Today is Monday, January 9th, 2012
National Apricot Day
Celebrate
National Apricot Day! Did you know that the word "apricot" means
"precious" in Latin? Apricots ripen earlier than most summer fruits,
making them a precious commodity every spring.
The
apricot tree emerged in China more than 4,000 years ago and eventually
made its way across Asia to the Mediterranean. Centuries later, Spanish
explorers introduced the apricot to the New World and planted the trees
all over the west coast. Today, farmers in California’s San Joaquin
Valley produce 95% of the apricots grown in the United States.
Whether
you prefer them fresh, broiled, grilled, or poached, enjoy an apricot
today in honor of the occasion! Happy National Apricot Day!
This week is
National Pizza Week
January is
Get Organized Month & National Oatmeal Month
mages and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
for January 9 1902 - New York State introduced a bill to outlaw flirting in public. 1929 - The Seeing Eye was incorporated in Nashville, TN. The company's purpose was to train dogs to guide the blind. 1937 - The first issue of LOOK went on sale. Within a month, Look became a biweekly magazine. 1984 - Clara Peller was first seen by TV viewers in the "Where's the Beef?" commercial campaign for Wendy's. 1986 - Kodak got out of the instant camera business after 10 years due to a loss in a court battle that claimed that Kodak copied Polaroid patents. 1995 - Russian cosmonaut Valeri Poliakov, 51, completed his 366th day in outer space aboard the Mir space station, breaking the record for the longest continuous time spent in outer space. |
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"Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads."
--Erica Jong
--Erica Jong
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