Today is...
Eat Your Vegetables Day

 Remember how your parents used to tell you to eat your vegetables? They were right: vegetables are essential for living a long, healthy life, and they are also delicious! In recent years, there has been a steady rise in the number of American families that grow their own vegetables. The most popular crops for home gardening are tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, and beans. 
There are many ways to celebrate Eat Your Vegetables Day. Swap your junk food snack for fresh vegetables, start a container garden on your back porch, make a big salad for your family and friends, or become a vegetarian for the whole day! Enjoy!

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Today is also Bunker Hill Day

June is Great Outdoors Month

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History for June 17 1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte incorporated Italy into his empire. 1837 - Charles Goodyear received his first patent. The patent was for a process that made rubber easier to work with. 1885 - The Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City aboard the French ship Isere. 1928 - Amelia Earhart became the first woman to successfully fly across the Atlantic Ocean. 1950 - Dr. Richard H. Lawler performed the first kidney transplant in a 45-minute operation in Chicago, IL. 1980 - Led Zeppelin began their last tour. ______________________________________________________ "Man pines to live but cannot endure the days of his life." --Edward Dahlberg