Today is...

National Puppy Day

It's National Puppy Day! A woman named Colleen Paige declared the first National Puppy Day in 2006. The purpose of the occasion is to celebrate the unconditional love and joy that puppies bring to our lives, and to raise awareness about the horrors of puppy mills.

There are more than 8,000 puppy mills and “backyard breeders” in America that supply our nation’s pet stores. The dogs at these puppy mills are kept in terrible conditions and are often killed when they are no longer fertile. How can you make a difference? The official motto of National Puppy Day is, “Adopt instead of shop!”

To celebrate National Puppy Day, give a puppy a hug, learn more about this important issue, or adopt a dog from your local shelter!

Today is also National Chip and Dip Day & World Meteorological Day

 
This week is American Chocolate Week & National Spring Fever Week
 
March is National Peanut Month & International Ideas Month & National Craft Month

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History for March 23 1775 - American revolutionary Patrick Henry declared, "give me liberty, or give me death!" 1794 - Josiah G. Pierson patented a rivet machine. 1806 - Explorers Lewis and Clark, reached the Pacific coast, and began their return journey to the east. 1839 - The first recorded use of "OK" [oll korrect] was used in Boston's Morning Post. 1912 - The Dixie Cup was invented. 1963 - The Beach Boys released "Surfin U.S.A." _________________________________________________________ "You have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it." --George Bernard Shaw