Today is Wednesday July 20, 2011

103 days until Halloween
128 days until Thanksgiving
158 days until Christmas
165 days until The New Year

National Lollipop Day

It’s National Lollipop Day! Lollipops come in many shapes, sizes and flavors. It's no wonder why they are a favorite treat for people of all ages! Whether they are filled with gum, chocolate or just plain sugar, no one can deny the deliciousness of a lollipop.

Though an early form of the lollipop—honey on a stick—is said to have been around since the time that cavemen roamed the earth, the real deal wasn’t invented until centuries later. However, the story of the creation of the first lollipop is a heavily debated topic. Most people do agree upon the fact that George Smith, the owner of a small, American candy store, came up with the sweet's name. In the early 1900s, he called the candy a "lollipop" after his favorite racehorse—Lolly Pop.

Go to your local candy or convenience store and grab a lollipop to celebrate. Happy National Lollipop Day!

July is National Ice Cream Month & National Grilling Month

This week is National Zoo Keeper Week

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History for July 20   1810 - Colombia declared independence from Spain. 1917 - The draft lottery in World War I went into operation. 1940 - "Billboard" magazine published its first listing of best-selling singles. 10 songs were on the list. 1969 - Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. became the first men to walk on the moon. 1976 - America's Viking I robot spacecraft made a successful, first-ever landing on Mars. 1985 - Treasure hunters began raising $400 million in coins and silver from the Spanish galleon "Nuestra Senora de Atocha." The ship sank in 1622 40 miles of the coast of Key West, FL.

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