Today is Friday August 6, 2010

National Root Beer Float Day

Between the smooth, creamy vanilla ice cream and the frothy, delicious root beer foam, it's difficult to imagine a person who doesn't love root beer floats. This amazing dessert beverage is the perfect way to cool off on a sultry summer night.

The first root beer was made and sold in 1880. Thirteen years later, Frank Wisner of Colorado felt inclined to add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to his glass of root beer, creating the first root beer float. It instantly became a popular treat, but was often referred to back then as a "black cow."

So go ahead, participate in this delectable American tradition and make your own for National Root Beer Float Day!

August is National Peach Month & National Goat Cheese Month & National Water Quality Month

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On this day in History:

1879 - The first Australian rules football game to be played at night took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game was to promote the introduction of electricity to the city of Melbourne.

1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler.

1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany.

1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed.

1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on American TV for the first time on "American Bandstand."

1962 - Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth.

1996 - NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars. The evidence came in the form of a meteorite that was found in Antarctica. The meteorite was believed to have come from Mars and contained a fossil. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Quote of the Day:
"As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think."

--Toni Morrison