Today is...
National Root Beer Float Day!

Between the creamy vanilla ice cream and the frothy root beer foam, how can anyone resist this sweet refreshment? Today we celebrate this tasty summer treat.
At the end of the 19th century, a man named Frank Wisner invented the first root beer float. This early version was also known as a “black cow.” To make one of these delicious beverages, just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream to a tall glass of root beer. (Note: If you reverse the directions and add the root beer to the ice cream you’ll end up with a big mess!)
Today, enjoy this delicious American tradition and make your own float for National Root Beer Float Day!

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Today is also National Night Out

August is National Goat Cheese Month & National Peach Month & National Water Quality Month

This week is Simplify Your Life Week

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History for August 6 1879 - The first Australian rules football game to be played at night took place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The game was to promote the introduction of electricity to the city of Melbourne. 1890 - The electric chair was used for the first time when Auburn State Prison in New York executed convicted murderer William Kemmler. 1914 - Austria-Hungary declared war against Russia. Serbia declared war against Germany. 1945 - The American B-29 bomber, known as the Enola Gay, dropped the first atomic bomb on an inhabited area. The bomb named "Little Boy" was dropped over the center of Hiroshima, Japan. An estimated 140,000 people were killed. 1960 - Chubby Checker performed "The Twist" on American TV for the first time on "American Bandstand." 1962 - Jamaica became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth. 1996 - NASA announced the discovery of evidence of primitive life on Mars. The evidence came in the form of a meteorite that was found in Antarctica. The meteorite was believed to have come from Mars and contained a fossil. ______________________________________________________ "Happiness is not something that happens. It is not the result of good fortune or random chance. It is not something that money can buy or power command. It does not depend on outside events, but rather how we interpret them. Happiness, in fact, is a condition that must be prepared for, cultivated, and defended privately by each person. People who learn to control inner experience will be able to determine the quality of their lives, which is as close as any of us can come to being happy." --Mihaly Csikszentmihayli