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National Birth Defects Prevention Network sponsors National Birth Defects Prevention Month each year. See the consortium’s website for details on this year’s focus and to download materials and study...
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Dark chocolate in Europe, or bittersweet baker’s chocolate in the Americas, is a minimum of 35% pure cocoa with little or no sweetener added. Of all the chocolates in the world, dark chocolate is the most...
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Riding competitions, livestock, and entertainment, the annual Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo is a bright spot in the otherwise harsh and cold Dakota winters. Initiated in 1958 to bring together the rur...
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Black Nazarene Fiesta is observed annually in Manila, Philippines. It culminates in a parade from the Quiapo Church featuring a life-size statue of the district’s patron saint, Black Nazarene. Fireworks,...
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Born in 2020 in the wake of the Black Lives Matter global protest, Black Pound Day in the United Kingdom is a monthly event occurring on the first Saturday of each month. The purpose is to ask consumers t...
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National Blonde Brownie Day recognizes the blonde brownie, the first brownie ever included in a cookbook, The Boston Cooking-School Cookbook by Fanny Merrit Farmer, in 1896. This book changed the way Am...
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Each year the American Red Cross sponsors National Blood Donor Month to restock the nation's supply of blood. You don't need a particular reason to give blood. Some of us give blood because a friend as...
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<h1>BLOODY MARY DAY</h1><span><br>The 18th Amendment and the Russian Revolution are responsible for the favorite hangover cocktail cure, the Bloody Mary.<br><br>The 18th Amendment forced Americans who enj...
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Blueberries are native to the United States, but they’ve only been part of the American diet for the past 100 years. Blueberries are packed with antioxidants, low in calories, and blend well with several...
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First run in 2015, National Bobblehead Day is a celebration of this enduring German toy created in the 1700s based upon Asian (China and Japan) string dolls of the time. Their heads are enormous and dance...
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Bodhi Day celebrates the enlightenment of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. Japan celebrates this event annually on December 8th. People following the Chinese religious calendar celebrate it on...
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When the number of the month matches the number of the day, that's Bonza Bottler Day. It is a play on numbers. There are twelve Bonza Bottler Days a year. This event began in 1985. Bonza is Australian...
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January is National Book Blitz Month, a national campaign designed to promote reading and facilitate the relationship between authors and the media. Libraries often support the event by recommending t...
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Bootleggers are smugglers, sometimes distillers, who bring in alcoholic beverages where they are either taxed or prohibited. National Bootlegger's Day marks two special anniversaries on January 17. The...
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Promoted by multiple organizations, including the World Blind Union, World Braille Day celebrates the birthday of Louis Braille on January 4, 1809. Braille was a Frenchman who lost his sight at a very...