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Category Archives: April Holidays
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 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 is National Car Care Month
A recent article published by Fast Company discusses a popular viral marketing campaign “The Art of the Heist” employed by the carmaker Audi. The Art of the Heist premise was that two agents were trying to prevent the largest art … Continue reading
April 3rd is National Cleavage Day
National Cleavage Day is an annual celebration in South Africa held in the month of April and sponsored by Wonderbra (the brassiere marketer). Started in 2002, “to solemnize women’s independence and power in all facets of life, from their careers … Continue reading
