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Monthly Archives: April 2010
April 19th is Marketing on the Run DAY
Just kidding! In 1897 the Worlds oldest annual marathon run in Boston, Massachusetts, United States races for the first time. The Boston Marathon ranks as one of the world’s most prestigious road racing events with an average of 20,000 taking … Continue reading
Today is Stained Glass Day
The first Stained glass dates back to about the 9th century. In France during that period, window art was developed around the Christian Church which became known as stained glass. This new art form became very popular with the Gothic building … Continue reading
April 17 is Ellis Island Family History Day
If your family came into the United States through Ellis Island and told you how they landed, how much (or little) money they had and how they got their humble beginnings, then you know the importantce of Ellis Island Family … Continue reading
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April 16th is International Stress Awareness Day
Stress is: “The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them.” This means that stress is not good for you. Stress is an unhealthy state of body or mind or both. So what … Continue reading
April 15th is Take a Wild Guess Day
…It’s also file your taxes day in the US and “That Sucks Day!” – interesting, don’t you think? My good friend Jim Barber (TheBarbershop.com) created “take a wild guess” day in celebration of hunches, guesses, and gut feelings. You could … Continue reading
Today is VideoTape Recorder Day
On this day in 1956 the Videotape Recorder was introduced. Ampex Corp. demonstrated its first commercial videotape recorder the VR-1000, which was the first of Ampex’s line of 2 inch Quadruplex videotape recorders. CBS was one of the early TV … Continue reading
Today is Scrabble Day
“Playing bop is like Scrabble with all the vowels missing.” Duke Ellington In 1998 the world’s biggest Scrabble game was played at London’s Wembly Stadium covering a playing field usually reserved for rugby or soccer. Using letter tiles the size of … Continue reading
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Today is Submarine DAY!
A submarine is a floating (powered) vessel designed for underwater operations that can also sail on the water’s surface. Aristotle described a submersible vessel used in 332 B.C. by the sailors of Alexander The Great. There is also evidence that a very primitive … Continue reading
Today is Flyer Distribution Day
Flyers can be an effective way to promote your business if done correctly. The purpose of your flyer is to get your prospective customer to take a specific, desired action. It is no longer effective to just blindly mail or … Continue reading
April 8th is National D.A.R.E. DAY
In 1983, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Los Angeles Unified School District developed a drug abuse prevention program entitled D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) for presentation to elementary school students. This training was designed to offset the negative … Continue reading
