Welcome to the series we share sharing Unique Holidays: April 26th, 2022. I would like to ask you to check out which Holiday below you most would want to celebrate and why. Charlie says we should learn about and try to use Morse Code in our Homeschool Classes this morning., Would you like to join us?
Administrative Professionals Day (Executive Admin’s Day, Secretary’s Day) – date varies
Administrative Professional’s Day: April 21, 2021; April 27, 2022; April 26, 2023; April 24, 2024; April 23, 2025
Administrative Professional’s Week: The last full week in April – April 18-24, 2021; April 24-30, 2022; April 22-28, 2023; April 21-27, 2024; April 20-26, 2025
National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretary’s Day was created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Klemfuss of Young and Rubicam. Klemfuss recognized the importance of the secretarial position, to a company or business. Harry F. Klemfuss goal in creating this Holiday, was to encourage more women to become secretaries. Nowadays, that would be both women and men. Using his skill and experience in public relations, Harry F. Klemfuss , promoted the values and importance of the job that secretaries do. In doing so, Harry F. Klemfuss also created the holiday in recognition of the importance of secretaries.
The name of this Holiday has changed over the past few decades. Yet, the importance of recognizing these vital individuals has continued to grow. The two new terms in use today are: “Administrative Professionals” and “Executive Administrators or Admins”. The two names sometimes mean different roles or responsibilities in different companies and organizations. Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than the original “Secretary”.
The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has changed significantly since 1952.For the better at that. We think Harry F. Klemfuss would agree with the evolution of Secretary’s Day. In Harry F. Klemfuss day, these positions were the realm of women. Today, you find males in these positions.
The most common ways of recognizing your Administrative Professionals are:
- Flowers
- Cards, with restaurant or shopping gift certificates
- Take them to lunch
Babe Ruth Day honors Baseball’s greatest player ever.
On April 27th, 1947, Babe Ruth attended Yankee Stadium for Babe Ruth Day. This was to be the second last time Babe Ruth was at the stadium. In 1946, Babe Ruth was diagnosed with Throat Cancer. Back then, there was not as much treatment for Cancer as there is today.
On this day in 1947, baseball’s “The Bambino” returned to “The House that Ruth Built” to be honored.
Quote Straight from the Babe Ruth: ” Yesterday’s home runs do not win today’s games.”
Did you know learn Your Name in Morse Code Day is always January 11th?
Morse Code Day is always April 27th
Here are two Holidays, that we celebrate for similar, yet slightly different reasons. These holidays center around Samuel Morse, the Morse Code, and the Magnetic Telegraph Machine that was first used to transmit this revolutionary means of communication from one distant location to another. In 1836, Samuel Morse and his compatriots, Alford Vail and Joseph Henry developed the Morse Code. On January 11th, 1838, Samuel Morse and Alford Vail demonstrated the use of the electric telegraph to transmit a message in Morse Code for the first time.
SOS signals were often sent in Morse Code while SOS had no specific translation, SOS was said to mean “save our souls” or “save our ship”.
Morse Code uses a unique series of dots and dashes, called “dii and dah”, for each letter of the alphabet, and the numbers 0 thru 9. Long before the invention of radios or cell phones, operators used telegraph machines to send messages in Morse Code. On the receiving end, the Morse Code is translated back into alphabetic characters and numbers to form the message. The message allowed for instant, Coast to Coast communication of information over telegraph lines. Once radios arrived, Morse Code continued to be a major means of communications. Morse Code was used in the Military, ham radios and other means of communication for decades.
Morse Code is in danger of disappearing as a means of communications. As of 2007, knowledge of Morse Code is no longer a requirement for a Ham Radio License.
Morse Code Day celebrates the invention of Morse Code and the electric telegraph machine. This event was established on this date to honor Samuel Morse, who was born on April 27th, 1791.
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day was created to stir up interest in Morse Code. As a communication tool, Morse Code is being replaced by modern technology. This Holiday was created to encourage people to use Morse Code, keeping Morse Code it disappearing altogether. Hopefully, this Holiday will peak your interest in Morse Code and you can start to learn more about Morse Code, by learning to communicate your name in.
History and Origin of “Morse Code Day” and “Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day”:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of Morse Code Day nor they didn’t find when it was first celebrated.
Learn Your Name in Morse Code Day was created in 2015 by Sheila Cicchi from Virginia. Sheila Cicchi is the owner and creator of Brownielocks.com. According to Sheila Cicchi “I figured if people started with their name, and they thought it was fun, it would encourage them to learn the entire alphabet and numbers.” Sheila Cicchi chose this Holiday, as Morse Code and the telegraph were first demonstrated on this day in 1838.
This is my kind of day, which you can sink your teeth into. National Prime Rib Day gets your mouth watering and starts you drooling. Many of us look to this Holiday on the calendar to enjoy one of America’s favorite Steaks.
For just a day, forget about the diet. Don’t fret over the high fat and cholesterol content. Mad Cow? Well, isn’t Prime Rib worth the risk? If you don’t have Prime Rib today, you’ll be “madder than a wet Cow!”
There’s only one way to celebrate Prime Rib Day. That is with a big, thick, cut of Prime Rib, cooked perfectly to your liking. Don’t forget the Au Jus and Potato.
In Scotland and England: National Tell a Story Day is October 27th.
Tell a Story Day celebrates storytelling of all kinds. This doesn’t matter if the story is fiction or non-fiction. A tall tale, or folk lore. Today is a day to tell stories. The stories can be from a book, other written material, or from memory.
Our research discovered two distinct holidays, one in the U.S. The other is in Scotland and the UK. The latter is by far more prominent and organized. These two holidays are exactly six months apart.
Libraries celebrate this Holiday with storytelling hours for kids. You can enjoy today telling stories to your kids, or organizations and groups that you belong to.
Make Tell a Story Day an important and pleasure-filled experience. To enhance the enjoyment of the story, try setting the atmosphere. If it’s an eerie or spooky story, turn down the lights. Bring decorations that speak to the theme. If it’s about a person, display a picture of the individual.
History and Origin of “Tell a Story Day”:
Our research did not find the creator, or the origin of this day but we do wonder why the British Holiday and the U.S. Holiday are exactly six months apart. We believe there is some kind of story here.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
