Today is Friday September 2, 2011

National Blueberry Popsicle Day

Blueberry popsicles are delightful summer treats. That’s why we’re glad today is National Blueberry Popsicle Day!

Popsicles were invented in 1905 by eleven-year-old Frank Epperson. He accidentally left a stirring stick in a fruit-flavored drink on his porch one winter night. In the morning, it was frozen solid and the icy treat we know and love was first created. He first named this delight the "Epsicle.” This name was changed eighteen years later.

By 1965, 34 different flavors of popsicles were being produced, including blueberry. To celebrate National Blueberry Popsicle Day, purchase a pack of blueberry popsicles or make your own.

Today is also V-J Day

September is National Piano Month & National Organic Harvest Month

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History for September2  1897 - The first issue of "McCall’s" magazine was published. The magazine had been known previously as "Queens Magazine" and "Queen of Fashion." 1945 - Japan surrendered to the U.S. aboard the USS Missouri, ending World War II. The war ended six years and one day after it began. 1945 - Ho Chi Minh declared the independence the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. 1963 - The Angels become the first white all-female group to have a No.1 record. The song was "My Boyfriend's Back." 1969 - NBC-TV canceled "Star Trek." The show had debuted on September 8, 1966. 1985 - It was announced that the Titanic had been found by a U.S. and French expedition 560 miles off Newfoundland. The luxury liner had been missing for 73 years.

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 Quote of the Day:


"Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such."

--Henry Miller