On This Day November 14th

 OTD

November 14th is the 318th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 47 days remain until the end of the year.

 

 Events

332 BC – Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh of Egypt.

1680 – German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.

1889 – Pioneering female journalist Nellie Bly (aka Elizabeth Cochrane) begins a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completes the trip in 72 days.

1910 – Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia, taking off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.

1922 – The British Broadcasting Company began radio service in the United Kingdom.

1952 – The New Musical Express publishes the first regular UK Singles Chart.

1957 – The "Apalachin meeting" in rural Tioga County in upstate New York is raided by law enforcement; many high-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee.

1971 – Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.

2003 – Astronomers discover 90377 Sedna, the most distant trans-Neptunian object.

 

Birthdays

1719 – Leopold Mozart, Austrian violinist, composer, and conductor (d. 1787)

1765 – Robert Fulton, American engineer and early steamboat pioneer (d. 1815)

1797 – Charles Lyell, Scottish geologist (d. 1875)

1869 – John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (d. 1944)

1891 – Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)

1905 – John Henry Barbee, American singer and guitarist (d. 1964)

1919 – Lisa Otto, German soprano and actress (d. 2013)

1935 – Hussein of Jordan (d. 1999)

1947 – P. J. O'Rourke, American political satirist and journalist (d. 2022)

1954 – Yanni, Greek-American pianist, composer, and producer

1964 – Joseph Simmons, American hip-hop artist

1975 – Travis Barker, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

1996 – Dawson Knox, American football player

 

Holiday Spotlight

National American Teddy Bear Day

  Do you remember the name of your teddy bear when you were young? Today, we celebrate them, whether you gave them away, stashed them in the attic, or still sleep with them.

 National American Teddy Bear Day cannot be traced. However, teddy bears can. Margarete Steiff made the first stuffed bear for her nephew after they visited a zoo in 1903. The bear toys were named Teddy Bears by Morris Michtom after he was inspired by a caricature drawn of President Theodore Roosevelt refusing to shoot a bear on a hunting trip in Mississippi on November 14, 1902. He sought permission to use his name for the bears and went on to make a lot of teddy bears. Since then, teddy bears have been a part of many childhoods.

 Teddy bears were made initially with mohair fur. Mohair is obtained from goats, combed, woven, and trimmed to form a fur covering for the bears. Teddy bears are commonly made with velour, satin, denim, and synthetic hair.

 Art pieces featuring teddy bears have been made. In 1907, a composer, John Walter Bratton, wrote an instrument titled” The Teddy Bears’ Picnic”. Lyrics were added later, in 1932, by Jimmy Kennedy. An American educator, Seymore Eaton, wrote a children’s book series based on bears. Teddy bears appeared on TV in the 1990s. Teddy Ruxpin, Super Ted, and Winnie the Pooh were there.

 Teddy bears have emotional and mental effects on kids. The calming effects that teddy bears have on children led to the introduction of the Teddy Bear Corps program, where police officers, fire, and medical officials give a distressed child a teddy bear in a time of crisis.

 Teddy bears are a symbol of love, care, and hugs. They are shared as gifts to show respect and love, especially on birthdays and Valentine’s Day.

 

 

Other Include

International Girls Day

International Selfie Day

International Tempranillo Day

Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day

National American Teddy Bear Day

National Family PJ Day

National Guacamole Day

National Pickle Day

National Spicy Guacamole Day

National Young Reader's Day

Operating Room Nurse Day

Parents Day

Spirit of NSA Day (National Speakers Association)

World Diabetes Day

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