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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Holidays -April 10
National Cinnamon Crescent Croissant) Day A croissant is a buttery flaky viennoiserie bread roll named for its well known crescent shape. Croissants and other viennoiserie are made of a layered yeast-leavened dough. The "birth" of the croissant itself that is, its adaptation from the plainer form of Kipferl, before the invention of Viennoiserie can be dated with some precision to at latest 1839 (some say 1838), when an Austrian artillery officer, August Zang, founded a Viennese Bakery ("Boulangerie Viennoise" at 92, rue de Richelieu in Paris. http://wherefoodcomesfrom.com/article/10012/National-Cinnamon-Croissant-Day-April-10th#.VSd_Hro-CCkASPCA Day On April 10, 1866, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by philanthropist and diplomat Henry Bergh, 54.
In 1863, Bergh had been appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to a diplomatic post at the Russian court of Czar Alexander II. It was there that he was horrified to witness work horses beaten by their peasant drivers. En route back to America, a June 1865 visit to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in London awakened his determination to secure a charter not only to incorporate the ASPCA but to exercise the power to arrest and prosecute violators of the law.
Back in New York, Bergh pleaded on behalf of these mute servants of mankind at a February 8, 1866, meeting at Clinton Hall. He argued that protecting animals was an issue that crossed party lines and class boundaries. This is a matter purely of conscience; it has no perplexing side issues, he said. It is a moral question in all its aspects. The speech prompted a number of dignitaries to sign his Declaration of the Rights of Animals. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/aspca-is-founded
National Siblings Day The bond between siblings is extra-special, even more so if one of them has a life-long illness or a disability. Sibling Day is a way of honouring that special bond. Siblings Day was created by Claudia Evart, a freelance paralegal from Manhattan, NY. Evart started the day after losing both her sister at an early age. It is a day of celebration and recognition for brothers and sisters around the world. Siblings Day can be celebrated by sending a card, gift, making a dinner invitation or simply going for a walk in the park. The date of National Siblings Day is very important to its founder Claudia as it marks the birthday of her sister Lisette.
The siblings bonds are life-long relationships usually lasting from cradle to grave. It is usually the longest relationship of a persons life and typically much longer than a mothers and fathers relationship. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/sibling-day/
Safety Pin Day Celebrate simplicity and practicality this Safety Pin Day. Legend has it that, in 1849, Walter Hunt, the inventor of the safety pin, owed a friend $15 and decided to invent something new in order to earn the money to repay him. He invented the safety pin.
Strong and sharp, yet safe enough to be used on clothing, safety pins are a simple yet ingenious invention, which practically everyone has used at some point. Why not take inspiration from Walter Hunt this Safety Pin Day and try to come up with your own clever invention? Its a great challenge for children, too, who love to come up with new ideas. Perhaps give a prize for the best new invention and watch their little minds tick away.
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Daily Holidays -April 10 (Original Post)
Sherman A1
Apr 2015
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bigwillq
(72,790 posts)1. Happy Siblings Day to my twin sister!
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)2. Happy 85th Birthday to Dolores Huerta.