Today is...
National Battery Day!

Batteries are in virtually every household item – remote controls, smoke alarms, phones, toys, and beyond. Benjamin Franklin coined the term “battery” – but the version we know today was created by Allesandro Volta, an Italian physicist. Today commemorates his birth, and marks the importance of the modern day battery.
Can you imagine a world without batteries? Celebrate today by appreciating all the items that they allow you to use. Use today as a reminder to check the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
Gather up any dead batteries, and bring them to be recycled. Many big-name retailers offer recycling kiosks inside their stores. Or better yet, switch to rechargeable ones! 

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Today is also Drink Wine Day

February is Black History Month & National Weddings Month & Potato Lover's Month

This week is National Engineers Week & National Pancake Week

 

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History for February 18th 1930 - Pluto, the ninth planet of our solar system, is discovered by Clyde Tombaugh. Pluto has been reclassified, losing its 'planetary' status. 1943 - Joseph Goebbels delivers his "Sportpalast" speech, also known as the "Total War" speech, which mentioned the dangers facing Germany. 1954 -  The first Church of Scientology is established in Los Angeles, California, by its founder L. Ron Hubbard. 1970 -  "Chicago Seven" students found not guilty of conspiring to incite riots (verdict later overturned).   1970 -   US President Nixon launches "Nixon-doctrine", also known as the "Guam doctrine", which advocated partnership with allies. ______________________________________________________ "Insist on yourself. Never imitate." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson