On This Day March 26th

 OTD

March 26th is the Eighty–fifth Day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 280 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1484 – William Caxton prints his translation of Aesop's Fables.

1651 – Silver-loaded Spanish ship San José is pushed south by solid winds. Subsequently, it wrecks on the coast of southern Chile, and its surviving crew is killed by indigenous Cuncos.

1812 – A political cartoon in the Boston-Gazette coins the term "gerrymander" to describe oddly shaped electoral districts designed to help incumbents win reelection.

1830 – The Book of Mormon is published in Palmyra, New York.

1915 – The Vancouver Millionaires win the 1915 Stanley Cup Finals, the first championship played between the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the National Hockey Association.

1934 – The United Kingdom driving test is introduced.

1954 – Nuclear weapons testing: The Romeo shot of Operation Castle is detonated at Bikini Atoll—yield: 11 megatons.

1979—Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin, and Jimmy Carter sign the Egypt–Israel peace treaty in Washington, D.C.

 

Birthdays

1773 – Nathaniel Bowditch, American mathematician and navigator (d. 1838)

1857 – Théodore Tuffier, French surgeon (d. 1929)

1874 – Robert Frost, American poet and playwright (d. 1963)

1881 – Guccio Gucci, Italian fashion designer, founded Gucci (d. 1953)

1911 – Tennessee Williams, American playwright and poet (d. 1983)

1930 – Sandra Day O'Connor, American lawyer and jurist

1931 – Leonard Nimoy, American actor (d. 2015)

1948 – Steven Tyler, American singer-songwriter and actor.

1985 – Keira Knightley, English actress

 

Holidays And Observance

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day

I hope you are planning your own version of Make Up Your Own Holiday Day filled with amusement and excitement. Our daily lives can be tiring, and this particular day can add extra fun. This holiday was created by the owners of Wellcat Holidays, Thomas and Ruth Roy. They are known for making about 80 holidays, ranging from Answer Your Cat’s Question Day (January 22) to More Herbs, Less Salt Day (August 29).

The Roys decided to let the public decide what they wanted to celebrate. Thus, Make Up Your Own Holiday Day was born on March 26. Chase’s Calendar of Events documented and recognized the Roys' holidays. This calendar provides a comprehensive list of official and unofficial holidays, including Easter and National Nothing Day (January 16).

Make Up Your Own Holiday Day is unofficial, unlike cultural, religious, ethnic, or historical holidays that governments worldwide recognize. This means that businesses will remain open. But these hurdles shouldn’t deter you from celebrating the day. All you need is an idea of what you want to celebrate and gather family and friends to throw a party. A cause for celebration was the main point that the Roys were trying to impart through Make Up Your Own Holiday Day.

 

 

Others Include.

American Diabetes Association Alert Day

Holy Tuesday

Legal Assistants Day

Live Long and Prosper Day

Make Up Your Holiday Day

National Nougat Day

Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day

Purple Day - (Supporting Epilepsy Around the World)

Solitude Day

Spinach Day

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