Welcome, to our series sharing Unique Holidays July 24th, 2021. Take a look at the Holidays being celebrated today and let me know which one you most would like to celebrate.
For my family I can’t wait to let Charlie know it’s Amelia Earhart Day and we will be studying her this week in Homeschool which we hadn’t done in the past.
Amelia Earhart Day honors a famous Aviation Pioneer. Amelia Earhart broke many early Aviation records.
Legend and mystery surrounds the final flight and disappearance of Amelia Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan. They were on a record setting attempt to fly around the world, when they became lost in the Pacific Ocean.
On July 2, 1937, they headed on a difficult leg of the journey towards Howell Island in the Pacific. Weather conditions were less than ideal and while still in radio communication, ships on the ground confirmed that Earhart was having difficulty finding the Island. Ultimately, radio communications faded and died and her plane was never heard from again.
The disappearance of Amelia Earhart’s plane resulted in the largest search and rescue operation to date and it also sparked rumors as to what caused the disappearance. To this day, theories and speculation still exists about the cause of the disappearance. Some theories involve conspiracies, and even Alien abductions.
The proper spelling of her name is Amelia which was misspelled in a song about her, and is now the more popular, albeit incorrect, spelling of her name.
The airplane Amelia Earhart flew on her fateful journey, was a Lockheed Model 10 Electra. This plane was best known as “The Flying Laboratory”.
Celebrate by learning and reading about Amelia Earhart, and other female Aviators today. One thing I do not recommend is spending time searching for Amelia Earhart or her plane because the U.S. Navy searched over 250,000 miles of ocean to no avail.
The History and Origin of Amelia Earhart Day:
This day celebrates the birth of Amelia Earhart on July 24, 1897.
My favorite day of the week is Sunday or Monday because then Charlie’s cousins Lily and Jason my niece and nephew usually come over and spend time with Charlie and I.
I was excited this morning when I woke up because today is Cousin’s day and if things work out the way I am Praying they do tomorrow we will not only be spending time with Lily and Jason but also my nephew David and Alyssa. Lily and Jason’s parents. Would you like to join us?
Cousin’s Day honors your Aunt and Uncle’s kids and they are those great kids who are likely close to your age, and endure the countless family get together with you. If it wasn’t for cousins, these family events would be much, much longer.
This is a great day for your cousins but hold on a minute. If you have Cousins, that means your Cousins have Cousins. And, that’s you! Therefore, today is your day, too.
Celebrating should be nothing but fun. Get together with your Cousins. Hang out, just chill, or do anything you want to do…… as long as its a fun time spent with your cousins.
“What’s buzzin cuzzin?”
The History and Origin of Cousin’s Day:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day.
National Day of the Cowboy – fourth Saturday in July
I would like to share a fun fact about me when I was growing up I always wanted to be a Cowboy and if truth was told I still do. But if I couldn’t be a Cowboy I at least wanted to Marry one and no, I didn’t marry a Cowboy but I married the best person for me David.
National Day of the Cowboy was created in 2005 to preserve the role and contributions Cowboys and Cowgirls made to the Western Heritage and History of our Country. Every year on this day, the NDOC organization gives recognition awards to individuals, organizations and projects that contribute to the preservation of both Pioneer History, and the promotion of Cowboy culture.
Shortly after the Civil War, Cowboys and Cowgirls began to appear in America’s Heartland and the Wild West. They were largely Ranchers and Ranch hands, raising Cattle, Horses and other Animals. Cowboys herded them across the plains to feed the Animals, and ultimately to Slaughterhouses to feed a growing American population.
It was a wild and often lawless time and in the absence of the Rule of Law, Cowboys developed their own code to live by, known as the “Cowboy Code of Conduct” or the “Cowboy Code of Ethics”. They were simple and logical rules of behavior. The rules could readily apply at any time, even today and I learned about them at a Early age and I live by them just as my parents did and I taught Charlie and Suzzie to as well.
Cowboy Code of Conduct
- Live each day with honesty and courage.
- Take pride in your work. Always do your best.
- Stay curious. Study hard and learn all you can.
- Do what has to be done and finish what you start.
- Be tough, but fair.
- When you make a promise, keep it.
- Be clean in thought, word, deed, and dress.
- Practice tolerance and understanding of others.
- Be willing to stand up for what is right.
- Be an excellent steward of the land and its animals
Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy
- Go to a rodeo, where cowboy skills are on display
- Buy a cowboy hat
- Dress up like a cowboy.
- Read a book or article on cowboy and cowgirl history
- Watch a Western movie that features cowboys.
Happy National Day of the Cowboy!
National Tequila Day is today making today the day to drink the strong and potent distilled sap of the succulent Blue Agave plant. It is important to know, that not just any Agave Plant will do. It must be specifically from the Blue Agave plant. As you enjoy a Margarita, or a shot or two of Tequila today, You have the Blue Agave Plant to be thankful for.
Agave Plants can be grown in any hot, arid area. By Mexican law, Tequila can only be made from the Blue Agave plant grown specifically in and around Tequila, Mexico, and a few select areas nearby. To meet demand for Tequila, over 300 million plants are harvested a year!
The word “Tequila” has its roots in the Arabic word “Thaquila”, which means heavy and strong.
One Tequila, two Tequila, three Tequila floor. Lift your Margarita or shot glass in celebration of National Tequila Day !
Remember to drink responsibly.
Also see: How to Grow Agave, Indoors or Out
Related Holidays: National Margarita Day, another drink with Mexican roots
Tell an Old Joke Day is always July 24
National Tell a Joke Day is always August 16.
Let’s get serious now. We are not kidding. Tell an Old Joke Day and National Tell a Joke Day are real laughers. We hope your day is filled with chuckles and laughs.
No doubt about it. Today, will be a fun-filled day, with lots of laughter. To fully participate and enjoy this day, tell some jokes. You can do the jokes in person, or pass along a few humorous emails. That’s easy enough to do. The more jokes you tell, the more fun this day will be. We also encourage you to listen to many jokes today. Everybody is getting into the act, and in order to tell a joke, someone has to be present to listen to the joke”.
The only difference between these two special holidays, is that on Tell an Old Joke Day, you should tell old jokes. The logic behind this, is to keep old jokes from fading away. If they were once funny, they will still produce a laugh. On National Tell a Joke Day you can tell a new joke, or an old one.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
