Today is...

National Running Day

Today is National Running Day! Every year on the first Wednesday of June, runners everywhere celebrate their love for this age-old sport. Did you know that running was the most important athletic event during the first Olympic games in 776 BC? A cook named Koroibos won the 200-yard “stadium race.” He was crowned with an olive wreath.

The official National Running Day website suggests ten different ways to celebrate the occasion. These include creative ideas like “change happy hour into running hour” and “choose a running resolution.” You can also find out about the local Running Day events going on in your community!

To celebrate National Running Day, go out for a run on your own or with a friend. Ready? Set? Run!

Today is also Yo-Yo Day & D-Day

June is Gay Pride Month & Great Outdoors Month

This week is National Fishing and Boating Week

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History for June 6  1882 - The first electric iron was patented by H.W. Seely. 1925 - Chrysler Corporation was founded by Walter Percy Chrysler. 1932 - The first federal tax on gasoline went into effect. It was a penny per gallon. 1934 - U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Securities Exchange Act, which established the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 1942 - The first nylon parachute jump was made by Adeline Gray in Hartford, CT. 1944 - The D-Day invasion of Europe took place on the beaches of Normandy, France. 400,000 Allied American, British and Canadian troops were involved. 1960 - Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely" was released. _________________________________________________________ "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length." --Robert Frost