Today is Tuesday September 14, 2010
47 Days till Halloween
72 Days till Thanksgiving
102 Days till Christmas
Eat a Hoagie Day
The hoagie, also known as a sub or grinder, is a sandwich whose name is said to originate from Philadelphia. Basically, the Italian immigrants who worked at an area shipyard called Hog Island during World War I would bring giant sandwiches for lunch. The workers were nicknamed "hoggies" so eventually the name became attached to the sandwiches but under a different spelling. There are several other stories, but they all give credit to Philly for the hoagie name.
So what's for lunch today? We think it's a great day to go eat a hoagie! Today is also National Cream Filled Donut Day
This week is Line Dance Week
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On this day in History:
| 1814 - Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner," a poem originally known as "Defense of Fort McHenry," after witnessing the British bombardment of Fort McHenry, MD, during the War of 1812. The song became the official U.S. national anthem on March 3, 1931. 1940 - The Selective Service Act was passed by the U.S. Congress providing the first peacetime draft in the United States. 1959 - Luna II, a Soviet space probe, became the first man-made object on the moon when it crashed on the surface. 1972 - "The Waltons" premiered on CBS-TV. |
Quote of the Day:
"To live means sharing one another’s space, dreams, sorrows, contributing our ears to hear, our eyes to see, our arms to hold, our hearts to love." --Paul Tillich
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