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Coaches help you excel in many areas, whether sports and business or life and love. With the new year starting, Dating and Life Coaches Week is set aside for those considering a career in this field and f...
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The first seven days of each new year are considered “Diet Resolution Week". It is an unofficial event with no sponsor, born of tradition. These are the days of the year when, traditionally, people star...
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Dimpled Chad Day or Hanging Chad Day is a Wellcat Holiday that honors the 2000 US presidential election snafu created by the vote recount hampered via hanging and dimpled chads.
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National Disc Jockey (DJ) Day celebrates DJs in all of their artistic glory and the joy they bring to us. Professional DJs have been a part of the entertainment scene since 1909.
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Dishonor List Day (Banishment List Day) began as a publicity stunt. New Years Day was chosen because it is known as a ‘slow news day’ and the chances of the stunt gaining traction was greatly increased....
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Ditch New Year's Resolutions Day is approximately 2.5 weeks into the new year. It's a day that tells people that it's ok to ditch their new year's resolutions if sticking to them isn’t working. Ditch Ne...
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Appreciate a Dragon Day or Dragon Day celebrates they mythical creatures called dragons. This event was created by children's author Donita K Paul to promote reading among children.
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Dress Up Your Pet Day encourages pet owners to parade their pets in style by dressing them up. The event was created by Celebrity Pet Lifestyle Expert and Animal Advocate Colleen Paige.
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Formerly Sober January, this event began in the United Kingdom in 1942 and has since become popular in the United States as well. The objective of Dry January is to abstain from alcohol for the entire mon...
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Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles, see them in their natural habitat, flying, nesting and hunting today. Get up close and personal, learn about conservation efforts and spend a memorable day in the great out...
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Missouri's winter eagle watching is spectacular. If you can’t make it an official Eagle Days event, you can still enjoy eagle-viewing on your own. From late December through early February, watch for eagl...
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Today marks the anniversary of the opening of Ellis Island on January 1, 1892. Ellis Island was the immigration gateway into the US on the East Coast in the late 19th Century through the mid 20th Centu...
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Today is the birthday of "the King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977). Known as Elvis, he was an American singer and actor who is regarded as one of the most signifi...
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National Cut Your Energy Costs Day occurs in the US and Canada each year. It is an education and awareness outreach program designed to help citizens reduce their energy usage and save money by replacing...
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National Escape Day is your license to escape from what you are doing to do whatever you want to do. Situated at the end of January in the doldrums of winter, it is also the perfect time to plan your next...
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On this day in 1922, Christian Kent Nelson of Onawa, Iowa, along with his business partner Russell C. Stover, obtained US patent number 1,404,539 for the "Eskimo Pie" ice cream bar. At the time this was...
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National Eye Care Month is dedicated to safeguarding one of your most useful senses, your eyes. Steps you can take now to help insure your eyesight include: • Have a complete eye exam with glaucoma test e...
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The United States Department of Agriculture wishes to remind all families about the importance of eating healthy, avoiding canned and processed foods, and sitting down for family dinners. With globaliza...
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Now that Christmas is over and New Year's Eve is behind us, it is time to take a day (or a few hours) and get that well-deserved rest! Ergo the Festival of Sleep Day on January 3rd. Just before you have t...
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A Fig Newton is a soft cookie filled with fig jam. A machine invented in 1891 made the mass production of Fig Newtons possible. James Henry Mitchell invented a machine which funneled the dough and jam i...