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Arbor Day

Today is Arbor Day! Arbor Day has been celebrated since 1872. A journalist named J. Sterling Morton created this holiday to encourage people to plant trees and to raise awareness about the importance of forests and plants. The first Arbor Day took place in the state of Nebraska, and local newspapers estimated that one million trees were planted that day!

Today, Arbor Day is a worldwide celebration. People celebrate this holiday by volunteering their time to plant trees or donating money to preserve forests. Many schools plan a variety of Arbor Day activities like essay contests, art projects, and fieldtrips to local parks to get kids engaged in this important campaign.

To celebrate Arbor Day, plant a tree in your yard or send a free Arbor Day eCard to friends and family. Happy Arbor Day!

Today is also National Prime Rib Day

 

 April is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month & National Grilled Cheese Month

This week is Administrative Professionals Week

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History for April 27  1773 - British Parliament passed the Tea Act. 1897 - Grant's Tomb was dedicated. 1961 - The United Kingdom granted Sierra Leone independence. 1965 - "Pampers" were patented by R.C. Duncan. 1983 - Nolan Ryan (Houston Astros) broke a 55-year-old major league baseball record when he struck out his 3,509th batter of his career. _________________________________________________________ "There is no truth more thoroughly established than that there exists in the course of nature an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness." --George Washington