On This Day August 3rd
OTD
August
3rd is the two-hundredth-thirteenth day of the year, and there are 150 days
remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1492
– Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain.
1811—Brothers
Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer made the first ascent of Jungfrau, the third-highest
summit in the Bernese Alps.
1859
– The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York.
1900
– The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
1914
– World War I: Germany declared war against France, while Romania declared neutrality.
1921
– Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban
of the eight Chicago Black Sox the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago
court.
1946
– Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa
Claus, Indiana, United States.
1977
– Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first
mass-produced personal computers.
2004
– The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the
September 11 attacks.
Birthdays
1509
– Étienne Dolet, French scholar, and translator (d. 1546)
1803
– Joseph Paxton, an English gardener and architect, designed The Crystal Palace
(d. 1865)
1811
– Elisha Otis, American businessman, founded the Otis Elevator Company (d.
1861)
1900
– Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (d. 1945)
1900
– John T. Scopes, American educator (d. 1970)
1925
– Marv Levy, American Canadian football player, coach, and manager.
1940
– Martin Sheen, American actor and producer
1961
– Lee Rocker, American bassist.
1984
– Ryan Lochte, American swimmer.
Highlighted
Holiday
Mead
Day
Mead
Day is a celebration for mead lovers and brewers. Mead, an alcoholic beverage,
has been brewed for centuries in ancient civilizations across Europe, Africa,
and Asia and remains popular today. It is made by fermenting honey with water
and other desired ingredients.
There
is evidence of mead brewing in pottery from northern China and ceramic
containers in Europe. Mead was also enjoyed by the people in Ancient India and
Ancient Greece.
The
process of making mead is similar to making wine. Wine yeast can be easily used
to make mead and honey ferments at around the same temperatures as grape juice
for wine.
Unlike
wine, mead involves primary and secondary fermentation. The first fermentation
happens fairly quickly. When the process slows down, the mead is moved into
another container through racking, which involves moving the beverage from one
container to another using gravity rather than a pump so the beverage is
undisturbed. The second, slower fermentation happens in the second container.
The
primary fermentation takes place over one to two months, after which the mead
is left in the second container to age for six to nine months. The fermentation
time is influenced by the quality of honey, its composition, the other
ingredients used in the recipe, and the temperature of the surrounding
environment.
Holidays
And Observance.
Airplane Crop Duster Day
Clean
Your Floors Day
Esther
Day
Grab
Some Nuts Day
International
Hangover Day
Mead
Day
National
Clown Day)
National
Jamaican Patty Day
National
Play Outside Day
National
Watermelon Day
Sandcastle
Day
Taxpayer
Appreciation Day
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