NATIONAL Pecan Day
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NATIONAL Tolkien Reading Day
NATIONAL Medal of Honor Day
Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
1668 The first horse race in America takes place
1669 Eruption of Mt Etna, 20,000 die
1804 The Secretary of the Navy approved the first formal uniform of the Marine Corps
1986 Supreme Court ruled that the Air Force could ban the wearing of yarmulkes
1911 A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a sweatshop in New York City, claims the lives of 146 workers
1934 Horton Smith won the first Masters golf tournament at Augusta National in Georgia
1954 RCA manufactures its first color TV set and begins mass production
1970 The Concorde makes its first supersonic flight
Tolkien Day? In my 2015 challenge I had a Tolkien bonus video each day. One of my favorite authors.
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Denise at My Life in Retirement My Benelux Adventure
And there's an entire day for Tolkien =)
DeleteA Tolkien bonus video sounds fun!