I hope you are still celebrating life to its fullest. When we become stagnant is when we miss out on the best times in life. "I'll do it tomorrow" isn't the right attitude, since tomorrow doesn't always come. Live each day like it was your last. Love you friends and family. Say "I love you" one extra time. September 14
Star Spangled Banner Day
Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key, 1814
(due to Fort McHenry being successfully defended against a bombing by English ships).
Sing the Star Spangled Banner today...the words are below.
O! say can you see by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the Rockets' red glare, the Bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;
O! say does that star-spangled Banner yet wave,
O'er the Land of the free, and the home of the brave?
On the shore dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream,
Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country, shall leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave,
From the terror of fight or the gloom of the grave,
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the home of the Brave.
O! thus be it ever when freemen shall stand,
Between their loved home, and the war's desolation,
blest with victory and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land,
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto - "In God is our Trust;"
And the star-spangled Banner in triumph shall wave,
O'er the Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave.
September 15
Make a hat day
Make a Hat Day is is a day for fun. Design, make, and wear your a hat for yourself today. Put your personality into it. Or, make a hat from a character you would like to imitate for a day.
Alexander Fleming discovers Penicillin, 1928
In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain a powerful antibiotic, penicillin. However, though Fleming was credited with the discovery, it was over a decade before someone else turned penicillin into the miracle drug for the 20th century
"Lone Ranger" premiers, 1949
The Lone Ranger appeared on the ABC network on September 15, 1949 in the first of a three part episode that told the history of the famous masked man of the West. The first three episodes told the the familiar story of how the Lone Ranger came to be, his connection to Tonto, and the origins of his prize horse Silver. Glenn Strange played the villain Butch Cavandish in these episodes.
The Lone Ranger was also one of the earliest shows to film mostly outdoors. Starting in 1956, the Wrather Company began filming the program in color.
September 16
National Stepfamily Day
National Stepfamily Day is celebrated annually on September 16th and was founded by Christy Borgeld in 1997.
Stepfamilies are all around us. One in three Americans live in a stepfamily, and more than 50% of Americans will live in a stepfamily at some point in their lives. Thirty percent of children are growing up in stepfamilies. Some call these families, "blended" families.
According to Bray & Kelly in a 1998 study, it usually takes a minimum of four years or more for a stepparent to build a relationship with a stepchild.
It's been said that "parenting differences" is the #1 reason cited by remarried couples (encore marriages) who divorce for the failure of the marriage. Coming to agreements on parenting is crucial to a successful stepfamily.
Independencia de Mexico (Mexican Independence Day)
In the early hours of September 16th, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a priest in the small town of Dolores, Guanajuato, rang the church bell to gather the townspeople. He called for the people of Mexico to rise up against the Spanish Crown, thus initiating Mexico's War of Independence. The country did not achieve independence until 1821, but it is this event, known as the Grito de Dolores which is commemorated every year in town squares across Mexico.
September 17
Citizenship Day/Constitution Day
Observes the anniversary of the US Constitution being completed and signed and approved, 1787. "In 1940, Congress designated the third Sunday in May as "I am an American Day." Many cities continue to observe this holiday. On February 29, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill establishing September 17 as Citizenship Day replacing the May observance and moving the date to the one on which the U.S. Constitution was signed in 1787. The intent of the bill was to give recognition to those who had become American Citizens during the preceding year. The celebrations include pageantry and speeches to impress Americans with the privileges and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship."
September 18
National Play-doh Day
Play-Doh - A soft-pliable compound made of flour, water and coloring that debuted in 1956. The original Play-Doh formula can be traced to Joseph McVicker of Kutol Chemicals in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1955, McVicker's sister-in-law, a teacher in New Jersey, inquired about a safe and fun modeling clay substitute to give to her nursery school children. Joseph sent her a sample of a non-toxic compound used to clean wallpaper. The clay was an instant success and soon the Cincinnati Board of Education was using it in all their elementary schools. Formalizing his product as Play-doh, McVicker's founded Rainbow Crafts in 1956 and with sales to such retail establishments as Woodard & Lothrop department stores in Washington, D.C. his soft. malleable substance soon became a top selling product. In the 1970s Rainbow Crafts merged with Kenner Products and later Hasbro Toys took up the product line. Initially, Play-Doh was a grayish-white color, (sold in 1 ½ pound cans and later three and four packs) but colors such as yellow, red and blue purple, pink, orange and green. gold and silver were introduced to enhance sales and appearance., The original Play-Doh product mascot was a pixie called Play-Doh Pete. September 16th is national Play-doh Day.
September 19
Talk Like A Pirate Day
International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) is a parodic holiday invented in 1995 by John Baur ("Ol' Chumbucket") and Mark Summers ("Cap'n Slappy"), of Corvallis, Oregon, who proclaimed September 19 each year as the day when everyone in the world should talk like a pirate. For example, an observer of this holiday would greet friends not with "Hello," but with "Ahoy, me hearty!" The holiday, and its observance, springs from a romanticized view of the Golden Age of Piracy.
September 20
America's Day for Kids
Created as a day to foster relationships between adults and children, the mission of BGC Day for Kids is to establish a day to celebrate and honor American children through the gift of meaningful time. Research shows that when adults spend meaningful time with kids it helps them develop a positive self-image and a sense of belonging, usefulness and purpose. Now, more than ever, BGC Day for Kids provides adults and kids an opportunity to take a break from their busy lives and celebrate the wonder of life and the fulfillment of spending time together.
