Today is Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 

National Gazpacho Day

It’s National Gazpacho Day! Gazpacho is a classic Spanish soup made with a wonderful assortment of vegetables—tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, onions, and garlic. This refreshing dish is served chilled and is typically enjoyed during the summer months.

Given this fact, it is curious that National Gazpacho Day is celebrated in December. Perhaps the intent was to give us something to look forward to as we approach the winter. Regardless of the reason, gazpacho is a delicious meal that can be enjoyed anytime of the year. Cook your favorite version for dinner tonight in honor of National Gazpacho Day!

Today is also Microwave Oven Day

December is National Fruit Cake Month & National Egg Nog Month

mages and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/

History for December 6 1774 - Austria became the first nation to introduce a state education system. 1865 - The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. 1884 - The construction of the Washington Monument was completed by Army engineers. The project took 34 years. 1926 - In Italy, Benito Mussolini introduced a tax on bachelors. 1957 - America's first attempt at putting a satellite into orbit failed when the satellite blew up on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, FL. 1988 - Metallica recorded their first video, "One." 1998 - Astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour connected the first two building blocks of the international space station in the shuttle cargo bay.

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"Some people die at twenty-five and aren’t buried until they are seventy-five."

--Benjamin Franklin