Today we're celebrating:
- Police Officer’s Memorial Day
- Straw Hat Day
- National Chocolate Chip Day
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Celebrating Everyday... May 15
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Celebrating Everyday... May 14
Today we're celebrating:
- National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
- Dance Like a Chicken Day
Happy Celebrating!
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Celebrating Everyday... May 13
Today we're celebrating:
- Tulip Day
- National Apple Pie Day
- National Fruit Cocktail Day
Happy Celebrating!
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Celebrating Everyday... Happy Mother's Day
Today we're celebrating:
- National Nutty Fudge Day
- Mother’s Day
Happy Celebrating
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Celebrating Everyday... May 11
Today we're celebrating:
- National “Eat What You Want” Day
- National Miniature Golf Day
- National Train Day
- National Babysitter’s Day
- 1910: Glacier National Park established
- 1858: Minnesota became the 32nd state
Fun & Interesting Facts about Minnesota:
The Mall of America in Bloomington is the size of 78 football fields.
Minnesota Inventions: Masking and Scotch tape, Wheaties cereal, Bisquick, HMOs, the bundt pan, Aveda beauty products,stapler and Green Giant vegetables.
Downtown Minneapolis’ famed skyway system connects 52 blocks, making it possible to live, eat, work and shop without going outside.
Minneapolis has more golfers per capita than any other city in the country.
In June of 1926, McGraw Electric Co marketed the first Automatic Pop-up toaster under the name Toastmaster for $13.50
Tonka Trucks were developed and are continued to be manufactured in Minnetonka.
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Celebrating Everyday... May 10
Today we're celebrating:
- National Liver and Onions Day
- 1869: Golden Spike Day. Commemorates the complete of the world's first transcontinental railroad where the Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroads met.
- Clean Your Room Day
- 1908: 1st Mother's Day celebrated.
The first Mother's Day service was held at St. Andrew's Church in Grafton, West Virginia in response to the request of one daughter, Anna Jarvis. Anna's mother had provided strength and support as the family made their home in West Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where her father served as a minister. When Mrs. Jarvis died on May 5, 1905, Anna was determined to honor her. She asked the minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon in her mother's memory. On the same Sunday in Philadelphia, their minister honored Mrs. Jarvis and all mothers with a special Mother's Day service.
Happy Celebrating
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Celebrating Everyday... May 9
Today we're celebrating:
- National Shrimp Day
- National Butterscotch Brownie day
- Lost Sock Memorial Day. It's a day to throw out all the mismatched socks in your drawer.
Happy Celebrating
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Celebrating Everyday... May 8
Today we're celebrating:
- National Coconut Cream Pie Day
- National No Socks Day
- Iris day
Happy Celebrating!
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Celebrating Everyday... May 7
Today we're celebrating:
- National Teachers Day
- 1660: Isaack B. Fubine received the first patent for macaroni.
Happy Celebrating:
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Celebrating Everyday... May 6
Today we're celebrating:
- National Crepe Suzette Day
- National Nurses Day
- No Diet Day
- 1889: Eiffel Tower opened
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