Today is Friday July 8, 2011

Video Game Day

Happy Video Game Day! Today, take some time to appreciate the technological achievements that video games show. A far cry from joysticks that you plug into the television, today's video games have advanced special effects and diversified themes that appeal to almost everyone. Not to mention, they’re fun!

Video games aren’t just for kids anymore. In fact, they have become common activities at parties. People crowd around televisions in homes, dorm rooms and arcades to battle their friends in adventure, sports and music-themed games.

While certain consoles are popular now, we should remember the glory days of former favorites like N64, Gameboys and Sega Genesis. Celebrate Video Game Day and invite your friends over for some gaming!

Today is also Chocolate with Almonds Day

July is National Ice Cream Month & National Grilling Month

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History for July 8   1795 - Martin Academy in Washington, TN, changed its name to Washington College. It was the first college to be named after U.S. President George Washington. 1865 - C.E. Barnes patented the machine gun. 1889 - The Wall Street Journal was first published. 1947 - Demolition work began in New York City for the new permanent headquarters of the United Nations. 1953 - Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV.

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 Quote of the Day:


"One measure -- perhaps the best measure -- of a person's greatness is the capacity for suffering."

--M. Scott Peck