Today is Wednesday August 18, 2010

National Soft Ice Cream Day

Chocolate, vanilla or twist? Everyone has a preference when it comes to soft-serve ice cream!

Soft-serve ice cream has been around since 1938 when John F. McCullough, the founder of Dairy Queen, first created it. McCullough found that when ice cream is produced at a warmer temperature, it allows the taste buds to detect more flavor. What a yummy discovery!

Today, soft-serve ice cream can be found in a wide variety of flavors and combinations. Soft ice cream is also lower in milk-fat than hard ice cream, is better for you, and has more flavor. So what are you waiting for? Get a cone today to celebrate National Soft Ice Cream Day!

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

This week is National Aviation Week

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On this day in History:

1587 - Virginia Dare became the first child to be born on American soil of English parents. The colony that is now Roanoke Island, NC, mysteriously vanished. 1840 - The American Society of Dental Surgeons was founded in New York City, NY. 1914 - The "Proclamation of Neutrality" was issued by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson. It was aimed at keeping the U.S. out of World War I. 1938 - The Thousand Islands Bridge was dedicated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The bridge connects the U.S. and Canada. 1982 - The longest baseball game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL went 22 innings before the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cubs 2-1. 1982 - The volume on the New York Stock Exchange topped the 100-million level for the first time at 132.69 million shares traded. 1987 - Earl Campbell announced his retirement from the National Football League (NFL).

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Quote of the Day:

"The crown of life is neither happiness nor annihilation; it is understanding. These are the moments of revelation which compensate for the chaos, the discomfort, the toil of living....These are the moments in which all the disorder of life assumes a pattern. We see; we understand; and immediately the intolerable burden becomes tolerable; we stand for a moment on the slopes of a great mountain from the summit of which we can see the truth, and thus enjoy the greatest felicity of which we are capable."
--Winifred Holtby