Today is Wednesday, December 7th, 2011 

National Cotton Candy Day

It’s National Cotton Candy Day! From the sweet, sugary taste to the soft, fluffy texture that melts in your mouth, what's not to love about cotton candy? William Morrison and John C. Warton invented cotton candy in 1897, but didn’t introduce it to the public until the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis. It was an instant success and sold for 25 cents, half the cost of the admission to the event!

Did you know that cotton candy was originally called "fairy floss”? It was renamed in 1920. Today in Greece, Israel, and India, it is often referred to as "old woman's hair!”

Although cotton candy is most commonly consumed at outdoor fairs and festivals, you may be able to pick up some delicious cotton candy at your local grocery store to enjoy on National Cotton Candy Day!

December is National Fruit Cake Month & National Egg Nog Month

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History for December 7 1796 - John Adams was elected to be the second president of the United States. 1972 - Apollo 17 was launched at Cape Canaveral. It was the last U.S. moon mission. 1974 - President Makarios returned to Cyprus after five months in exile. 1987 - Soviet leader, Mikhail S. Gorbachev, set foot on American soil for the first time. He had come to the U.S. for a Washington summit with U.S. President Reagan. 1989 - East Germany's Communist Party agreed to cooperate with the plan for free elections and a revised constitution. 1996 - The space shuttle Columbia returned from the longest-ever shuttle flight of 17 days, 15 hours and 54 minutes.

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