as chili con carne (chili with meat). In Spanish, chili refers to “chili pepper” and carne means “meat”. Chili is most commonly made up of tomatoes, beans, chili peppers, meat, garlic, onions and cumin.  However, there are many variations to the basic chili. Chili is […]

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Always celebrated on February 5th, National Weatherperson’s Day, which is also know as, National Weatherman’s Day, is a day to honor all individuals in the fields of meteorology, weather forecasting and broadcast meteorology.  Volunteer storm spotters and observers are also honored on this day as well as any others that work in the weather field. This annual […]

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National Homemade Soup Day is observed annually on February 4th. Before the era of modern transportation, soup was a product of regionally available foods.  For this reason, there are literally thousands of soup recipes available today. Many soups also have medicinal purposes.  What was once considered a wives’ tale, chicken soup now has the backing […]

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    Do we need a birthday, wedding or anniversary to have chocolate cake? Not on January 27, because it’s National Chocolate Cake Day. In America, chocolate was consumed primarily as a beverage until the 1830s or 40s. Chocolate cakes, as we think of them today, mostly did not exist then.  According to the Dover […]

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    July 30 annually celebrates a food holiday, it is National Cheesecake Day.   Cheesecake is a delicious dessert that is loved by millions around the country.  It is a sweet dessert that is a mixture of soft fresh cheese, cream cheese or cottage cheese, eggs and sugar on a crust made from crushed graham […]

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“In a time in which occupation and oppression of countries and peoples are immorally presented as necessary and even salvational, the principle of Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) rejects this and reaffirms the right of persons and peoples to determine their own destiny and daily lives; to live in peace and security; and to flourish in freedom everywhere.” […]

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